New Media Awards Powered by USA TODAY and 10Best Readers Focus on Travel-minded Independent Videographers
Winners in the 10Best Readers’ Choice New Media Award for Best Independent Travel Videographer have just been announced after a four-week voting period ended earlier this week. The winners are as follows:
- Mark Wolters (Wolter's World)
- Kate Thomas (Travel with Kate)
- Mark Wiens (Migrationology)
- Cailin O'Neil (Travel Yourself)
- Mike Corey (Kick the Grind)
- Peter Bragiel (In Transit)
- Kristen Sarah Jacobson (Hopscotch the Globe)
- David Hoffman (David's been here)
- Matthew Karsten (Expert Vagabond)
- Joshua Johnson (Travel Media Ninja)
A panel of experts picked 20 initial nominees, and winners were then determined by popular vote. Experts Brian Cox (The Travel Vlogger), Lisa Lubin (LLWorldTour), and Nadine Sykora (Hey Nadine) were chosen based on their extensive experience in social media and focus on travel videography.
It was a tight race throughout the month of voting. Additional nominees included Mark Shea (Overlander), Ryan Gargiulo (Pause the Moment), Sonia Gil (Sonia's Travels), Graham Hughes (Graham Hughes Man of the World), Matt Kepnes (Nomadic Matt), Kim Mance (Go Galavanting), Rob McFarland (McTraveller), Gabriel Morris (Gabriel Traveler), Mark Shea (Overlander), Matt Stabile (The Expeditioner), and Ryan Van Duzer (DuzerTV).
10Best and USA TODAY extend their congratulations to all the winners. The contest was promoted on 10Best and USA TODAY. Upcoming New Media Awards include Best Family Travel Blogger, Best Couples Bloggers, Best Budget Travel Blogger, and Best Travel and Food Blogger.
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The Experts
Brian Cox
Brian Cox is a videographer and video blogger that... Read More
Brian Cox is a videographer and video blogger that has worked with the Travel Channel, USA Today and the U.S. Tourism office. He's been in the business of filming and hosting video blogs since video first hit the internet. He especially loves to travel worldwide and share his experience. His videos can be found at www.TheTravelVlogger.com
Brian Cox
Brian Cox is a videographer and video blogger that has worked with the Travel Channel, USA Today and the U.S. Tourism office. He's been in the business of filming and hosting video blogs since video first hit the internet. He especially loves to travel worldwide and share his experience. His videos can be found at www.TheTravelVlogger.com
Lisa Lubin
Lisa Lubin is a three time Emmy® Award winning... Read More
Lisa Lubin is a three time Emmy® Award winning television producer turned world traveler, blogger, travel/food writer and video consultant. For nearly ten years, she produced an award-winning weekly lifestyle, travel, and entertainment magazine show on ABC Chicago while concurrently teaching TV production at Columbia College. She owns LLmedia, a media & video consulting business. She helps businesses, entrepreneurs, and bloggers learn how to get their story out and improve their video to a more professional level. After 15 years in broadcasting, she took a sabbatical of sorts, which turned into three years traveling and working around the world. She writes about travel and food on LLworldtour.com.
Lisa Lubin
Lisa Lubin is a three time Emmy® Award winning television producer turned world traveler, blogger, travel/food writer and video consultant. For nearly ten years, she produced an award-winning weekly lifestyle, travel, and entertainment magazine show on ABC Chicago while concurrently teaching TV production at Columbia College. She owns LLmedia, a media & video consulting business. She helps businesses, entrepreneurs, and bloggers learn how to get their story out and improve their video to a more professional level. After 15 years in broadcasting, she took a sabbatical of sorts, which turned into three years traveling and working around the world. She writes about travel and food on LLworldtour.com.
Nadine Sykora
Nadine Sykora is one of the top travel vloggers on... Read More
Nadine Sykora is one of the top travel vloggers on Youtube where she has made over 800+ videos gaining over 40 million+ views. Over the last 7 years she has traveled to over 50 country including all around parts of her home country of Canada. She has worked on dozens of video campaigns for brands, tourism boards and companies, and has been on expert travel & business panels at the Canadian Media Producers Association, Playlist Live, VidCon and Buffer Festival. She was a keynote speaker at the 2016 Women in Travel Summit. Nadine’s passion for travel is contagious and she loves to share her experiences and travel expertise via social media and through her videos. Follow her at Hey Nadine or on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
Nadine Sykora
Nadine Sykora is one of the top travel vloggers on Youtube where she has made over 800+ videos gaining over 40 million+ views. Over the last 7 years she has traveled to over 50 country including all around parts of her home country of Canada. She has worked on dozens of video campaigns for brands, tourism boards and companies, and has been on expert travel & business panels at the Canadian Media Producers Association, Playlist Live, VidCon and Buffer Festival. She was a keynote speaker at the 2016 Women in Travel Summit. Nadine’s passion for travel is contagious and she loves to share her experiences and travel expertise via social media and through her videos. Follow her at Hey Nadine or on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.