See the Winners and Finalists of the 11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest | Smithsonian Photo Contest

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href="/photocontest/detail/portrait-of-suri-tribe-members-in-a-village-near-kibish-ethiopia/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/hIUlzJEh_t1p6hmJV23ZMboCgn8=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/5f7660fbd40458f4e86b1313cc67682f29ee9838.jpg');"></div> <div class="photo-award">Grand Prize</div> <div class="photo-title">Portrait of Suri tribe members in a village near Kibish. Ethiopia.</div> <div class="photographer">Sergio Carbajo Rodriguez</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/ethiopia/">#ethiopia</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/tribe/">#tribe</a> </div> </div> <div class="two-column-photo"> <a href="/photocontest/detail/my-son-is-dwarfed-by-the-looming-majesty-of-a-glacier-at-fjallsarlon-icelan/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/UjWyqux1Atp2gwR6lgHEXZsaS_g=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/afd5a7af25ef436f12e1bc1808474d0f607982e6.jpg');"></div> <div class="photo-award">Readers' Choice</div> <div class="photo-title">My son is dwarfed by the looming majesty of a glacier at Fjallsarlon, Iceland. I couldn't have asked for a better backdrop.</div> <div class="photographer">Candy Feng</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/glacier/">#glacier</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/ice/">#ice</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/iceland/">#iceland</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/mountains/">#mountains</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/water/">#water</a> </div> </div> <br/> <div class="three-column-photo"> <a href="/photocontest/detail/master-of-disguise-taken-at-the-okefenokee-swamp-in-georgia-usacanon-1d-mki/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/_WlFXF4ycrnj70At4c5OzDm0Ehg=/420x240/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/028a0336cb73f5bfdec208b4c868d3918b87718a.jpg');"></div> <div class="photo-award">Natural World</div> <div class="photo-title">Master of Disguise Taken at the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, USACanon 1D MkIII, Canon 600mm f/4 and Canon 2x MkIII Extender.</div> <div class="photographer">Graham Mcgeorge</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/florida/">#florida</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/owl/">#owl</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> <div class="three-column-photo"> <a href="/photocontest/detail/title-action-herodescription-a-biker-performing-a-stunt-at-a-circus-in-a-vi/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/nriajJrIlNW0ywg5afbGJC3IN1U=/420x240/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/378046787abc33225833de92eb4bab795ee7f112.jpg');"></div> <div class="photo-award">Travel</div> <div class="photo-title">Title: Action HeroDescription: A biker performing a stunt at a circus in a village fair. The name of the show is "Well of Death"</div> <div class="photographer">Nidal Adnan Kibria</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/bangladesh/">#bangladesh</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/motorcycle/">#motorcycle</a> </div> </div> <div class="three-column-photo"> <a href="/photocontest/detail/an-eagle-hunter-on-the-steppe-in-mongolia-rests-with-his-golden-eagle/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/FHoPp0NsZBFqAS906z7kYh4XpwQ=/420x240/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/0d6ef78eadcffe391ef1b3a19e1322ac4fd673d4.jpg');"></div> <div class="photo-award">People</div> <div class="photo-title">An Eagle Hunter on the Steppe in Mongolia rests with his Golden Eagle ...</div> <div class="photographer">Simon Morris</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/eagle/">#eagle</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/hunting/">#hunting</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/mongolia/">#mongolia</a> </div> </div> <div class="three-column-photo"> <a href="/photocontest/detail/a-beautiful-sunrise-over-an-amazing-set-of-ancient-petroglyphs-facing-the-h/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/SVm_UvBXmh_Pmy6psqX9I0oxTU0=/420x240/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/770c2cdd48f0f1d591a63af594167b63f1bbb6bb.JPG');"></div> <div class="photo-award">The American Experience</div> <div class="photo-title">A beautiful sunrise over an amazing set of ancient petroglyphs facing the heavens with the Eastern Sierras in the backdrop.</div> <div class="photographer">Willie Huang</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/california/">#california</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/sunset/">#sunset</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> <div class="three-column-photo"> <a href="/photocontest/detail/portrait-of-a-dominant-male-mandrill-mandrills-have-the-most-colorful-face-/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/US41YG1F-aCInq0lDMRKZ3r5ZiY=/420x240/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/ae79cf7371b965992a96540258010fe2ecf69454.jpg');"></div> <div class="photo-award">Altered Images</div> <div class="photo-title">Portrait of a dominant male Mandrill. Mandrills have the most colorful face of the primate world. They also have very prominent canine teeth and a menacing gaze. Male mandrills are the heaviest monkey</div> <div class="photographer">Shamma Esoof</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/malaysia/">#malaysia</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/monkey/">#monkey</a> </div> </div> <div class="three-column-photo"> <a href="/photocontest/detail/charros-preparing-the-horse-for-the-ride-the-charreria-is-mexicos-only-nati/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/xBrxhxA55MK8csaodbZiaA5vbvI=/420x240/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/3ba8d7b0f653f2409da9ea812afca631858e63cf.jpg');"></div> <div class="photo-award">Mobile</div> <div class="photo-title">Charros preparing the horse for the ride. The Charreria is Mexicos only national sport and they say that to be a good charro, you have to learn how to ride a horse before you can walk.</div> <div class="photographer">Cesar Rodriguez</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/culture/">#culture</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/horse/">#horse</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/mexico/">#mexico</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/traditions/">#traditions</a> </div> </div> </section> <section class="winners-category"> <h2>Finalists</h2> <h3>NATURAL WORLD</h3> <div id="photoGridPhotos" class="photo-grid-photos"> <div id="photoContainer1" class="photo-container"> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/caracoles-querindose-un-poco/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/kAuh2ftAoyIA6e_KM0QUDq7Ifv0=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/c5d30a013156a1f12b3075bbb724e24dd3f1288f.jpg" alt="Caracoles querindose un poco... thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Jos茅 De Rocco</div> <div class="photo-title">Caracoles querindose un poco...</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/argentina/">#argentina</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/snail/">#snail</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/collective-chaos/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/N-uTAjcobAcXwY-A0jgPCI7nfVE=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/ec8f489066be67484afb74d569af142e001a4655.jpg" alt="Collective Chaos thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Karen Lunney</div> <div class="photo-title">Collective Chaos</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/kenya/">#kenya</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/may-i-take-your-ordera-coastal-brown-bear-or-grizzly-chases-a-silver-salmon/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/EK6Xv6-eabiED67LBs4mcTwtBCw=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/af48ac6b5f0987d4adcb53c23835b645326ac31c.JPG" alt="May I take your order.A coastal brown bear or grizzly chases a silver salmon across the creek inlet. She briefly gazes up to catch my eye. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Daniel Dauria</div> <div class="photo-title">May I take your order.A coastal brown bear or grizzly chases a silver salmon across the creek inlet. She briefly gazes up to catch my eye.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/alaska/">#alaska</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/bear/">#bear</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nps100/">#nps100</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/breath-at-sunset/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/ezEpl7hwlhtqACC0IwaHYzCLBuE=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/21fcfed6c6895c1f96b0f1f3404b419ee02d0278.jpg" alt="Breath at sunset thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Christopher Doherty</div> <div class="photo-title">Breath at sunset</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/hawaii/">#hawaii</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/maui/">#maui</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/after-having-finished-off-a-springbok-these-two-cheetah-cubs-were-chasing-e/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/rpSgrCzgj4PK2bMPZR8b0XnVjh8=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/3325269f46535d893a77b45d78c8f5fcdbc5ed29.jpg" alt="After having finished off a Springbok, these two Cheetah Cubs were chasing each other, each wanting to hold on to the'prize' - a piece of skin left over from the kill... thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Seyms Brugger</div> <div class="photo-title">After having finished off a Springbok, these two Cheetah Cubs were chasing each other, each wanting to hold on to the'prize' - a piece of skin left over from the kill...</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/botswana/">#botswana</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/cheetah/">#cheetah</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/south-africa/">#south africa</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/penguins-on-ice/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/jaUw3jbOmxZ3WcBMbHMcy0wobMs=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/47bc3d4dfc6c9b3391c34cf180878398f8cb23ab.JPG" alt="Penguins on Ice thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Aspen Wang</div> <div class="photo-title">Penguins on Ice</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/antarctica/">#antarctica</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/penguin/">#penguin</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/master-of-disguise-taken-at-the-okefenokee-swamp-in-georgia-usacanon-1d-mki/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/HXXQy_gq9JSGwP78Z_Udb4tPvTw=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/028a0336cb73f5bfdec208b4c868d3918b87718a.jpg" alt="Master of Disguise Taken at the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, USACanon 1D MkIII, Canon 600mm f/4 and Canon 2x MkIII Extender. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Graham Mcgeorge</div> <div class="photo-title">Master of Disguise Taken at the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, USACanon 1D MkIII, Canon 600mm f/4 and Canon 2x MkIII Extender.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/florida/">#florida</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/owl/">#owl</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/absolute-head-scratcher/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/WIxq3IUuPWOHIQQahBGwMow9buk=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/fc47d39068774e07623e5c55b61f160ea73665ad.jpg" alt="Absolute Head Scratcher thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Richard Masters</div> <div class="photo-title">Absolute Head Scratcher</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/canada/">#canada</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/standing-in-the-morning-on-the-grass/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/nGOmhWvXdQdVlKikNx1O8hsXI1Y=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/104fdc20a4571a3345651f8a97d5f6a57ad2e4b5.jpg" alt="Standing in the morning on the grass thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Eko Adiyanto</div> <div class="photo-title">Standing in the morning on the grass</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/animal/">#animal</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/dew/">#dew</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/grass/">#grass</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/indonesia/">#indonesia</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nature/">#nature</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo"><div class="grid-ad"><div align="center" class="photo-contest-grid-ad ad-slot photo-contest-grid-ad" data-freestar-ad="" id="div-gpt-ad-chuckweasley-photocontest-stream-1"><script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript"> freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "smithsonianmag_photocontest_dynamic", slotId: "div-gpt-ad-chuckweasley-photocontest-stream-1" }); </script></div></div></div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/a-seagull-after-takeoff-from-an-unusually-placid-bering-sea/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/NdCQi9Kh9cXWrurjBwcmL2x8VW4=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/fa2f16474fc5c41f81b82f4528f2b970c5996a77.jpg" alt="A seagull after takeoff from an unusually placid Bering Sea thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">John Matzick</div> <div class="photo-title">A seagull after takeoff from an unusually placid Bering Sea</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/alaska/">#alaska</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="winners-category"> <h3>TRAVEL</h3> <div id="photoGridPhotos" class="photo-grid-photos"> <div id="photoContainer1" class="photo-container"> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/hiking-break-at-devils-walls-germany/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/DvLSHPZPXfqMkK7RRFD0I1bky_M=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/2b907add23514c0a27721d7868df2e33f7c9e64d.jpg" alt="Hiking break at Devils Walls, Germany thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">David Koester</div> <div class="photo-title">Hiking break at Devils Walls, Germany</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/germany/">#germany</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/the-fisherman-from-inle-lake-at-myanmar/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/bbS01tO2I7GSmHIShyx0BUq_pF4=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/f0025ee23cd6ca6f027d30cf4035529c9a38f2ae.jpg" alt="The fisherman from inle lake at myanmar . thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Aung Pyae Soe</div> <div class="photo-title">The fisherman from inle lake at myanmar .</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/myanmar/">#myanmar</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/terraced-fields-in-harvest-season/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/PhkaV2REwOB5x7Ix3mGlHYXVDT8=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/e658c446db3b39f1f4da454453d79c3c249a916f.jpg" alt="Terraced fields in harvest season thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Kiet Anh Vo</div> <div class="photo-title">Terraced fields in harvest season</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/vietnam/">#vietnam</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/old-lighthouse-on-a-scottish-cliff/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/MRHxNQ5iQDYN2pVSBFsJFAJL9_E=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/7a5b45ec7e51dc4de2f3c5dbeed955d1d1d0f897.jpg" alt="Old lighthouse on a Scottish cliff thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Stefano Coltelli</div> <div class="photo-title">Old lighthouse on a Scottish cliff</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/cliff/">#cliff</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/lighthouse/">#lighthouse</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/scotland/">#scotland</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-kingdom/">#united kingdom</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/water/">#water</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/title-action-herodescription-a-biker-performing-a-stunt-at-a-circus-in-a-vi/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/MMWA7cCRH90hM0yWbSTvk9MbELI=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/378046787abc33225833de92eb4bab795ee7f112.jpg" alt="Title: Action HeroDescription: A biker performing a stunt at a circus in a village fair. The name of the show is "Well of Death" thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Nidal Adnan Kibria</div> <div class="photo-title">Title: Action HeroDescription: A biker performing a stunt at a circus in a village fair. The name of the show is "Well of Death"</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/bangladesh/">#bangladesh</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/motorcycle/">#motorcycle</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/portrait-of-suri-tribe-members-in-a-village-near-kibish-ethiopia/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/ObUqqFQpRbLYWDMWO-pAWdM4qBA=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/5f7660fbd40458f4e86b1313cc67682f29ee9838.jpg" alt="Portrait of Suri tribe members in a village near Kibish. Ethiopia. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Sergio Carbajo Rodriguez</div> <div class="photo-title">Portrait of Suri tribe members in a village near Kibish. Ethiopia.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/ethiopia/">#ethiopia</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/tribe/">#tribe</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/the-sculpture-garden-in-borrego-springs-sculptures-created-by-ricardo-brece/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/AjcB47GHf9d_zAfT_LiSW4H8i6A=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/e7a3af46ec84454f10053e534759015b90e7137a.jpg" alt="The sculpture garden in Borrego Springs. Sculptures created by Ricardo Breceda. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Ken Lee</div> <div class="photo-title">The sculpture garden in Borrego Springs. Sculptures created by Ricardo Breceda.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/california/">#california</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/the-sun-broke-through-and-painted-a-canvas-on-a-landscape-worth-capturing/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/BwlmevenKIf45orhN07V4zab0N8=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/d7afd894406bfcba289aa7e9604b0617ca6c3f87.JPG" alt="The Sun broke through and painted a canvas on a landscape worth capturing. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Porus Khareghat</div> <div class="photo-title">The Sun broke through and painted a canvas on a landscape worth capturing.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/india/">#india</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/navajo-bridge/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/-vAQUIMAwoLaRaLkBipahnlYZjc=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/3f390ac195fd8c46f2a6da807407789e285cfe2a.jpg" alt="Navajo Bridge thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Matthew Zheng</div> <div class="photo-title">Navajo Bridge</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/arizona/">#arizona</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo"><div class="grid-ad"><div align="center" class="photo-contest-grid-ad ad-slot photo-contest-grid-ad" data-freestar-ad="" id="div-gpt-ad-chuckweasley-photocontest-stream-2"><script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript"> freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "smithsonianmag_photocontest_dynamic", slotId: "div-gpt-ad-chuckweasley-photocontest-stream-2" }); </script></div></div></div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/photo-was-taken-at-innwa-1/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/iYK_96LxS-5pt6bge0dozhZg3xw=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/34aad3280ab96fdb778835120fc619f898d9a1cc.jpg" alt="Photo was taken at Innwa. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Pyiet Oo Aung</div> <div class="photo-title">Photo was taken at Innwa.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/myanmar/">#myanmar</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="winners-category"> <h3>PEOPLE</h3> <div id="photoGridPhotos" class="photo-grid-photos"> <div id="photoContainer1" class="photo-container"> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/my-son-is-dwarfed-by-the-looming-majesty-of-a-glacier-at-fjallsarlon-icelan/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/fBIS8XnWHhAg4JsKbVjuO6IhbGI=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/afd5a7af25ef436f12e1bc1808474d0f607982e6.jpg" alt="My son is dwarfed by the looming majesty of a glacier at Fjallsarlon, Iceland. I couldn't have asked for a better backdrop. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Candy Feng</div> <div class="photo-title">My son is dwarfed by the looming majesty of a glacier at Fjallsarlon, Iceland. I couldn't have asked for a better backdrop.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/glacier/">#glacier</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/ice/">#ice</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/iceland/">#iceland</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/mountains/">#mountains</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/water/">#water</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/a-group-of-locals-playing-billiard-by-the-namtso-lake-in-tibet/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/qWnb5XbHdeuqhgm4lFPmKroV4dA=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/bc2bc9e054dc47116d54765f529d58e2d0a2a685.jpg" alt="A group of locals playing billiard by the Namtso Lake in Tibet. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Vincent Cheng</div> <div class="photo-title">A group of locals playing billiard by the Namtso Lake in Tibet.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/china/">#china</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/people/">#people</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/play/">#play</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/tibet/">#tibet</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/an-eagle-hunter-on-the-steppe-in-mongolia-rests-with-his-golden-eagle/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/pNWtxXJ_zsqxHETBswPFJyvkqBI=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/0d6ef78eadcffe391ef1b3a19e1322ac4fd673d4.jpg" alt="An Eagle Hunter on the Steppe in Mongolia rests with his Golden Eagle ... thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Simon Morris</div> <div class="photo-title">An Eagle Hunter on the Steppe in Mongolia rests with his Golden Eagle ...</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/eagle/">#eagle</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/hunting/">#hunting</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/mongolia/">#mongolia</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/in-lesotho-a-group-of-children-play-with-their-home-made-soccer-ball-and-sp/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/AWSn4eNavX6UcOurMziZY0kITZM=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/7be80835899c6ce0cffcaaa910507a7a5438533c.jpg" alt="In Lesotho, a group of children play with their home made soccer ball, and spontaneously jump into the air to compete for the ball. Taken with a Nikon D700. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">David Lazar</div> <div class="photo-title">In Lesotho, a group of children play with their home made soccer ball, and spontaneously jump into the air to compete for the ball. Taken with a Nikon D700.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/lesotho/">#lesotho</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/power-of-will/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/aVCoLwuJVRcNVX4J1BPKEDREbd0=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/d8d127bba56e2ff38af50b71ad2310a2ed8a5bbe.jpg" alt="Power of will thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Dusan Ignac</div> <div class="photo-title">Power of will</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/slovakia/">#slovakia</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/at-around-80-years-old-this-bajo-spear-fisherman-still-maintains-his-family/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/KQQW1DvQXFcNsXEN1_WS7rEDX_Q=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/fdd1310481e1e4763bdd5122418cf61a6ccf4dbb.jpg" alt="Bajo Spear Fisherman thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Caine Delacy</div> <div class="photo-title">Bajo Spear Fisherman</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/indonesia/">#indonesia</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/the-devotee/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/NSV_PnG3ZigjlfIv0bVt9e-uW5k=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/dbee3b4d6f8a4286a09c0ef1e59f2a6f4b31e870.jpg" alt="The Devotee thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Yasir Nisar</div> <div class="photo-title">The Devotee</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/pakistan/">#pakistan</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/mourners-stood-next-to-the-fire-for-dry/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/B7G3W-Nk09NC3dd4saS3ex9du2g=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/615b08b819aeb8b10420ea6afb30f0a936dc2a8e.jpg" alt="Mourners stood next to the fire for dry thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Soheil Zandazar</div> <div class="photo-title">Mourners stood next to the fire for dry</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/omo-valley-village-man/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/ba5Aa_ax3Lfv6tXYMdUo0aNvOik=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/8f83ceecb040e478f4edfe1afeb7aec5b3ff397f.jpg" alt="Omo Valley village man. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Diego Arroyo</div> <div class="photo-title">Omo Valley village man.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/ethiopia/">#ethiopia</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo"><div class="grid-ad"><div align="center" class="photo-contest-grid-ad ad-slot photo-contest-grid-ad" data-freestar-ad="" id="div-gpt-ad-chuckweasley-photocontest-stream-3"><script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript"> freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "smithsonianmag_photocontest_dynamic", slotId: "div-gpt-ad-chuckweasley-photocontest-stream-3" }); </script></div></div></div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/rural-vietnam/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/3FUljsqRz1xOLQoK9LjEeRrnINQ=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/1bd629240822e2e0d80d62b65a9b370bf11b0055.jpg" alt="Rural Vietnam thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">B&#7843;O S&#417;N Nguy&#7877;N</div> <div class="photo-title">Rural Vietnam</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/vietnam/">#vietnam</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="winners-category"> <h3>THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE</h3> <div id="photoGridPhotos" class="photo-grid-photos"> <div id="photoContainer1" class="photo-container"> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/champion-bronco-bucks-champion-rider-at-helmville-mt-rodeo/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/JOTZeXMuSYlgo7f8PZYBeR5QgWg=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/dbd33217818f14a6c8c3fd0a1f75875e171a12c5.jpg" alt="Champion bronco bucks champion rider at Helmville, MT Rodeo thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Carol Fowler</div> <div class="photo-title">Champion bronco bucks champion rider at Helmville, MT Rodeo</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/montana/">#montana</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/a-classic-american-car-rusts-aways-in-the-deserts-of-southwest-colorado-at-/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/pWX7k8UxC-WbRlzJjN_OQx2YyxU=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/65bf8406c867c28333991343dc1bb24b5c2658cc.jpg" alt="A classic american car rusts aways in the deserts of southwest colorado at sundown. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Troi Anderson</div> <div class="photo-title">A classic american car rusts aways in the deserts of southwest colorado at sundown.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/colorado/">#colorado</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/dust-swirls-around-citizens-of-black-rock-city-as-they-peek-into-the-black-/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/xGURi9FWqQWG-4p3h3EsEMAWrT8=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/a15806f04661200f3b96037746799fc7f8fc6e80.jpg" alt="Dust swirls around citizens of Black Rock City as they peek into the "Black Rock Bijou Theatre", an art installation at the 2013 Burning Man festival. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Mark Kaplan</div> <div class="photo-title">Dust swirls around citizens of Black Rock City as they peek into the "Black Rock Bijou Theatre", an art installation at the 2013 Burning Man festival.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nevada/">#nevada</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/roping/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/SKrs4WXjk9VZNleucR1FGffroR0=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/4e199aabd2d01c25458dae0cbae3890ebe876faa.jpg" alt="Roping thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Michael Anglin</div> <div class="photo-title">Roping</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/cowboy/">#cowboy</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/horse/">#horse</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/rope/">#rope</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/texas/">#texas</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/sunrise-at-mormon-row-grand-teton-national-park/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/xyeL6iDobRtTo5uULpp3oboS7JY=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/3d00888779f5b068ecfaec5d359bac39513e09b1.jpg" alt="Sunrise at Mormon Row, Grand Teton National Park thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Michael Faist</div> <div class="photo-title">Sunrise at Mormon Row, Grand Teton National Park</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/barn/">#barn</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/mountains/">#mountains</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nps100/">#nps100</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/old/">#old</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/sky/">#sky</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/sunrise/">#sunrise</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/warm/">#warm</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/wyoming/">#wyoming</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/a-beautiful-sunrise-over-an-amazing-set-of-ancient-petroglyphs-facing-the-h/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Sh-ZxJib_FqkR888tkj6TLEGfOY=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/770c2cdd48f0f1d591a63af594167b63f1bbb6bb.JPG" alt="A beautiful sunrise over an amazing set of ancient petroglyphs facing the heavens with the Eastern Sierras in the backdrop. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Willie Huang</div> <div class="photo-title">A beautiful sunrise over an amazing set of ancient petroglyphs facing the heavens with the Eastern Sierras in the backdrop.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/california/">#california</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/sunset/">#sunset</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/teenagers-hanging-out-at-night-in-the-small-town-of-nahant-massachusetts/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/T1bTqT2RjWjywKZSMit_z_K16EI=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/4e0a37267f5db0a574ef4db7df327a52d7c5a5a4.jpg" alt="Teenagers hanging out at night in the small town of Nahant Massachusetts thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Karen Hosking</div> <div class="photo-title">Teenagers hanging out at night in the small town of Nahant Massachusetts</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/massachusetts/">#massachusetts</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/feeding-time-on-a-small-family-farm/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/MfLAuAY866yHZ4OU14orU9mOCys=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/0a216aa0665f2e3b78789da6e124f8728d5e1137.jpg" alt="Feeding time on a small family farm. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Abigail Friel</div> <div class="photo-title">Feeding time on a small family farm.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/massachusetts/">#massachusetts</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/fishing-boat-heading-out-of-newport-bay-newport-beach-ca/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Y2MRO7Fw2NDobNPjkl1NKen_WJw=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/9d05c93b1a1ea0222ac120e6b2fa471d9ef6158e.jpg" alt="Fishing Boat heading out of Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Benjamin Ginsberg</div> <div class="photo-title">Fishing Boat heading out of Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/california/">#california</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo"><div class="grid-ad"><div align="center" class="photo-contest-grid-ad ad-slot photo-contest-grid-ad" data-freestar-ad="" id="div-gpt-ad-chuckweasley-photocontest-stream-4"><script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript"> freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "smithsonianmag_photocontest_dynamic", slotId: "div-gpt-ad-chuckweasley-photocontest-stream-4" }); </script></div></div></div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="winners-category"> <h3>ALTERED IMAGES</h3> <div id="photoGridPhotos" class="photo-grid-photos"> <div id="photoContainer1" class="photo-container"> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/babylon-made-in-italyinspired-by-the-story-of-babylon-tower-the-painting-of/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/rs5p6RY1BJ0NYDeAk98wxGdwi8U=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/ff57ba6cfdec04b342997ca132636e3a0e0e7a62.jpg" alt=""Babylon - Made in Italy"Inspired by the story of Babylon tower, the painting of Pieter Bruegel and by trip to the beautiful Cinque-Terre in Italy thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Dina Bova</div> <div class="photo-title">"Babylon - Made in Italy"Inspired by the story of Babylon tower, the painting of Pieter Bruegel and by trip to the beautiful Cinque-Terre in Italy</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/italy/">#italy</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/portrait-mentawai/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/qTAc6zxJ9P1GLlnfB_Qkx80KHlI=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/2f0c420d53605d9c4dc126522ae3a0f84521d908.JPG" alt="Portrait Mentawai thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Mohd Ismail</div> <div class="photo-title">Portrait Mentawai</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/indonesia/">#indonesia</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/raven-fall/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/UQmpB-wmA5epScmZ8vAB5DlZXwg=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/ec79cbbd4abdd3dd4434ce3bdb786a5cd5988dc9.jpg" alt="Raven Fall thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Brian Mulford</div> <div class="photo-title">Raven Fall</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/california/">#california</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/interior-of-the-abandoned-woodward-presbyterian-church-in-detroit/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Iqcl2nlqm0_LqgkLCdDW4LyQ4Q8=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/36fc472cb83f89d73b73d114f1ec1454cd2e0146.jpg" alt="Interior of the abandoned Woodward Presbyterian church in Detroit. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Michael Frank</div> <div class="photo-title">Interior of the abandoned Woodward Presbyterian church in Detroit.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/abandoned/">#abandoned</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/detroit/">#detroit</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/michigan/">#michigan</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/warsaw-bridge/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/W5xbIRdsayH2KJYJJunsUHoZa7E=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/e523f7831e0fd5324914679a1ead59e54c9a7b35.jpg" alt="Warsaw Bridge thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Andrzej Bochenski</div> <div class="photo-title">Warsaw Bridge</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/poland/">#poland</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/in-wonderland-6-red-queen-marching/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/gazQ9Hjy-iSw9P3DdeWuRFkvLkY=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/a7e89d69de414d4fe09a6181db7afc59d9854d89.jpg" alt="In Wonderland #6: Red queen marching. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Gisele Cassarotti Prescott</div> <div class="photo-title">In Wonderland #6: Red queen marching.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/hawaii/">#hawaii</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/a-day-in-the-japanese-gardens-in-portland-or/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/ZBkhh0NqEDOsaYaz9hzbhXM3uhY=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/53d79947c17b6cb6baa41fd7057a5ee90a5fe36c.jpg" alt="A day in the Japanese Gardens in Portland, OR thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Craig Bill</div> <div class="photo-title">A day in the Japanese Gardens in Portland, OR</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/japan/">#japan</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/maple/">#maple</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/oregon/">#oregon</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/portland/">#portland</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/tree/">#tree</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/yellow/">#yellow</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/portrait-of-a-dominant-male-mandrill-mandrills-have-the-most-colorful-face-/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/yHAjPUrJXDOjyW_2dh7z02tRkG0=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/ae79cf7371b965992a96540258010fe2ecf69454.jpg" alt="Portrait of a dominant male Mandrill. Mandrills have the most colorful face of the primate world. They also have very prominent canine teeth and a menacing gaze. Male mandrills are the heaviest monkey thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Shamma Esoof</div> <div class="photo-title">Portrait of a dominant male Mandrill. Mandrills have the most colorful face of the primate world. They also have very prominent canine teeth and a menacing gaze. Male mandrills are the heaviest monkey</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/malaysia/">#malaysia</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/monkey/">#monkey</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/coming-over-cold-morning-sunrise-on-pohorje-hills-slovenia/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/-WwVyilloRxh3EibV42I4Q8bKzY=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/39af837b409c5ae19c2d0d1e231f87cb949901eb.jpg" alt=""Coming over" Cold morning sunrise on Pohorje hills, Slovenia. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Peter Zajfrid</div> <div class="photo-title">"Coming over" Cold morning sunrise on Pohorje hills, Slovenia.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/chapel/">#chapel</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/road/">#road</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/sky/">#sky</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/slovenia/">#slovenia</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/sun/">#sun</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/sunrise/">#sunrise</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/window/">#window</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo"><div class="grid-ad"><div align="center" class="photo-contest-grid-ad ad-slot photo-contest-grid-ad" data-freestar-ad="" id="div-gpt-ad-chuckweasley-photocontest-stream-5"><script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript"> freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "smithsonianmag_photocontest_dynamic", slotId: "div-gpt-ad-chuckweasley-photocontest-stream-5" }); </script></div></div></div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/agalychnis-callidryas-underwater-shotnot-a-very-common-pic-to-see-she-reall/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/LEH3SzVD-4Lki_zf7boJMFFEvWU=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/ea3e3af996ce9ce529f27929a67444d4d5492d0f.jpg" alt="Agalychnis Callidryas underwater shot.Not a very common pic to see, she really seemed pissed off !!:) thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Nicolas Reusens</div> <div class="photo-title">Agalychnis Callidryas underwater shot.Not a very common pic to see, she really seemed pissed off !!:)</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/costa-rica/">#costa rica</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="winners-category"> <h3>MOBILE</h3> <div id="photoGridPhotos" class="photo-grid-photos"> <div id="photoContainer1" class="photo-container"> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/charros-preparing-the-horse-for-the-ride-the-charreria-is-mexicos-only-nati/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/ZfqNOWPL2iDBK28DxIqVKmL5Nnc=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/3ba8d7b0f653f2409da9ea812afca631858e63cf.jpg" alt="Charros preparing the horse for the ride. The Charreria is Mexicos only national sport and they say that to be a good charro, you have to learn how to ride a horse before you can walk. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Cesar Rodriguez</div> <div class="photo-title">Charros preparing the horse for the ride. The Charreria is Mexicos only national sport and they say that to be a good charro, you have to learn how to ride a horse before you can walk.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/culture/">#culture</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/horse/">#horse</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/mexico/">#mexico</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/traditions/">#traditions</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/days-gone-by-in-oak-alley-1/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Zsw8dKupSuhmjK_3rQdiBzPNuH4=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/2146fec8f8d680c680463054867031f19cc3a724.jpg" alt="Days gone by in Oak Alley. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Cammie Cooley</div> <div class="photo-title">Days gone by in Oak Alley.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/louisiana/">#louisiana</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/plantation/">#plantation</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/wilted/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/xx3ebYOmV3pUMzgcK5TMD4z2xAU=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/8c99152292ddef35d881f2356eb7a4c478043707.jpg" alt="Wilted thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Victoria Martin</div> <div class="photo-title">Wilted</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/autumn/">#autumn</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/flower/">#flower</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-kingdom/">#united kingdom</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/wisconsin-fall-going-down-the-slide-at-the-pumpkin-patch-and-corn-maze/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/bMbwW9kpt0yFmJr5lfStgjgHkO0=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/93ee96e092958a07c3496fc950b2f9c6b473bb82.JPG" alt="Wisconsin Fall. Going down the Slide at the Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">James Gardner</div> <div class="photo-title">Wisconsin Fall. Going down the Slide at the Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/corn/">#corn</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/fall/">#fall</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/maze/">#maze</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/pumpkin/">#pumpkin</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/slide/">#slide</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/wisconsin/">#wisconsin</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/my-first-trip-to-a-event-in-the-desert-called-burning-mani-woke-up-to-this-/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Ktt1ihXDjEB8dcpfW9Ax4wjyvVM=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/639f948f7d3947f291b8b4b8959687a77a1e303b.jpg" alt="My first trip to a event in the desert called Burning man..I woke up to this amazing sunrise. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Michael Mangano</div> <div class="photo-title">My first trip to a event in the desert called Burning man..I woke up to this amazing sunrise.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/burning-man/">#burning man</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/desert/">#desert</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nevada/">#nevada</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/sunrise/">#sunrise</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/leeloo-at-cannon-beach-oregon/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/f2Bx8FA7IhK4Z_nFzQBO-y9rBv8=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/d0bf4cb00f6e8bb74f94aaf16c9522ce58b2633e.jpg" alt="Leeloo at Cannon Beach, Oregon thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Chaz Wilke</div> <div class="photo-title">Leeloo at Cannon Beach, Oregon</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/beach/">#beach</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/dog/">#dog</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/joy/">#joy</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/oregon/">#oregon</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/water/">#water</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/a-portrait-of-my-friend-tasha-made-using-an-iphone-1/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/H_byPxSut1G75ItAm-OgV58VwJw=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/d450119c15b41b5e51f2cd17fdf7b7426b91356a.JPG" alt="A portrait of my friend, Tasha. Made using an iPhone 5. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Michael Hill</div> <div class="photo-title">A portrait of my friend, Tasha. Made using an iPhone 5.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/black-and-white/">#black and white</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/florida/">#florida</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/portrait/">#portrait</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/meeting-face-to-face-with-a-snow-monkey/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/MnrlxuuZJCA49JNMG7DQKCKs4GE=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/79ac6ee1651c81a4bdac0e7a29cbdff055b60265.JPG" alt="Meeting face to face with a snow monkey. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">John Gamble</div> <div class="photo-title">Meeting face to face with a snow monkey.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/hot-spring/">#hot spring</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/japan/">#japan</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/monkey/">#monkey</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/snow/">#snow</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/winter/">#winter</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/the-blue-arch-of-a-mosque-in-esfahan/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/rimVTeSAA988VCxG4F1u1ZHAhvQ=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/9d8e01256d8434c998f3936ff48c1228fe960618.JPG" alt="The blue arch of a mosque in Esfahan thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Tandis Khodadadian</div> <div class="photo-title">The blue arch of a mosque in Esfahan</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/arch/">#arch</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/architecture/">#architecture</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/blue/">#blue</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/mosque/">#mosque</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/old/">#old</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/travel/">#travel</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo"><div class="grid-ad"><div align="center" class="photo-contest-grid-ad ad-slot photo-contest-grid-ad" data-freestar-ad="" id="div-gpt-ad-chuckweasley-photocontest-stream-6"><script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript"> freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "smithsonianmag_photocontest_dynamic", slotId: "div-gpt-ad-chuckweasley-photocontest-stream-6" }); 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