We don't communicate with words alone - anyone who has travelled to a place and faced a language barrier knows this first hand. Have you captured a face that tells its own story?

The winning images will be mounted by Point101, and displayed at the finalists' exhibition at the Guardian's offices in January 2014. The prize for the overall winner is an Arctic adventure to Canada, including polar bear and whale tours, courtesy of the Canadian Tourism Commission.

Just a heads up: your photo should be at least 240dpi, a raw TIFF image or high-resolution JPEG, and be accompanied by a detailed caption of up to 80 words – where it was taken, what's happening in the shot, what inspired you to take it, any technical details if pertinent. You must also supply your full name with the caption.

As you've noticed, we're changing things a little while the Been there website has a bit of a revamp and we'd like you to enter your photos via GuardianWitness. All you have to do is click on the blue contribute button.

• GuardianWitness is the home of user-generated content on the Guardian. Contribute your video, pictures and stories, and browse news, reviews and creations submitted by others. Posts will be reviewed prior to publication on GuardianWitness, and the best pieces will feature on the Guardian site.

Don't forget to read the terms and conditions before you enter.

The competition ends on 24 October 2013 at 11.59pm BST