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Smithsonian
magazine's 22nd Annual Photo Contest
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2008 Winners
2008 Winners
Grand Prize
In the early morning, fishermen are cleaning their nets just outsight de town of Dali (China) on Erhai lake.
Johan Ensing
#china
#dali
#fisherman
#lake
Readers' Choice
Taos Old Chapel
Dan Monakil
#chapel
#new
#new mexico
#taos
#united states
Natural World
A greeting starfish I came across, among hundreds, after a hurricane came through on Kiawah Island, SC.
Brandon Pendred
#aquarium
#beach
#greeting
#shore
#south carolina
#starfish
#united states
Travel
Dining in Gion
Bogdan Bratosin
#dining
#japan
#kyoto
#restaurant
People
Hiding from the ticket inspector, these women perch precariously between train coaches.
Wahid Adnan
#bangladesh
#people
#train
#travel
#women
The American Experience
Ride at the Virginia State Fair at the Richmond Raceway Complex
Gordon Stillman
#fair
#fun
#ride
#state
#united states
#virginia
Altered Images
A Toucan on black.
Pat Abbott
#animal
#bird
#district of columbia
#exotic
#toucan
#united states
#washington dc
Finalists
NATURAL WORLD
Don Holland
Great Egret fishing action in shallow waters
#dance
#egret
#fishing
#tennessee
#united states
Isobel Wayrick
Chinstrap Penguins Climb an Iceberg
#antarctica
#climbing
#iceberg
#penguin
Jiahan Dong
Devil City Sunset
#china
#desert
#landscape
#nature
#sunset
Paul Colangelo
Forest fire remains, Kootenay National Park, Alberta, Rocky Mountains
#canada
#fire
#mountains
#rocky
#tree
David Bacher
Gabna Sami Reindeer Coral, northern Sweden
#coral
#nature
#snow
#sweden
#winter
Ghioc Tudor
where is freedom?
#bear
#freedom
#romania
#wildlife
Brandon Pendred
A greeting starfish I came across, among hundreds, after a hurricane came through on Kiawah Island, SC.
#aquarium
#beach
#greeting
#shore
#south carolina
#starfish
#united states
Lynne Guimond Findlay
Chinese Poppy
#bloom
#flower
#petals
#poppy
#red
#united states
#vermont
Pam Wood
One Lucky Shot!
#bubbles
#california
#hungry
#reflection
#stripes
#tiger
#underwater
#united states
Marc Piscotty
Portrait of part of a pig on exhibit at the N.M. State Fair in Albuquerque, N.M.
#new mexico
#united states
TRAVEL
Soumyadip Ghosh
ganga arati
#holy
#india
Kushal Gangopadhyay
After a hard nights work in the sea, a fisherman packs up, collecting the rope which ties the nets.
#digha
#fisherman
#india
#silhouette
Shelby Karns
A mountain dwarfs a passenger boat in the Three Gorges area of the Yangzi River.
#boat
#china
#river
#three
Johan Ensing
In the early morning, fishermen are cleaning their nets just outsight de town of Dali (China) on Erhai lake.
#china
#fisherman
#lake
Stephen Oachs
Ancestral Pueblo Ceremonial Kiva
#colorado
#kiva
#pueblo
#united states
Hai Yang
Jujing Village
#china
#hill
#house
#river
#road
#sky
#village
Bogdan Bratosin
Dining in Gion
#dining
#japan
#kyoto
#restaurant
Kani Polat
copper artisan
#copper
#master
#old
#turkey
#work
Svetlana Bahchevanova
Michel Frazier playing on the fields next to her trailer. She is dressed with national costume hand made by her mother.
#america
#india
#native
#pine
#reservation
#ridge
#south dakota
#united states
Edward Schonsett
Erik in the World's Greatest Store, London
#london
#store
#united kingdom
PEOPLE
Rodolfo Vicente
ALIWAN FESTIVAL
#dance
#festival
#motion
#movement
#people
#philippines
Shaikh Mohir Uddin
A man working at a cast-iron workshop, in Khulna city, in Bangladesh. July 26, 2008.
#bangladesh
Wahid Adnan
Hiding from the ticket inspector, these women perch precariously between train coaches.
#bangladesh
#people
#train
#travel
#women
Himanshu Khagta
An old Himachali man smoking at a local festival
#fair
#india
#portrait
Jayson Carpenter
this was a man washing in central africa, Malowi
#africa
#malawi
#man
#travel
#washing
Nara Rocha
A Vietnamese woman selling flowers on the streets of Hoi An, Vietnam.
#flower
#selling
#vietnam
#vietnamese
#woman
Horia Popan
bus station guardian angels
#child
#people
#romania
Daphne Caron
Room 11 (from the serie Please Do Not Disturb)
#bathroom
#canada
#dark
#frozen
#hotel
#light
#room
Hayden Reece
walk on water
#bolivia
#flats
#reflection
#salt
THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Gordon Stillman
Ride at the Virginia State Fair at the Richmond Raceway Complex
#fair
#fun
#ride
#state
#united states
#virginia
Brian Rickards
Route 66 Restaurant at night
#66
#at
#new mexico
#night
#restaurant
#route 66
#united states
Dan Monakil
Taos Old Chapel
#chapel
#new
#new mexico
#taos
#united states
Dina Litovsky
NYC, Late Night
#america
#bus
#flag
#new york
#nyc
#united states
Daniel Berman
Broken Barn
#barn
#broken
#dilapidated
#farm
#oregon
#united states
Mark Hendron
Silence and solitude on the late night, Bronx bound train subway.
#city
#new york
#subway
#train
#united states
#urban
Trey Ratcliff
It was a typical night in Times Square, but I did not want to take the typical shot!
#city
#color
#fun
#new york
#united states
Robert Jensen
Outdoor Antiques
#antique
#arizona
#old
#united states
#vintage
Linda Ruiz
Soda Fountain
#california
#chair
#drink
#fountain
#soda
#united states
Marc Piscotty
The littlest cowboy at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Co.
#colorado
#denver
#united states
ALTERED IMAGES
Russ Martin
Canna Leaves
#canna
#leaves
#new york
#united states
Ricardo Leal
Hotel Ipanema rooftop in Porto
#hotel
#portugal
#roof
Kim Taylor
silhouette
#london
#silhouette
#united kingdom
Viktor Sykora
rumex crispus seed - scanning electron microscopy
#czech republic
#prague
#seeds
Samuel De Leon
A Philippine native tour guide on top of Mt. Pinatubo rocks.
#local
#mountains
#native
#philippines
#rocks
Emily Steinbeigle
The London Eye from a boat on the Thames on a rainy day
#london
#thames
#united kingdom
Robert Pietraga
The old Glass-Works Julia in Szklarska Poreba - Poland.
#poland
Pat Abbott
A Toucan on black.
#animal
#bird
#district of columbia
#exotic
#united states
#washington dc
Zeb Andrews
A small waterfall along Ruckel Creek in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Oregon.
#forest
#green
#landscape
#nature
#oregon
#panorama
#united states
#waterfall
Ali Shah
Sattler Theatre
#abandoned
#architecture
#buffalo
#decay
#historic
#new york
#ruins
#theater
#united states
