Editor's Choice Pictures of the Day - Smithsonian Photo Contest Finalists - March 6, 2012
This is a selection of Smithsonian magazine’s 9th annual photo contest finalists. The contest has attracted over 14 thousand photographers from over 100 countries. The five categories include —The Natural World, Americana, People, Travel and Altered Images (for photographs that have been manipulated).
Smithsonian photo editors have selected 50 finalists, 10 in each category, which will be displayed on the Smithsonian website. Ultimately, the editors will select one winner in each category, as well as one grand prize winner. Readers are invited to select an additional winner by voting for Readers Choice for their favorite image on the site The voting period will be open from March 1-31, 2012. All photos © Smithsonian.com
Village boys relaxing
Nimai Chandra Ghosh (Kolkata, India)
Photographed November 2009, West Bengal, India
Blue Ice Cave
Jamie Scarrow (Bruce, Canberra, Australia)
Photographed December 2011, Antarctica
Segways on tour in Valencia near a modern building
Marcel van Balken (Amstelveen, Netherlands)
Photographed October 2010, Valencia, Spain
The golden rock
David Lazar (Brisbane, Australia)
Photographed February 2010, Kyaiktiyo, Myanmar
The Kara women are the backbone of the tribe
Nicholas Wiesnet (Garden Grove, California)
Photographed September 2011, Omo River Valley, Ethiopia
Moonrise over Northern Lights
Ben Hattenbach (Los Angeles, California)
Photographed March 2011, northern Alaska
Everything will be all right
Brian Day (Oak Park, Michigan)
Photographed April 2011, Detroit, Michigan
Behind the blue
Paolo Patruno (Bologna, Italy)
Photographed May 2011, Lilongwe, Malawi
Wanting to see her big brother during his baseball game
Stephanie Fox (Mobile, Alabama)
Photographed March 2011, Mobile, Alabama
Neighborly dispute
Donald Montemorra (Swampscott, Massachusetts)
Photographed July 2009, Katmai National Park, Alaska
Ranch dog taking a break from work
Jamie Illian (Dallas, Texas)
Photographed April 2011, Ellsworth, Nebraska
A homeless boy sleeping inside the train
Budi Prakasa (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Photographed August 2009, Jakarta, Indonesia
King Penguins
Jamie Scarrow (Bruce, Canberra, Australia)
Photographed November 2010, South Georgia
Three fishermen on Inle Lake
David Lazar (Brisbane, Australia)
Photographed January 2011, Inle Lake, Myanmar
The diversity of ordinary life
Branko Stojanovic (Novi Sad, Serbia)
Photographed November 2011, Novi Sad, Serbia
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