See the Winners and Finalists of the 7th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest | Smithsonian Photo Contest

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href="/photocontest/detail/the-young-monks-from-myanmari-found-this-young-monks-and-the-big-buddha-ima/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/daQt8-q9YlPZDB72gfCLj2Urs20=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/711f8bc44d7fad5a49613f59e4f99a95c8e6af28.jpg');"></div> <div class="photo-award">Grand Prize</div> <div class="photo-title">The young monks from Myanmar.I found this young monks and the big Buddha image in Bagan.</div> <div class="photographer">Kyaw Kyaw Winn</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/kkwkkw/">#kkwkkw</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/myanmar/">#myanmar</a> </div> </div> <div class="two-column-photo"> <a href="/photocontest/detail/the-nomads-of-tagong-in-kham-tibet-i-spent-two-days-with-them/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/BsvIXCIoCX0Xi4wyOl5VQdnk6n0=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/48c2c6f86cfc793268c7ac9fc99746730f238b98.jpg');"></div> <div class="photo-award">Readers' Choice</div> <div class="photo-title">The Nomads of Tagong in Kham, Tibet. I spent two days with them.</div> <div class="photographer">Conway Liao</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/china/">#china</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nomad/">#nomad</a> </div> </div> <br/> <div class="three-column-photo"> <a href="/photocontest/detail/hidden-frog-2/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/x-ax42t4Iz_ctgR2lqzLniKPfYY=/420x240/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/04ff923c2b1abe1e90ac7c7b3a8e4b03a0b2cf60.jpg');"></div> <div class="photo-award">Natural World</div> <div class="photo-title">Hidden Frog</div> <div class="photographer">Laurie Mcandish King</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/california/">#california</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/frog/">#frog</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/green/">#green</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> <div class="three-column-photo"> <a href="/photocontest/detail/yulong-river/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/sH971j2o86cZWdQd0_BQiCHUH8o=/420x240/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/38ba5499bb702ba29d1fc2e38a2144dc48de711f.jpg');"></div> <div class="photo-award">Travel</div> <div class="photo-title">Yulong river</div> <div class="photographer">Bernardo Medina</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/china/">#china</a> </div> </div> <div class="three-column-photo"> <a href="/photocontest/detail/newsstand-salesman/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/miqpD57sptvRInT1HA_aBqcN7sE=/420x240/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/16a619d83ac8d01a4b9de63bf0978f55367b919e.jpg');"></div> <div class="photo-award">People</div> <div class="photo-title">Newsstand salesman</div> <div class="photographer">Csaba Meszaros</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/hungary/">#hungary</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/salesman/">#salesman</a> </div> </div> <div class="three-column-photo"> <a href="/photocontest/detail/newfound-gap-smokey-mountain-national-park-a-group-of-young-menonite-women-/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/BiY1R7uwnnCY-Oq6F2Ff8tzjXIw=/420x240/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/fffe41a2afa6768b07dc3151cf489d5772229761.jpg');"></div> <div class="photo-award">The American Experience</div> <div class="photo-title">Newfound Gap, Smokey Mountain National Park, a group of young Menonite women on the wall at the scenic overlook.</div> <div class="photographer">Debra Vanderlaan</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/mountains/">#mountains</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/tennessee/">#tennessee</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> <div class="three-column-photo"> <a href="/photocontest/detail/the-sheep/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <div class="photo-wrapper" style="background-image: url('https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/QdjIKh0bv3WbYIeYkJzYfN-lQYM=/420x240/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/cba71bc2f741e67cb2b5d4499b90c1f4e6a9b090.jpg');"></div> <div class="photo-award">Altered Images</div> <div class="photo-title">The sheep</div> <div class="photographer">Martin Bordagaray</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/altered/">#altered</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/black-and-white/">#black and white</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/sheep/">#sheep</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/sunset/">#sunset</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/uruguay/">#uruguay</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/chorus-of-mackerel/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/cxiQWdFh4du0jDxo9AnubDnCXB8=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/41ed403881b92451212a5777f468f562d05488b0.jpg" alt="Chorus of mackerel thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Alex Tattersall</div> <div class="photo-title">Chorus of mackerel</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/feeding/">#feeding</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/fish/">#fish</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/funny/">#funny</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/streaming/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/q5v0dxmeyUUX2LKDkAno-GLjfbI=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/eed154772c39bd518efe17b6dbe8a74140570b53.jpg" alt="Streaming thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Stephen Mayeux</div> <div class="photo-title">Streaming</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/bison/">#bison</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/snow/">#snow</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/winter/">#winter</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/wyoming/">#wyoming</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/yellowstone/">#yellowstone national park</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/spider-in-lights-of-the-daybreak/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/nT-5nwyUIX05JHVd5ZIdj6XkgjI=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/8f035e463204fd66d3dad035eb47fbea767ea394.jpg" alt="Spider in lights of the daybreak thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Csaba Meszaros</div> <div class="photo-title">Spider in lights of the daybreak</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/hungary/">#hungary</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/macro/">#macro</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/net/">#net</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/spider/">#spider</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/hidden-frog-2/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/uSi54zTVAm2v3k_UnkVIrlfhxak=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/04ff923c2b1abe1e90ac7c7b3a8e4b03a0b2cf60.jpg" alt="Hidden Frog thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Laurie Mcandish King</div> <div class="photo-title">Hidden Frog</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/california/">#california</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/frog/">#frog</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/green/">#green</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/lake-with-flax-and-red-gum-trees/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/2VIQFsouOarJT-WvlXMOdGRlrCI=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/a77c6de3362b1df807e3bc42fd02f64294033750.jpg" alt="Lake with Flax and Red Gum Trees thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Rex Naden</div> <div class="photo-title">Lake with Flax and Red Gum Trees</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/new-zealand/">#new zealand</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/tree/">#tree</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/baby-arangutan-hanging-around/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/8G4qr10-_zgyluXroNfor94A7bs=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/fadb7eae2cecc65a08c70c84f94c32e302575937.jpg" alt="Baby Arangutan Hanging around thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Ray Cella</div> <div class="photo-title">Baby Arangutan Hanging around</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/baby/">#baby</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/florida/">#florida</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/infant/">#infant</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/monkey/">#monkey</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nature/">#nature</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/an-alarmed-female-praying-mantis-on-a-lighted-path-after-sunset/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/CVsftXoFC7EoVkpus2KqHXoPsn0=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/a75619f83c1941ac2b7aaec07e25fc6d462932f0.jpg" alt="An alarmed female praying mantis on a lighted path after sunset. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Phil Althouse</div> <div class="photo-title">An alarmed female praying mantis on a lighted path after sunset.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/california/">#california</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/insect/">#insect</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nature/">#nature</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/blue-oasis/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/ICmygS-TXQGLVhniLvBWpICG3PY=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/2b3d74b8571f9890f10369ccc1fbfeacaa2df767.jpg" alt="Blue Oasis thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Ben Hattenbach</div> <div class="photo-title">Blue Oasis</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/iceland/">#iceland</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/water/">#water</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/a-coconut-floats-in-the-shallows-near-palau-micronesia/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/R9nTq3Qd6ROh04z565zu6mJmyLo=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/6de26205836720712fcd3fd106389f74fc1b6e82.jpg" alt="A coconut floats in the shallows near Palau, Micronesia. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Ethan Daniels</div> <div class="photo-title">A coconut floats in the shallows near Palau, Micronesia.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/coconut/">#coconut</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/ocean/">#ocean</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/palau/">#palau</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/scenery/">#scenery</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/underwater/">#underwater</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-restful-moment-for-a-white-pelican/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/fHZeUoE7iX9uXkp-RxPV1qAvwdo=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/08632cb1f43571ec674120bf6b943e9c3802445f.jpg" alt="A Restful Moment for a White Pelican thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Jackie Arias</div> <div class="photo-title">A Restful Moment for a White Pelican</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/florida/">#florida</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/peace/">#peace</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/pelican/">#pelican</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/tranquility/">#tranquility</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/white/">#white</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/the-little-house-that-fought-demolition/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/1J9xuVLrEfauhCmK5qgNF0FPW58=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/36300c1a38d04d59e1268d919c2546175b9b3ac3.jpg" alt="The Little House that fought Demolition! thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Amyn Nasser</div> <div class="photo-title">The Little House that fought Demolition!</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/canada/">#canada</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/downtown/">#downtown</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/hollywood/">#hollywood</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/lower-mainland/">#lower mainland</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/metro/">#metro</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/cormoran-fishermen/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/sqHJCXIJVrWc4WgRnExksMOrBRI=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/217e9d8727017b131c21f7e8fd955af4f49bcd2e.jpg" alt="Cormoran fishermen thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Matty Karp</div> <div class="photo-title">Cormoran fishermen</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/china/">#china</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/yulong-river/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/oBa8WmRiKJRwHYY3h9p45wLsqkY=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/38ba5499bb702ba29d1fc2e38a2144dc48de711f.jpg" alt="Yulong river thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Bernardo Medina</div> <div class="photo-title">Yulong river</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/china/">#china</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/motorbike-drive-by/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/otfSaSKrlSClLQQcsR56AjLBcNo=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/a71f39935fb3fb870b3bc40191ddfdb3d79775c0.jpg" alt="Motorbike drive by thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Julius Pirklbauer</div> <div class="photo-title">Motorbike drive by</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/cambodia/">#cambodia</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/motorcycle/">#motorcycle</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/rain/">#rain</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/woman/">#woman</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/decaying-trailor-bombay-beach-salton-sea-california/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/K-z-Eo9vuL6mfEo9i61ccS1P57g=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/e11097bfacc1c7844b1e98ac8dff540c420858b0.jpg" alt="Decaying trailor, Bombay Beach, Salton Sea, California thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Garret Suhrie</div> <div class="photo-title">Decaying trailor, Bombay Beach, Salton Sea, California</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/night/">#night</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/a-camel-owner-waiting-for-the-customer-at-the-sea-beach-of-dwarka-gujarat/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/qmLU8Ls_s8ZQ9jDlKfLv0v1HNtg=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/9edd7d94efa1eab0d9ffd530631bd7590acf2fdd.jpg" alt="A camel owner waiting for the customer at the sea beach of Dwarka-Gujarat. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Prasanta Biswas</div> <div class="photo-title">A camel owner waiting for the customer at the sea beach of Dwarka-Gujarat.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/camel/">#camel</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/gujarat/">#gujarat</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/india/">#india</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/sea/">#sea</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/a-woman-takes-a-boat-ride-to-a-paduang-village-in-northern-thailand/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/-HgVgki9RDPkVFD8Ya873Mh8luo=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/2f400b905b893c31ba2b166d4daeb0b205814f15.jpg" alt="A woman takes a boat ride to a Paduang village in Northern Thailand. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Kevin Connelly</div> <div class="photo-title">A woman takes a boat ride to a Paduang village in Northern Thailand.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/boat/">#boat</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/jungle/">#jungle</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/ride/">#ride</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/river/">#river</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/thailand/">#thailand</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/woman/">#woman</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/landscape-of-great-migration/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/JP6SjaWn1brxOqNcfwnTZKQ4B5k=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/0c2a01bd41ad1c41f7a91d2f6b3a2d9dd8514e03.jpg" alt="landscape of great migration thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Romeo Starcevic</div> <div class="photo-title">landscape of great migration</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/kenya/">#kenya</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/sunset/">#sunset</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/the-young-monks-from-myanmari-found-this-young-monks-and-the-big-buddha-ima/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/qU4fFAwEoE1te7Yodbv5aAL_hD8=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/711f8bc44d7fad5a49613f59e4f99a95c8e6af28.jpg" alt="The young monks from Myanmar.I found this young monks and the big Buddha image in Bagan. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Kyaw Kyaw Winn</div> <div class="photo-title">The young monks from Myanmar.I found this young monks and the big Buddha image in Bagan.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/kkwkkw/">#kkwkkw</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/myanmar/">#myanmar</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/early-morning-in-bagan/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/6-lfd17l3Qvk6W4HQAi-_G-YwdE=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/8b544a1f85b2ea65701ceca6997ba9d82be2ec86.jpg" alt="early morning in Bagan thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Joquim Dias</div> <div class="photo-title">early morning in Bagan</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/asia/">#asia</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/bagan/">#bagan</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/myanmar/">#myanmar</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/paradise/">#paradise</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/girl-in-school-uniform-3/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/YiE3-8WrcCrdmOnIZ-uWcy8ERUw=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/fa0f2a884c5519d09384c3a06e8941149dc0cb7e.jpg" alt="Girl in school uniform. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Sarah-Marie Land</div> <div class="photo-title">Girl in school uniform.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/community/">#community</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/girl/">#girl</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/missouri/">#missouri</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/make-up-for-a-street-side-show-at-kolkata-on-the-occasition-of-bengali-new-/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/KLd-x86UfcJgTtFagaz_0mT5B9k=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/534e4c670f48357074735f0fadf8f7145bf0e57e.jpg" alt="Make up for a street side show at Kolkata on the occasition of bengali new years day thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Amit Kumar Chatterjee</div> <div class="photo-title">Make up for a street side show at Kolkata on the occasition of bengali new years day</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/india/">#india</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/kolkata/">#kolkata</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/workers-on-a-refinery-tank/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/D9Ro06n9ZgC9To7QEUoGRqTiYKA=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/1bb13cc83988dca729f60a9cfb2abad4bf48ea94.jpg" alt="Workers on a refinery tank thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Garret Suhrie</div> <div class="photo-title">Workers on a refinery tank</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/energy/">#energy</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/industrial/">#industrial</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/new-mexico/">#new mexico</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/shadow/">#shadow</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/tank/">#tank</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/work/">#work</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/fun-time-1/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/z80Lq8OK-NVsVwz909j84EZj8cw=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/2298b0b2e3e48be2f2285cbce29dbecbe6954107.jpg" alt="fun time thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Piow Kan Boh</div> <div class="photo-title">fun time</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/fun/">#fun</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/indonesia/">#indonesia</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/kids/">#kids</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/splashing/">#splashing</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/water/">#water</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/at-the-indian-village-pond/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/KCCeb7B3I-cXMzHmvXo-FDhv-ZY=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/e128149160c1a38bf8abfe9cb03be358cbbc2aff.jpg" alt="At the Indian village pond. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Prasanta Biswas</div> <div class="photo-title">At the Indian village pond.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/flower/">#flower</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/girl/">#girl</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/india/">#india</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/lily/">#lily</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/pond/">#pond</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/smile/">#smile</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/newsstand-salesman/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/aEhO736_d-H85SNdjOa5lkVx2x8=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/16a619d83ac8d01a4b9de63bf0978f55367b919e.jpg" alt="Newsstand salesman thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Csaba Meszaros</div> <div class="photo-title">Newsstand salesman</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/hungary/">#hungary</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/salesman/">#salesman</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/fight-to-win/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/njoFRsx3QrY156ievgeOXFBJGUw=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/f22c935c125adea304aa856cd7345b3bbd5a0b8b.jpg" alt="FIGHT TO WIN thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Partha Pratim Saha</div> <div class="photo-title">FIGHT TO WIN</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/human/">#human</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/india/">#india</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/masais-peoples-in-masai-mara-national-parkkenia/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/3DHF6LRtH5NYNGGT4lyj4WBxSeM=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/6c757f96575445507f4f7c1a798795d759817940.jpg" alt="masais peoples in masai mara national park.kenia thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Luis Davilla</div> <div class="photo-title">masais peoples in masai mara national park.kenia</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/africa/">#africa</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/kenya/">#kenya</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/masai-mara/">#masai mara</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/safari/">#safari</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/the-nomads-of-tagong-in-kham-tibet-i-spent-two-days-with-them/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/BejufU4sei97JBgZ6RmTolaNgBs=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/48c2c6f86cfc793268c7ac9fc99746730f238b98.jpg" alt="The Nomads of Tagong in Kham, Tibet. I spent two days with them. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Conway Liao</div> <div class="photo-title">The Nomads of Tagong in Kham, Tibet. I spent two days with them.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/china/">#china</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/nomad/">#nomad</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/akhar-women-from-myanmar/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/UEICZVHDFINyTUL0fSq59K2yBTM=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/538ebee08a1fb02c530557213983fa960dcc63aa.jpg" alt="Akhar women from Myanmar. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Kyaw Kyaw Winn</div> <div class="photo-title">Akhar women from Myanmar.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/kkwkkw/">#kkwkkw</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/myanmar/">#myanmar</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/tree-in-wheat-fields/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/EOxWcJkeec-pR3ndgly7X_V5V80=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/e286c6141ee0389a31e24e781d4e14a4644cd2db.jpg" alt="Tree in Wheat Fields thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Jiahan Dong</div> <div class="photo-title">Tree in Wheat Fields</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/curves/">#curves</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/palouse/">#palouse</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/washington/">#washington</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/wheat/">#wheat</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/window-shopping-in-santa-fe/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/bz5A3jbXuhLHMqBvkbWSFZtsgTM=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/63da47b3df123cfd2d30e4d79b5ae5394068328a.jpg" alt="Window Shopping in Santa Fe thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Zachary Bell</div> <div class="photo-title">Window Shopping in Santa Fe</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/dawn/">#dawn</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/dress/">#dress</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/new-mexico/">#new mexico</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/santa-fe/">#santa fe</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/wildfires-at-myrtle-beach-2/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/elni2q_iZXJBeYRYTd9evAGdy_M=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/569a19cc91029eb057a08391adc528aeb09dbd8d.jpg" alt="Wildfires at Myrtle Beach 2 thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Shawn Birmingham</div> <div class="photo-title">Wildfires at Myrtle Beach 2</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/beach/">#beach</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/fire/">#fire</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/resort/">#resort</a> <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 "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/flock-of-birds-taking-off-as-the-last-slivers-of-sun-set-light-the-corner-o/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/cW5FqCBgc0_ETEdcrpL1yOoyMew=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/59d7060d5b128145fb1833f6db9a53c6a6b08a69.jpg" alt="Flock of birds taking off as the last slivers of sun set light the corner of an old house in New Orleans, Louisiana. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Skip Hunt</div> <div class="photo-title">Flock of birds taking off as the last slivers of sun set light the corner of an old house in New Orleans, Louisiana.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/architecture/">#architecture</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/bird/">#bird</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/city/">#city</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/color/">#color</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/house/">#house</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/louisiana/">#louisiana</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/vivid/">#vivid</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/virginia-snow/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/hkOodOuAf2NAn6P_MSudrHdDcX0=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/8ea25fc9d7ca6431d276f9b3317fc1e0eeed4bef.jpg" alt="Virginia snow thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Tom Gillespie</div> <div class="photo-title">Virginia snow</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/aerial/">#aerial</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/design/">#design</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/snow/">#snow</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/virginia/">#virginia</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/beachfront-casino-asbury-park-nj/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/sSU7mlcdZ9mywnuBl2F7riBwFx4=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/848f812c36932787c033bf925b7874f4b9464471.jpg" alt="Beachfront Casino, Asbury Park, NJ thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Brian Stern</div> <div class="photo-title">Beachfront Casino, Asbury Park, NJ</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/beach/">#beach</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/casino/">#casino</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/new-jersey/">#new jersey</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/night/">#night</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/old/">#old</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/structure/">#structure</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/cowboy-atop-his-mule-in-the-auction-barn-at-the-hells-canyon-mule-days/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/NiTNqUKdvPKAgT5glOdgh_uoNQE=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/e6a699e268b46c3f4b12a681960a062a79a554aa.jpg" alt="Cowboy atop his mule in the auction barn at the Hells Canyon Mule Days. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Peter Murphy</div> <div class="photo-title">Cowboy atop his mule in the auction barn at the Hells Canyon Mule Days.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/cowboy/">#cowboy</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/mule/">#mule</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/oregon/">#oregon</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/alpine-cabin-at-night/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/kv1PNToLQGKpR7AEa4mpOmgl_GU=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/0f758f06ff77553469d1117aabdd6ac81acaf404.jpg" alt="Alpine Cabin at night thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Robert Petithomme</div> <div class="photo-title">Alpine Cabin at night</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/cabin/">#cabin</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/mountains/">#mountains</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/night/">#night</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/newfound-gap-smokey-mountain-national-park-a-group-of-young-menonite-women-/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/92ccFuHaIVznFwtsNENlqjDIbPU=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/fffe41a2afa6768b07dc3151cf489d5772229761.jpg" alt="Newfound Gap, Smokey Mountain National Park, a group of young Menonite women on the wall at the scenic overlook. thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Debra Vanderlaan</div> <div class="photo-title">Newfound Gap, Smokey Mountain National Park, a group of young Menonite women on the wall at the scenic overlook.</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/mountains/">#mountains</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/tennessee/">#tennessee</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/lonely-coffee-break/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/RgYNBHxU7SJexq3di63tIyhqwnQ=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/3ea815cd6ae7d5c97283051cadc0c530c8769665.jpg" alt="Lonely coffee break thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Tobias Puetzer</div> <div class="photo-title">Lonely coffee break</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/california/">#california</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/coffee/">#coffee</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/diner/">#diner</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/girl/">#girl</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/usa/">#usa</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/the-sheep/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Y7Ovtecd0b3F_b-tNPvD0Tfbtx8=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/cba71bc2f741e67cb2b5d4499b90c1f4e6a9b090.jpg" alt="The sheep thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Martin Bordagaray</div> <div class="photo-title">The sheep</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/altered/">#altered</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/black-and-white/">#black and white</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/sheep/">#sheep</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/sunset/">#sunset</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/uruguay/">#uruguay</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/cloister-aisles/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/dZPDdnL74YS5NiVZe1skKjNBOu8=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/da260d27a471fa6abdab8fa24f21802f70c4fbb1.jpg" alt="Cloister Aisles thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Peter Reitze</div> <div class="photo-title">Cloister Aisles</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/monastery/">#monastery</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/monk/">#monk</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/pillars/">#pillars</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/sandstone/">#sandstone</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/spain/">#spain</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/post-alley-under-pike-place-market-in-seattle/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/cOORRnaqq5Zr4X3arBNFo_eUFqg=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/95e03c9d07b50b1428ccff88505a949f310806e3.jpg" alt="Post Alley under Pike Place Market in Seattle thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Andrew Ellis</div> <div class="photo-title">Post Alley under Pike Place Market in Seattle</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/seattle/">#seattle</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/washington/">#washington</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/dance-8/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/hQ-r7OCviaCOiDCMnZ9XqL4y3_A=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/1689625e4e2ec2f3e408fbe511dd76afbaab9d93.jpg" alt="Dance thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Zeljko Milakovic</div> <div class="photo-title">Dance</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/croatia/">#croatia</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/dance/">#dance</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/movement/">#movement</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/beekeeper-at-work/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/m0hNg9P2LZoVSH4VcRw8VS_-COk=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/ae867a5c9754cb55c4978f850106dedd68a93ed7.jpg" alt="Beekeeper at work thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Julien Robitaille</div> <div class="photo-title">Beekeeper at work</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/bee/">#bee</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/canada/">#canada</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/honey/">#honey</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/man/">#man</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/work/">#work</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/yangmaiyong-mtn-under-moonlight/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Sf3Sed9t1ixQ775qq07VAQ7pnr4=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/d8788f6c7ee9ee9942cc52779c9d42d19a164002.jpg" alt="YangMaiYong Mtn. under Moonlight thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Peng Jiang</div> <div class="photo-title">YangMaiYong Mtn. under Moonlight</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/china/">#china</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/moon/">#moon</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/mountains/">#mountains</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/snow/">#snow</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/traditional-pottery-making/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/8Th27GAa_xAvTC86nWtk6KcgyeI=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/6cbf37c210f282343b31632ca36686c78c2ec556.jpg" alt="Traditional pottery making thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Joshi Daniel</div> <div class="photo-title">Traditional pottery making</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/india/">#india</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/making/">#making</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/potter/">#potter</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/pottery/">#pottery</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/traditional/">#traditional</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/a-magical-moment-at-the-haystack-rock/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/k-MmG4M3REfc7LJ83nbvCDkiOYE=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/94e2deaa3977ae282354766d3f22c4971bb6a5ce.jpg" alt="A magical moment at the Haystack Rock thumbnail"> <div class="photographer">Andy Bokanev</div> <div class="photo-title">A magical moment at the Haystack Rock</div> </a> <div class="photo-tags"> <div class="photo-tags"> <a href="/photocontest/tags/hdr/">#hdr</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/oregon/">#oregon</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/pacific/">#pacific</a> <a href="/photocontest/tags/united-states/">#united states</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-photo "> <a href="/photocontest/detail/tulum-ruins/" class="lightbox-thumbnail"> <img src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/9thP31DwT-VtYFoSNesc770N72M=/fit-in/600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/cb8f33432028ad2bd205dea9d086bf66ef6c95b1.jpg" alt="Tulum ruins thumbnail"> 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