Сегодня мы познакомимся с некоторыми финалистами 12-го конкурса фотографии от журнала Smithsonian, который подходит к своему завершению. Лучшие фотографии в 5 категориях: «Природа», «Люди», «Путешествие», «Америка», «Измененные изображения» и «Мобильное». Всего на конкурс было представлено 26 500 снимков.

#1 Light Refracts Through The Curves Of A Breaking Wave, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

#2 A Green Iguana Surfaces For Air, Bonaire, Netherlands

#3 A Wave Strikes An Elephant Seal Pup, South Georgia Island

#4 Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Ely, Minnesota

#5 Snake, Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica

#6 Spring In Palouse, Palouse, Washington

#7 While Firemen Were Putting Out A Fire In Chicago, The Water Froze And Coated Everything In Ice, Chicago, Illinois

#8 Fog Weaves Through Forest Trees, New Forest, Hampshire, United Kingdom

#9 Women Of A Small Village Near Vinh Hy Bay, Vietnam, Sew A Fishing Net While Their Husbands Fish, Vinh Hy Bay, Ninh Thuan, Vietnam

#10 A Girl Stares In Wonder At An Aquarium Tank, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California

#11 A Woman Collects Water Lilies, Chau Doc, Mekong Delta, Vietnam

#12 Mobula Rays Gather To Feed On Plankton Attracted By Dive Lights, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

#13 A Vicuña, Chimborazo Volcano, Ecuador

#14 A Girl With Albinism, Valencia, Spain

#15 A Fisherman Checks His Net In The Early Morning, Lam Dong, Dalat, Vietnam

#16 Young Buddhist Novices Play In Hsinbyume Pagoda, Mingun, Mandalay, Myanmar

#17 The Caracolera Is A Common, But Restless Snake, Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

#18 A Brown Bear Walks Across An Estuary, (lake Clark National Park, Alaska

#19 Fireworks Shower Onlookers In Sparks During Holy Week Celebrations, Acobamba, Tarma, Peru

#20 A Woman And Her Child Place Dyed Threads Out To Dry, Santipure, Nadia, India

#21 Fog Creeps Under The Manhattan Bridge, New York, New York

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