John's take: The winner of the summer "stay-cation" photo contest is one of the best photos I have seen recently, not to mention that it conveys perfectly the theme of the contest. The car is packed and you're on the way home from a trip to Maine, and there, inside is a moment that you preserved forever with your camera. All the other vacation photos were already taken, but the vacation didn't end. There were so many great photos to choose from, but this one showed a special moment from a vacation, one that is subtle but precious at the same time. Sometimes we look at these moments and don't react fast enough to a photo. The child was not disturbed beneath the protective dog. This photo is beautiful in it's own way without needing a setting sun, or a splashing shoreline to tell the stay-cation theme.
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First prize includes: two-nights accommodation at Mohegan Sun, complimentary dinner for two at one of Mohegan Sun’s gourmet restaurants, including Todd English’s Tuscany, The Longhouse, Bamboo Forest, and The Cove. Also included is a complimentary champagne brunch for two at Pompeii & Caesar and two one-hour massages at The Elemis Spa. Total prize value: $1,300.
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Since opening in 1996, Mohegan Sun has evolved into the largest entertainment, meeting, shopping, and gaming destination on the East Coast. More than 35,000 daily visitors test their luck at Mohegan Sun’s two casinos, shop, and dine at more than 60 dining and retail outlets, and enjoy world-class shows. The 1,200-room luxury hotel, gracious meeting space, and pampering spa provide a relaxing retreat for business or pleasure.
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John Tlumacki has been a staff photographer at the Boston Globe since 1981. There's not much he hasn't seen, including covering three Winter Olympics, several Super Bowls, and the fall of the Berlin Wall, for which he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. When on assignment shooting icebergs in the North Atlantic, he had an opportunity to fly an Air Force C-135. He crashed in a hot-air balloon race that took off from Foxborough when the basket hit the top of a tall pine tree off Interstate 95. He also took the last known photo of fugitive Whitey Bulger wearing a white Red Sox baseball cap. John is a graduate of Boston University, magna cum laude from the College of Communication. He resides on the South Shore with his wife, Debra.
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