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A picture of an Ethiopian girl taken by Stefano Pensotti from Italy with an EOS 5D has been chosen by National Geographic Traveler’s Paul Römer as his favourite image from those uploaded to the ‘Perspective’ category of Editor’s Choice 3 in December 2011. The Public’s choice, made from Römer’s 30-image shortlist, was a photo by Joey Clay from the USA.

Editor's Choice

© Stefano Pensotti

Harar, in Ethiopia, is the fourth holiest city in Islam. The old city is characterised by the Arabic architecture, with walls, narrow roads and houses painted in white or in vivacious colours.

Country: Italy
Camera: Canon EOS 5D

Public’s Choice

© Joey Clay

A unique perspective overlooking stairs and street in Rome, with man pausing to clean his cell phone screen.

Country: United States
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

In a special multimedia presentation Paul Römer talks in detail about the entries, including his five favourite images. It also showcases all of his 30-image shortlist. Römer described Pensotti’s picture as “a wonderful image” with “perfect composition”.

© Susan Seubert

Paul Römer, Managing Editor, National Geographic Traveler (Dutch edition).

Editor’s Choice, now in its third edition, links CPN readers to the world's best photo editors, and each month allows Canon users to upload their images to be judged and commented on. Editor's Choice 3 features a different conceptual/technical category each month, and includes a brief and advice from a world-renowned professional photographer, as well as links to relevant CPN articles.

Keep visiting the CPN website regularly for all of the Editor's Choice 3 updates — news of latest category announcements, Guest Editors, Briefs and Professional Advice. You have until 31 January 2012 to enter your pictures to the ‘Lightness’ category, which is being judged by the current Guest Editor, Rebecca McClelland, Photography Director at UK political magazine the New Statesman.

Paul Römer and CPN would like to thank all the photographers who submitted their images to the ‘Perspective’ category of Editor's Choice 3 in December 2011.