Vote for the winner of our Leica summer holiday photo competition

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The name of Leica is a by-word in photography. Having produced the world's first 35mm camera almost a century ago - the original prototypes were made by German company Ernst Leitz, using strips of 35mm cinema film - Leica cameras went on to become arguably the most revered in the world.

That tradition of excellence continues today, with models to suit the keen amateur to the serious professional. Leica's latest "baby" is the V-Lux 20, a digital compact camera which is perfect for travel.

A 12.1 effective megapixel camera, it not only features a powerful 12-times magnification zoom lens, it is also the first Leica to incorporate GPS tagging - allowing the exact geographical location of pictures to be recorded. The V-Lux 20 also displays the names of sightseeing locations from a database of 500,000 points of interest in 73 countries.

Now Leica is teaming up with tlm to give readers the chance to win one of these new marvels in an exclusive photographic competition. On offer is a brand new V-Lux 20 and leather case, worth a total of £565.

The theme of the competition is summer holidays. All you have to do is submit your favourite photographs from your travels this summer. They can be taken anywhere and on any subject, from Britain's seaside resorts to street life in European cities or the mountains and deserts of far flung destinations.

Take a look at some of the images on the V-Lux gallery, all of which were taken on the V-Lux 20. You can also see some of the latest entries in our growing Picasa gallery below.

the prize
A Leica V-Lux 20 digital compact camera worth £495 plus a £70 leather case. For more details of the Leica V-Lux 20, click here.