Photo of Lost and Wonder Community

#LostandWonder Community

Photo of Lost and Wonder Community 2019

Lost and Wonder is not just a blog; it’s also a community. #LostandWonder is an online community on Instagram designed for people with the same interests for travel and photography. It aims to:

  • Show the beauty and promote tourism in the Philippines
  • Expose untold stories in streets, cities, and other provinces in the country
  • Showcase talent of different people through compelling photographs and videos

We encouraged you to join the #LostandWonder Community and be featured on our Instagram and other social media accounts by showcasing your best travel and urban photos with hashtag #LostandWonder.

By tagging #LostandWonder in your amazing photographs, you are exposing your talent to a number of people with the same love and interest for travel. The owners of featured photographs will get a chance to win a special gift from us every quarter! Here are the pointers that you need to know before joining the community:

(Page Updated: January 6, 2019)

168+ Photos

Tagged with #LostandWonder as of 01/06/2019

FAQS / Terms & Conditions (Updated 08/21/2018)

How to Join #LostandWonder Community?
Just use #LostandWonder on your travel and urban photo on Instagram and you are automatically part of this growing and thriving community.

Who can Join #LostandWonder Community?
Everyone can join the community! If you have any beautiful travel pictures, amazing portraits, or urban photos of streets and cities that you can share, just upload it on Instagram and put #LostandWonder on the description or comment section. To check shared photos from travelers around the Philippines and the world, just search our hashtag on Instagram. Don’t forget to follow our hashtag too!

What Camera Should I Use?
Any camera or device is accepted! Everyone can use #LostandWonder whether you’re using a high-end DSLR, a mid-range mirror-less camera, drone, or even a mobile phone.

When and How Frequent Do I Have to Share?
Anytime and as many as you want! If you have any past or recent photos that you want to share, just upload it and put #LostandWonder on the caption or comment section of your post; that’s it!

Is this Open in the Philippines Only?
Nope! #LostandWonder Community is open for everyone in any country!

Do you have Criteria in Choosing a Photo to be Featured?
Yes we do and the criteria are very simple.

  • If your photograph is beautifully shot and composed regardless of the device you are using; and,
  • If your photograph has an interesting story about your experience, or history of the place or subject;

Then there will be a higher chance that your photograph can be featured.

Once you started including our hashtag on your photos, it means that you are agreeing Lost and Wonder to repost your featured content on our Instagram and other social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, and Website). We will give proper credits in return by sharing your Instagram ID and Link once featured.

How Many Photos will be Featured?
There will be a total of 6 photos (3 travel and 3 urban) that will be featured every week, Wednesday to Friday, on Instagram.

What are the Benefits of being Featured?

We will share your photograph across all our social media accounts and showcase your talent in a wide range of audience.

Your featured photo can be chosen as the Best Travel and Urban Photo of the Month! In addition, all winners are automatically qualified for Best Travel and Urban Photo of Quarter. More details below:


How Many Winners Will be Selected for The Best Photo of the Month and How are They Selected?

There will be one (1) TRAVEL and one (1) URBAN that will be selected every month. We will use a certain criteria in selecting this recognition.

  • The award system is open only in the Philippines.
  • The owner of the featured entry must follow-back our IG account (@lostandwonderph), failure to do so will forfeit their chance of winning the “Best Photo of the Month”
  • The criteria for judging are: 60% Photo Aesthetics (How the photo was shot, composed, and post-processed?), and 40% Story (How appealing the story behind the photograph is?)
  • The admins of Lost and Wonder will be the judge for the Best Photo of the Month. If there will be additional judge/s, we will announce it prior to the evaluation process.
  • The photo with the highest average and combined scores of the judge/s will be selected as the winner.


How Many Winners Will Be Selected for Best Travel and Urban Photo of the Quarter?

There will be one (1) photograph/entry that will be selected for Best Travel and Urban Photo of the Quarter.

All winners of Best Travel or Urban Photo of the Month are automatically qualified to win the said award/s. The owners of these entries must follow back our IG account (@lostandwonderph), failure to do so will forfeit their chance of winning these awards and prizes.

The winners will be selected based on the average scores of the judge/s and here are the criteria:

  • 60% Photo Aesthetics (How the photo was shot, composed, and post-processed?)
  • 40% Story (How appealing the story behind the photograph is?)


When the Winners will be Announced?

For the Best Travel and Urban Photo of the Month, the winners will be announced every first week of the next month. Example, the winners of the featured photos for the month of January 2019 will be announced on the first week of February 2019.

For the Best Travel and Urban Photo of the Quarter, the winners will also be announced every first week of the next quarter (First Weeks of April, July, October 2019, and January 2020). Example, the winners of Best Travel and Urban Photo of the Month for January to March 2019 will be announced on the first week of April 2019.


Is there a Prize at Stake?
Yes, there will be a travel related prize for the Best Travel and Urban Photo of the Quarter. We will reveal the prize before the announcement of the winner.

A Few Reminders, Copyright, and Privacy Policy

Make sure that you own your photographs and any reproduced copyrighted content will not be accepted. We will be using TinEye and Google Reverse Image Search service to check for copied or modified contents.

Always remember that once you started including our hashtag on your photos you are agreeing Lost and Wonder to repost your featured content on our Instagram and other social media accounts (Facebook and Website). We will give proper credits in return by sharing your Instagram ID and Link.

We’ll make sure to follow best practices in re-posting user generated content parallel with Instagram’s policies and international standards. For privacy concerns, please read our privacy policy.

The admins of Lost and Wonder reserve the right to modify the rules, and disapprove nominations of fortuitous events. Any decisions of the authors are final and no appeals will be entertained.

If you have questions, kindly send us an email at admin@lostandwonder.com