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class="photo-title">Before the Portrait</div> <div class="photographer">Stephanie Foden</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/americansummer/">#americansummer</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/family/">#family</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/minnesota/">#minnesota</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nativeamerican/">#nativeamerican</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/portrait/">#portrait</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states-of-america/">#united states of america</a> </div> </div> <div class="three-column-photo"> <a href="/photocontest/detail/improvisation/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/zKtFxudRScUM6mhkOJ0jjCNvHNc=/420x240/filters:focal(216x171:217x172)/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/8eb84eab-9b29-4774-8d4b-d38bf7bef0c0.jpg');"></div> <div class="photo-award">Altered Images</div> <div class="photo-title">Improvisation</div> <div class="photographer">Jim Mneymneh</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/ballet/">#ballet</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/canada/">#canada</a> </div> </div> <div class="three-column-photo"> <a href="/photocontest/detail/surreal-6/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/oQ3iq4jqwFdxpLcxGe-Az2ck3Mo=/420x240/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/917dbe8e-eebf-49f5-a030-5b73bc4a71fe.jpg');"></div> <div class="photo-award">Mobile</div> <div class="photo-title">Surreal</div> <div class="photographer">Alina Rudya</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/blackrockdesert/">#blackrockdesert</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/burningman/">#burningman</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/colorful/">#colorful</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/mobilephotography/">#mobilephotography</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nevada/">#nevada</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states-of-america/">#united states of america</a> </div> </div> <div class="three-column-photo"> <a href="/photocontest/detail/a-man-looks-out-the-door-that-earlier-that-day-led-to-a-bedroom/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/4GynHwoL7W0YGUW4qf1fIKFMpM8=/420x240/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/47681fc4-a801-472a-8354-8c8e08d53534.jpg');"></div> <div class="photo-award">Sustainable Travel</div> <div class="photo-title">A Man Looks Out the Door</div> <div class="photographer">Greta Rybus</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/climate-change/">#climate change</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/environmental-issues/">#environmental issues</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/global-warming/">#global warming</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/human-rights/">#human rights</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/senegal/">#senegal</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/turtle-back-ride/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/HwJgyqpRKouwNVBTNzgCMPiOljg=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/b9a3ff74-5772-451b-8dbb-70049e124375.jpg" alt="Turtle-Back Ride thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Michael B. Hardie</div> <div class="photo-title">Turtle-Back Ride</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/hawaii/">#hawaii</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/octopus/">#octopus</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/yellow-flecked-sipo/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/tAjjlgDkRAoqlYXvFEayvabkYus=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/c3b2db2c-6ccc-47e6-8854-1b00dc161ebe.jpg" alt="Yellow-Flecked Sipo thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Claire Waring</div> <div class="photo-title">Yellow-Flecked Sipo</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/ecuador/">#ecuador</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/flying-18/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/W7ONGNRf4x6GwYeXc0k4iTpKg_s=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/f9da155e-aa75-445f-a1f9-d8d5006478ab.jpg" alt="Flying thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Lina Samoukova</div> <div class="photo-title">Flying</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/clouds/">#clouds</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/lightning/">#lightning</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/night/">#night</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/storm/">#storm</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/dream-22/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/EXa-Bivqc-8EhAGdZyGLkhD8fq0=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/52be9135-b88a-4597-be74-f8cfa8d6bf87.jpg" alt="Dream thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Mario Gustavo Fiorucci</div> <div class="photo-title">Dream</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/animal/">#animal</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/argentina/">#argentina</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nature/">#nature</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/owl/">#owl</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/wildlife/">#wildlife</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/father-calling/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/3SUx5XcYOmhdTEGIhdBVR52WCzs=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/6c82c4bc-c874-43d6-a769-7130561a0892.jpg" alt="Father Calling thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Karthik Ak</div> <div class="photo-title">Father Calling</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/eggs/">#eggs</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/frog/">#frog</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/india/">#india</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/splash-27/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/eQa1MOi-_AIFryuFd_ND4Yxj4-I=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/258152a5-bcb9-40f7-ab6e-0be6afd8b3c9.jpg" alt="Splash thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Nayan Behera</div> <div class="photo-title">Splash</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/beach/">#beach</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/california/">#california</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/ocean/">#ocean</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/sunset/">#sunset</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/wave/">#wave</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/look-me-in-the-eye/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/iQKHkOnMESQ6OaM9r8lUh6heFPA=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/482f5575-e1f4-4c5e-bd57-9a940d232687.jpg" alt="Look Me in the Eye thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Prelena Soma Owen</div> <div class="photo-title">Look Me in the Eye</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/africa/">#africa</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/botswana/">#botswana</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nature/">#nature</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/water/">#water</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/the-hidden-murder/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/qesPI-dhOdogDv9aY1Z3XtfZqNY=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/23cb9275-a518-414b-b39d-d067a86795d8.jpg" alt="The Hidden Murder thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Swaroop Singha Roy</div> <div class="photo-title">The Hidden Murder</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/beauty/">#beauty</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/flower/">#flower</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/india/">#india</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/macro/">#macro</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nature/">#nature</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/spider/">#spider</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/wildlife/">#wildlife</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/bestas/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/pkAa1klPXwH35cNnAXQ_ftShLSM=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/60d00337-80e2-49d4-8cb1-a8d04f72c121.jpg" alt="Bestas thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Javier Arcenillas</div> <div class="photo-title">Bestas</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/spain/">#spain</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/swamp-raccoon/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/hQ07E22_2RaDKh2OagUj_ND3Fi0=/fit-in/600x0/filters:focal(980x955:981x956)/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/6c007d5f-b9fc-4300-9877-79abc6a5109f.jpg" alt="Swamp Raccoon thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Kim Aikawa</div> <div class="photo-title">Swamp Raccoon</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/animal/">#animal</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/louisiana/">#louisiana</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nature/">#nature</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/raccoon/">#raccoon</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/swamp/">#swamp</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/munnar/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/2aZEOpiHCnauIFsWTXQQjt_9vUY=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/0ce9ab2f-afd9-49af-b30f-f003c842580a.jpg" alt="Munnar thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Mustafa Abdulhadi</div> <div class="photo-title">Munnar</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/lighting-the-old-man/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/QIbQc__1aaw-gDwXNiPRQDKGiTo=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/1fe28637-f785-44e6-ac89-b27eb25129e2.jpg" alt="Lighting the Old Man thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Garry Ridsdale</div> <div class="photo-title">Lighting the Old Man</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/geology/">#geology</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/identity/">#identity</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/landscape/">#landscape</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-kingdom/">#united kingdom</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/firewalking-ritual-ceremony/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Ou7p9dp6QbzxBd-KX0fJUNvY8Oo=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/2f0ae6e9-0892-4b5c-b30a-f2ba426bc0f8.jpg" alt="Firewalking thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Binh Duong</div> <div class="photo-title">Firewalking</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/culture/">#culture</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/vietnam/">#vietnam</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/all-souls-day-7/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/tvy7nrXqmISQ9UMiUeJPFeruNXU=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/2df8b97d-a847-45a2-8f89-85a2d70cb079.jpg" alt="All Souls' Day thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Md. Khalid Rayhan Shawon</div> <div class="photo-title">All Souls' Day</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/bangladesh/">#bangladesh</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/graveyard/">#graveyard</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/people/">#people</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/prayer/">#prayer</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/religion/">#religion</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/morning-call-1/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/_qQgi_9b-8boI00chWy1OO4uYiw=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/98965092-9b4e-48bd-83c7-a5475accdcab.jpg" alt="Morning Call thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Gunarto Gunawan</div> <div class="photo-title">Morning Call</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/indonesia/">#indonesia</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/landscape/">#landscape</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/mist/">#mist</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nature/">#nature</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/travel/">#travel</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/cadiz-streets/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/R-H5UNecy0CNfnqADCBsnpFiSMM=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/99c0a266-9f81-49ec-9425-607644840977.jpg" alt="C谩diz Streets thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Aya Okawa</div> <div class="photo-title">C谩diz Streets</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/city/">#city</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/spain/">#spain</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/take-me-away-deer/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/CHT4127JpsnoFebHkZIsEr0rhMs=/fit-in/600x0/filters:focal(212x191:213x192)/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/54c8f42a-e68b-4bea-99b5-72d5c6405488.jpg" alt="Take Me Away, Deer! thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Kamil' Nureev</div> <div class="photo-title">Take Me Away, Deer!</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/portrait/">#portrait</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/travel/">#travel</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/winter/">#winter</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/individual-communication/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/fqfnV9vZR-TSTwapNispS6uFqUA=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/7cf19acf-8198-4b6d-96b8-fd45b2f16b31.jpg" alt="Individual Communication thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Peter Nutkins</div> <div class="photo-title">Individual Communication</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/communication/">#communication</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/isolation/">#isolation</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/london/">#london</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/underground/">#underground</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-kingdom/">#united kingdom</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/ramadan-prayers/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/i3kci5OOIl-vdYWoGEyW5Ir2f9Y=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/20618a71-c230-4c50-a8e2-4fba00a1767b.jpg" alt="Ramadan Prayers thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Pradeep Raja Kannaiah</div> <div class="photo-title">Ramadan Prayers</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/indonesia/">#indonesia</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/people/">#people</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-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/beautiful-but-fading-light/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/5o6HrAWGNvIhe0_w-fnpmH0pfBo=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/f0b4f30a-d121-4c23-84f3-6be8b7953626.jpg" alt="Beautiful But Fading Light thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Yh Neoh</div> <div class="photo-title">Beautiful But Fading Light</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/china/">#china</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/untitled-144/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/SJVfJgZw9EoYSEQnLT70DHK7eiM=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/38910c53-fac4-421c-a95b-d01cb76161db.jpg" alt="Untitled (or The Straight Path) thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Folco Salani</div> <div class="photo-title">Untitled (or The Straight Path)</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/chapel/">#chapel</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/france/">#france</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/red-30/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/m2Z_cLjkKXPTWXyReTHxuBwxdp0=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/789d6f2a-de7c-46e5-9813-b896910cfd75.jpg" alt="Red thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Gareth Bragdon</div> <div class="photo-title">Red</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/candid/">#candid</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/edinburgh/">#edinburgh</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/red/">#red</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/street/">#street</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-kingdom/">#united kingdom</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/break-time-14/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Btb4KtH83U1S9jRsqt9rQe_Jamk=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/7c81594c-df1b-4984-adf9-0bbb5373a7fb.jpg" alt="Break Time thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Sharon Castellanos</div> <div class="photo-title">Break Time</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/car/">#car</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/festival/">#festival</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/peru/">#peru</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/street/">#street</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/surreal/">#surreal</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/theater/">#theater</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/step-by-step-3/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/IQKSq1uOWiek_hMrp4Wdrj1BMEU=/fit-in/600x0/filters:focal(162x88:163x89)/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/015b674b-bd4f-45bf-bcbb-350c71a7662e.jpg" alt="Step by Step thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Jo茫o Borges</div> <div class="photo-title">Step by Step</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/portugal/">#portugal</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/cormorant-fisherman-3/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/tvgwVi6GF4wp9VaRbl7qi2acMVQ=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/bf7263ae-0426-41f6-93ad-89e6ed32307f.jpg" alt="Cormorant Fisherman thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Natnattcha Chaturapitamorn</div> <div class="photo-title">Cormorant Fisherman</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/china/">#china</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/cormorant/">#cormorant</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/fisherman/">#fisherman</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/tv-school/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/t87dSNh1gjIVhMgjaUOAATKyqWk=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/ec3f1ab8-1f9b-4cf9-8d06-fe6204e1d16d.jpg" alt="TV School thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Alisson Gontijo</div> <div class="photo-title">TV School</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/brazil/">#brazil</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/home/">#home</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/life/">#life</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/school/">#school</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/tv/">#tv</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/atocha/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Z2_iT_tOx63M9iE2d1Blq5RXjRQ=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/40b948a2-586d-4d89-a289-14be7e4ba04b.jpg" alt="Atocha thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Javier Arcenillas</div> <div class="photo-title">Atocha</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/spain/">#spain</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/el-salvador/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/OmVkXPci_CljAW4989WKfRDSf8k=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/77847517-1707-484b-9344-6f03467243a9.jpg" alt="El Salvador thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Javier Arcenillas</div> <div class="photo-title">El Salvador</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/el-salvador/">#el salvador</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/116/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/jfrUfV8MGWjj1b-BMNO-7-MMkWQ=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/9fe7d8dd-1c0f-432f-8417-b6f1eae47216.jpg" alt="116 thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Arek Rataj</div> <div class="photo-title">116</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/asia/">#asia</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/china/">#china</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/man/">#man</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/portrait/">#portrait</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/reflection/">#reflection</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-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/a-mothers-longing/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/zjNdg33JF7dI2a8s0PlTOOjZdvY=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/0e42022e-f537-4be8-8206-d9f688ff344f.jpg" alt="The Longing of an Opera Artist thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Nick Ng</div> <div class="photo-title">The Longing of an Opera Artist</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/kuala-lumpur/">#kuala lumpur</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/longing/">#longing</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/malaysia/">#malaysia</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/last-dance/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/7rVpodePjJLNflgq6VjTb64cZGo=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/fc7d3c99-1bb2-4aea-91a8-0ffc07390a5f.jpg" alt="Last Dance thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Amy Sacka</div> <div class="photo-title">Last Dance</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/dance/">#dance</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/detroit/">#detroit</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/michigan/">#michigan</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/before-the-portrait/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/0-ypBVeNJRNxKYPr8HpQlnkbRxI=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/bb7d7435-0082-495c-85d4-e3c081d5965f.jpg" alt="Before the Portrait thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Stephanie Foden</div> <div class="photo-title">Before the Portrait</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/family/">#family</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/minnesota/">#minnesota</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/portrait/">#portrait</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/resting-in-an-nyc-laundry-room/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/2JQlJt8Ou3ffjva8yql7ZqyigEE=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/ddd7a201-9524-483c-829d-9025ff4d8262.jpg" alt="Resting in an NYC Laundry Room thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Milan Sachs</div> <div class="photo-title">Resting in an NYC Laundry Room</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/laundry/">#laundry</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/new-york/">#new york</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/to-be-proud-of/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Bs4_RG5m3Z7vmwSVN4C6VADSpSk=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/e3e8ad55-6aaa-42a8-bea0-a80d9eda66eb.jpg" alt="To Be Proud Of thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Andrei Gorbatiuc</div> <div class="photo-title">To Be Proud Of</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/texas/">#texas</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/this-partys-a-drag/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/lQ46vPrkG-zupnDxYKgiINocaiQ=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/8a1b2bf2-1e11-4065-b968-c50507449eb8.jpg" alt="This Party's a Drag thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Maxwell Harvey-Sampson</div> <div class="photo-title">This Party's a Drag</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/college/">#college</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/gay/">#gay</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/new-york/">#new york</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/party/">#party</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/youth/">#youth</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/prom-night-supper-at-home/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/M3PC6S7zJhwd2JhCZTyAMOYmjC0=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/56dba6a0-8433-4c22-a162-acafe94db1fa.jpg" alt="Prom Night thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Trinja Henrickson</div> <div class="photo-title">Prom Night</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/michigan/">#michigan</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/quiet/">#quiet</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/singing-for-big-mama/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Rekmy24aj4bX6UWuxv9zNE8nL8Q=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/24202ff9-a783-4852-96a3-3e2d05faf9ee.jpg" alt="Singing for Big Mama thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Jared Johnson</div> <div class="photo-title">Singing for Big Mama</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/singing/">#singing</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/virginia/">#virginia</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/from-above-7/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/DIa-zQbIORjTRRzD2vyhBc_VRp0=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/d8282601-c248-4af3-839c-9740cb181680.jpg" alt="Paper Mill thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Jassen Todorov</div> <div class="photo-title">Paper Mill</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/aerial/">#aerial</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/idaho/">#idaho</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/waste/">#waste</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/farm-girl-swimming-pool/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/51Iq-L0rb8Auh-h9NGa539vhtqQ=/fit-in/600x0/filters:focal(184x154:185x155)/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/4d744080-4739-4835-b887-bf8c26200d6a.jpg" alt="Farm Girl Swimming Pool thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Kristen Chapman</div> <div class="photo-title">Farm Girl Swimming Pool</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/south-carolina/">#south carolina</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 class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/texas-winter-1/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/kTC9gNhnv6BS14IHLwLy71NtczU=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/b778ff2e-a60a-434b-a7ff-247bb927828d.jpg" alt="Texas Winter thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Jassen Todorov</div> <div class="photo-title">Texas Winter</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/texas/">#texas</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </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/love-me-love-me-not/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/ImyxjD-kVqP8Tb9SXFEt0JC0Zsc=/fit-in/600x0/filters:focal(171x169:172x170)/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/cd73bcbc-af91-4b07-8a6d-d41a8ba34c36.jpg" alt="Love Me, Love Me Not thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Paul Barson</div> <div class="photo-title">Love Me, Love Me Not</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/floral/">#floral</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/michigan/">#michigan</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/orangutan-8/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/-sY-PDVAF1du0elMjbKVpkvuXio=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/7400e4df-fd3c-4047-9f86-ef7f417a2730.jpg" alt="Orangutan thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Alexandra Cearns</div> <div class="photo-title">Orangutan</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/australia/">#australia</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/orangutan/">#orangutan</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/wild/">#wild</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/snow-geese-at-bosque-del-apache-new-mexico/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/GSPb0-yH6vqlu-LFhdRhyiCkdtE=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/5a72d195-437b-4c0a-b10f-e0f4b08c8d20.jpg" alt="Snow Geese at Bosque del Apache thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Lee Levin-Friend</div> <div class="photo-title">Snow Geese at Bosque del Apache</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/bw/">#bw</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/new-mexico/">#new mexico</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nps100/">#nps100</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/improvisation/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/9x2JNwx7aZzhhxuI14wAKaUZI0o=/fit-in/600x0/filters:focal(216x171:217x172)/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/8eb84eab-9b29-4774-8d4b-d38bf7bef0c0.jpg" alt="Improvisation thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Jim Mneymneh</div> <div class="photo-title">Improvisation</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/ballet/">#ballet</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/canada/">#canada</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/dreaming-matera/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/M2hficgAhd4QloEyLRc_RUmUf2o=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/c45881fe-3440-432d-8bc4-48e06a6582c6.jpg" alt="Dreaming Matera thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Alessandro Cocca</div> <div class="photo-title">Dreaming Matera</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/winter-evening-on-the-coast-of-the-sea-of-japan/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/K9l5UMVSWVanbI6gfcybEoPq6fY=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/737ce4d1-2c90-4b50-adb9-2defc8981100.jpg" alt="Winter Metamorphosis thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Andrey Krovlin</div> <div class="photo-title">Winter Metamorphosis</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/panorama/">#panorama</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/sea/">#sea</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/shelter-pets-project-peggy-sue/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/_zrFD32cZlnpTMx15xpeEX064zY=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/f0a08b32-27f3-4233-a760-5a639c012e87.jpg" alt="Shelter Pets Project - Peggy Sue thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Tammy Swarek</div> <div class="photo-title">Shelter Pets Project - Peggy Sue</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/arkansas/">#arkansas</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/winter-is-coming-5/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/F91iNtXq3T6k7fJ8vpJ3o9DdJCc=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/050b8168-a4df-48e8-8784-e614f8940ded.jpg" alt="Winter Is Coming thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Pedro Jarque Krebs</div> <div class="photo-title">Winter Is Coming</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/animal/">#animal</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/arctic/">#arctic</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/germany/">#germany</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nature/">#nature</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/wild/">#wild</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/wildlife/">#wildlife</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/wolf/">#wolf</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/the-beauty-of-tokyo-at-night/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/_Dkwd3nNS7V96Uo46OBEO-U0lyU=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/5f166a5b-7be4-4fb5-821f-e4300591f370.jpg" alt="The Beauty of Tokyo at Night thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Liam Wong</div> <div class="photo-title">The Beauty of Tokyo at Night</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/city/">#city</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/japan/">#japan</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/night/">#night</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/rain/">#rain</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/tokyo/">#tokyo</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/the-bear-odd-couple/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Gpq5NAa_B94E353V4pm2kM6qJl4=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/59a2e44e-591f-40a9-9798-f92909ed388c.jpg" alt="The Bear Odd Couple thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Alfonso Dominguez</div> <div class="photo-title">The Bear Odd Couple</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/bear/">#bear</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/park/">#park</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/spain/">#spain</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/snowflakes-on-my-car-windshield/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Ljr14N_q1QJtCwhlMRsJN5A6H4w=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/a57cdead-8b66-4bd0-b96c-72954cb802ab.jpg" alt="Snowflakes thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Rekha Bobade</div> <div class="photo-title">Snowflakes</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/new-york/">#new york</a> <a 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thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Luis Henry Cano</div> <div class="photo-title">Volando en las nubes del agua</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/colombia/">#colombia</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/noon/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/CU2KdZh5LHpl2eKJqPwuuE7k2W0=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/3ab2c8da-1f57-4731-aa5f-d3f468d4cc36.jpg" alt="Noon thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Jian Wang</div> <div class="photo-title">Noon</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/architecture/">#architecture</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/china/">#china</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/people/">#people</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/rainy-day-20/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img 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href="/photocontest/tags/kids/">#kids</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/ocean/">#ocean</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/panama/">#panama</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/long-cow/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Zm1_H9t05-7i_hMhbNaK864tBxY=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/97cd3f26-ac71-4acd-a37b-b007f5162e7b.jpg" alt="Long Cow thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Pier Luigi Dodi</div> <div class="photo-title">Long Cow</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/cow/">#cow</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/italy/">#italy</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/surreal-6/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img 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class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/greenland/">#greenland</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/a-man-looks-out-the-door-that-earlier-that-day-led-to-a-bedroom/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/0ZCAhlnwNBhnfitwaYXHeFmkrLs=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/47681fc4-a801-472a-8354-8c8e08d53534.jpg" alt="A Man Looks Out the Door thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Greta Rybus</div> <div class="photo-title">A Man Looks Out the Door</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/senegal/">#senegal</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/big-life-foundation-dog-security-team-bloodhound-bone/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img 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