20th Anniversary Photo Winners

All entrants were asked to briefly describe their entry.

Winning entry - Vanuatu
Vanuatu is a small island nation with more than 110 distinctly different cultures in 65 inhabited islands out of 83. Selected from these islands I have attributed my traditional culture way of dressing into promoting the SPS brand. The image signifies accessibility of a modernized service of delivery that has reached out to the far ends of the earth that has limited access to resources such as delivery service.

Joint second place - Latvia
There are hearts that can be conquered by Latvian folk culture. And there are places that can be reached by mail shipments only thanks to SPS Cooperative global network. Here’s to the next twenty years of SPS Cooperative!

Joint second place - Georgia
The idea of the photo is to show how the main postal person (courier) can build connections regardless of scales.

Third place - Viet Nam
The image of SPS postman delivering an e-commerce item shows us the interface between old and new, tradition and modern – Vietnamese culture is still intact among the dynamic Viet Nam economy.

Other entries (in alphabetical order)

Algeria
The desert of Algiers, about 1,800 km from the capital.

Belarus
SPS – we deliver feelings by mail! In front of the National Library of Belarus there is a mail courier and joyful foreign students who have received SPS items from their relatives from faraway countries.

Chad
Agent holding the envelope wanting to put in the bag. SPS-TCHAD, safe and cheapest fast shipping worldwide.

China
The photo shows the fleet of China Postal Airlines. China Postal Airlines, a Wholly-owned subsidiary of China Post Group, now has 33 dedicated air-crafts for SPS and cargo transportation, with 47 postal air routes connecting 33 cities at home and abroad, and the average daily transportation capacity reaches 1386 tons. The self-owned postal air network with Nanjing as the distribution center and direct point-to-point flights has been built.

Dominican Republic
The SPS service, as well as international airlines, allows us to connect our users with family, friends and/or businesses around the world in a fast and agile way.

Ecuador
Reaction of our satisfied customers with the Postal Operator service in Ecuador.

France
To ensure pre-Christmas delivery of all gifts, volunteers give their Sunday.

Guyana
The image is the foyer of the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC), an area where we display our culture by showcasing artwork of Guyana. Following a decision in 1984 to open the space by Guyana former Prime Minister, Mr Samuel Hinds, and the Board of Directors of the GPOC, the area is now one of Guyana’s main areas for culture display. Employees of the GPOC are surrounded by sculptures and drawings which represents the people of Guyana. Guyana’s culture is influenced by Africans, Indians, Amerindians, British, Chinese, and Dutch Culture.

Haiti
Shows Haitian culture through its paintings, art, beaches and dance. I hope that highlighting Haiti’s artistic and intellectual merit will serve as inspiration to share this legacy with people all around the world.

Japan
This artwork was created with the image of SPS travelling all over the world, connecting people to people.SPS enables us to feel the connection between each exchange office and our customers around the world. It connects not only the senders and addressees but also us to the world.
The artwork depicts a picture travelling abroad from sender to addressee.It also describes how we, who work for SPS services, connect the world in each exchange office.

Morocco
Through its presence across Morocco, SPS has become rooted in Moroccan culture, passed on to future generations in the same way as the values of this ancient kingdom.

Nicaragua
The photograph shows one of our cultural and historical riches, in this case the old Cathedral of Managua, neoclassical work in the centre of the old city. Today it is located right where kilometre 0 of the capital city begins and it is from this zone where the distribution of the SPS begins to be delivered to all national destinations. The idea is to show how postal messaging can become a product that facilitates the exchange of cultures.

Qatar
SPS serves many different country citizens and cultures here in Qatar to connect families, friends and business through our promotion in our retail branches and kiosks of the excellent SPS service.

Togo
A representative from SPS Togo returning from collecting a package at the request of a customer.

Tonga
Tonga Post Ltd. has been using SPS for over 10 years now and we have a team of 8 people that handles airport pick up and drop off, sorting, scanning and delivery. We cover the whole of the main island, Tongatapu and the outer islands of Vava’u and Ha’apai. The photo submitted shows one of our staff scanning the SPS parcels.

UAE
This photo portrys how the kids wearing the smiles while receiving not just the package but also the love from their father abroad. This example generally represents how Emirates Post Group connects business and relationships, no matter what the distance is.