A tourist is a person who travels to and stays in a place outside their usual environment for leisure, recreation, business, or other purposes, typically for a limited period of time. In everyday usage, the term is broader and can include anyone visiting a place temporarily for sightseeing, holidays, cultural experiences, events, or short-term business trips.
Quite an appropriate theme for the august edition of Algarve Plus…
Avery Holt is a curator and visual culture critic whose work explores the intersection of narrative, place, and perception went to work once again performing her Judging duties. With a background in documentary photography and environmental design, Holt has served on juries for international exhibitions and competitions celebrating creative reinterpretations of culture and tradition. Their curatorial philosophy centers on the quiet power of the unexpected — moments where familiar symbols are reframed through light, geography, or imagination.
Well done to everyone who took part, and congratulations to those who were selected and are featured in the current August edition of the Algarve Plus Magazine.
The next theme for Algarve Plus for September will be: “Empty Spaces”.
Selected & Published Images
Words of Wisdom
1st Place: 04 Dreamin Daniel SheehanÂ
The juxtaposition of children playing in the shallows against a cruise ship on the horizon creates a single frame that says everything about the theme. The backlighting, wet-sand reflection, and restrained tonal palette all serve the concept perfectly.
2nd Place: 12 Tourists by Ina Tanzer
The wide letterform sign makes the location identity unmistakable, while the scattered tourists across each letter create natural visual rhythm. Deep cobalt sky, calçada foreground, and the illustrated base of the letters add up to a picture that is unambiguously Algarve.
3rd Place: 01 A Tuk Tuk Adventure by Ligia Glover
The bougainvillea crown, cobblestone lane, orange pots, and azulejo-patterned fender combine into a layered, colourful scene that is quintessentially Algarvian. The tuk tuk fills the frame with energy and the passengers are visibly happy — the joy of the experience comes through clearly.
4th Place: 09 Summer Pilgrimage by Jan Chapman
The diagonal dune ridge, the family procession struggling up it, and the precise telephoto compression are masterfully composed. The storytelling is the strongest in the entire set after the top two — the title and image work together with real wit to capture the universal beach-day ritual.
5th Place: 13 A Record of the Past by Robert Bousfield
The location choice is inspired — Praia do Barril’s anchor cemetery is one of the most historically distinctive sites in the eastern Algarve, and placing tourists as the primary subject in front of it creates a layered commentary on preservation, memory, and discovery. The fence rail division is compositionally clean.
Main Gallery
