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04 August 2013

National Geographic: 2013 Travel Photo Contest Winners (Photo Essay)





First Place: Dig me river
 
I was in Manaus, Amazonas, during the Brazilian Aquathlon (swimming and running) championship. I photographed it from the water and my lens got completely wet, but there was so much energy in these boys that I just didn't worry about that.



Second Place: Thunderstorm at False Kiva
 

I hiked out to these ruins at night hoping to photograph them with the Milky Way, but instead a thunderstorm rolled through, creating this dramatic image.



Third Place: Say cheese
 

Cheetahs jumped on the vehicle of tourists in Masai Mara national park, Kenya.



Merit: The TataHonda sect
 

The photographer could get inside of an enclosed sect named Tatahonda in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The ladies are preparing for their religious ceremony.



Merit: Sakura
 
Cherry blossom is called Sakura in Japanese.Cherry blossom is Japanese symbolic flower.There are various kinds in a cherry tree and an especially old cherry tree has many kinds called Edo-Higan. The trees of the cherry tree exceeding hundreds of years are located in a line with a nebula this temple, and if spring comes every year,can looks at a powerful spectacle can do it.



Merit: Children of Reindeer
 

Mikael Ánde, a child of Sámi reindeer herders, takes a break indoors after a long, cold day of rounding up the animals for vaccinations and slaughter. Children of reindeer herders learn to handle these animals and the land they thrive in from infancy - young Mikael here knew far more about the ways of nature than I could ever hope to learn. 

 

Merit: Piano play at sunset
 

Streets of Queenstown, New Zealand at the end of one more day filled with adrenaline. Calming and doleful scene with piano sound in the background.



Merit: Portrait of an Eastern Screech Owl
 

Masters of disguise. The Eastern Screech Owl is seen here doing what they do best. You better have a sharp eye to spot these little birds of prey.



Merit: Guanjiang Shou
 

Guanjiang Shou troupes are one of Taiwan most popular activities that may be seen all over Taiwan at traditional folk religion gatherings. With their fiercely painted faces, protruding fangs and powerful, choreographed performances, they are easily recognized, They may be described as underworld police or gods' bodyguards.



Merit: Lady in Water
 

A lady collects water in the river by a village in Bagan, Myanmar, 2013


  
Viewers Choice: Another perspective of the day
 

The fisherman at Bira Beach.



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