Whether he got the photo by leaning out a window at an opportune moment or by skulking around on a balcony for several hours we don't know, but Alistair McIntosh takes out this month's prize with his winning image of a banana seller in Hoi An market, Vietnam.

Guardian picture researcher Karin Andreasson commented: "We are so used to seeing photographs of far flung places that very few catch your eye, but sometimes all that's needed for a subject to feel fresh is for the photographer to shoot from a different angle. The composition in this picture is bold and fun, a really nice play with the shapes of the hat and bowl and the fingers and the bananas. Part of me wishes the hat was another colour to contrast with the hands - but you can't have everything."

Congratulations to Alistair, who wins a blown-up canvas print of his photo thanks to Point 101. Fancy taking a shot at next month's competition? Check out the gallery of our favourite March shots, then send us your best travel photo (it needs to be a minimum of 630 pixels wide or 500 pixels high), and you'll be in to win.

Entering the photo of the month competition

You don't have to be an expert to enter the competition - all travel photos are accepted as long as they're at least 630 pixels wide (for landscape shots) or 455 pixels high (for portrait format). A shortlist of the Been there team's favourite entries will be published as a gallery each month on the Travel site.

To be in with a chance of winning next month's prize, take a look at our guidelines, then forward your snaps to been.there.photos@guardian.co.uk.


Photo of the month hall of fame: see previous winners