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National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2014
Grand Prize – âThe Independence Dayâ by Marko Koro?ec
âWhile on stormchasing expeditions in the Tornado Alley in the USA, I have encountered many photogenic supercell storms. This photograph was taken while we were approaching the storm near Julesburg, Colorado, on May 28, 2013. The storm was tornado-warned for more than one hour, but stayed an LP [low precipitation] storm through all its cycles and never produced a tornado, just occasional brief funnels, large hail, and some rain.â âMarko Koro?ec Marko Koro?ec / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest / Via travel.nationalgeographic.com
Second place â âFirst Timeâ by Agnieszka Traczewska
âMea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox district of Jerusalem. Newly married, Aaron and Rivkeh after the wedding ceremony are to stay together for the very first time, alone. Their marriage was arranged by families. Eighteen years old, the candidates confirmed the choice in result of one meeting only. Since then, until the wedding day, they were prohibited to meet or even talk.â âAgnieszka Traczewska Agnieszka Traczewska / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest / Via travel.nationalgeographic.com
Third place â âDiver in Magic Kingdomâ by Marc Henauer
âGreen Lake (GrĂŒner See) is located Trag?ss, Austria. In spring, snowmelt raises the lake level about 10 metres. This phenomenon lasts only a few weeks, covering the hiking trails, meadows, trees. The result is magical-to-watch diving landscapes.â âMarc Henauer Marc Henauer / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest / Via travel.nationalgeographic.com
Merit â âFoggy Small Townâ by Duowen Chen
âThis photo was captured at noon, 25 December 2013, from the castle, which is located on the edge of the small town and is the perfect viewpoint for the panorama of the almost intact historical town. The fog and mist suffused and gave the town a sense of mystery.â âDuowen Chen. Location: ?esky Krumlov, South Bohemian, Czech Republic Duowen Chen / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest / Via travel.nationalgeographic.com
Merit â âEnd of the Worldâ by Sean Hacker Teper
âThis photo, taken at the âend of the worldâ swing in Banos, Ecuador, captures a man on the swing overlooking an erupting Mt Tungurahua. The eruption took place on 1 February, 2014. Minutes after the photo was taken, we had to evacuate the area because of an incoming ash cloud.â âSean Hacker Teper. Location: Banos, Ecuador Sean Hacker Teper / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest / Via travel.nationalgeographic.com
Merit â âLadies in Waitingâ by Susie Stern
âWhile exploring Borough Market in London, I was delighted to come across four lovely young women dressed in vintage white dresses, eating ice cream as the local shopkeeper looked on. Are they brides? Or bridesmaids? I donât know, but they are obviously enjoying a very special day.â âSusie Stern. Location: Borough Market, London, England Susie Stern / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest / Via travel.nationalgeographic.com
Merit â âA Well Earned Rest in the Saharaâ by Evan Cole
âThis photo, of Moussa Macher, our Touareg guide, was taken at the summit of Tin-Merzouga, the largest dune (or erg) in the Tadrat region of the Sahara desert in southern Algeria. Moussa rested while waiting for us to finish our 45-minute struggle to the top. It only took 10 minutes of rolling, running, and jumping to get to get back down. The Tadrat is part of the Tassili NâAjjer National Park World Heritage Area, famous for its red sand and engravings and rock paintings of cattle, elephants, giraffes and rhinos that lived there when the climate was milder.â âEvan Cole. Location: Summit of Tin-Merzouga, Tadrat, Tassili NâAjjer National Park, Algeria Evan Cole / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest / Via travel.nationalgeographic.com
Merit â âDivine Makeoverâ by Mahesh Balasubramanian
âTaken during the Mayana Soora Thiruvizha festival, which takes place every March in the small village of Kaveripattinam, the day after Mahashivarathiri (the great night of Shiva). The festival is devoted to Angalamman, a fierce guardian deity worshipped widely in southern India.â âMahesh Balasubramanian. Location: Kaveripattinam, Tamilnadu, India Mahesh Balasubramanian / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest / Via travel.nationalgeographic.com
Merit â âLight Sourceâ by Marcelo Castro
â[A] young monk finds a perfect light source to read his book inside of his pagoda.â âMarcelo Castro. Location: Old Bagan, Burma Marcelo Castro / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest / Via travel.nationalgeographic.com
Merit â âKhotso Peace at Devilâs Knucklesâ by Byron Inggs
âOn arrival at Jonathanâs Lodge, our horses took to celebrating liberation from their heavy burdens. With the backdrop of the Devilâs Knuckles and the afternoonâs glow, how could I not take advantage of these magnificent creatures rejoicing in the afternoons glow. This was the end of the first of a three-day horseback ride through Bushmanâs Nek, up the Drakensberg escarpment, and into Lesothosâ Sehlabathebe National Park.â âByron Inggs. Location: Jonathans Lodge, Qachas Nek, Sehlabathebe National Park, Lesotho Byron Inggs / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest / Via travel.nationalgeographic.com
Velux Lovers of Light Photography Competition 2014
Roof windows manufacturer Velux set out to celebrate the beauty of daylight in all seasons with this yearâs instalment of its annual contest. Graham Colling from Bloxwich, West Midlands, UK, won first place with his photo âEarly Lightâ (below), taken while on a morning woodland walk.
Overall winner â âEarly Lightâ by Graham Colling
âWell, it promised to be a great day and it was here in the West Midlands. I headed for a small Forestry Comission plantation just north of Cannock. The colours were great, but the depth of the wood prevented the low sun from penetrating too far. I walked eastwards to get closer to the edge of the wood and suddenly came across this scene. I used the trunk of the tree to reduce the strength of the sunâs rays but actually preferred this shot when it had moved from behind the trunk.â âGraham Colling Graham Colling / Velux Lovers of Light
Second place â âCarousel in the Mystâ by Marko Stamatovic
Marko Stamatovic / VELUX Lovers of Light 2014
Third place â âWinter Sunrise Overâ by Stephen Banks
Stephen Banks / VELUX Lovers of Light 2014
Royal Horticultural Society Photographic Competition 2014
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) sought out the best garden photographer of the year with its annual contest, awarding first place to Alain Jouno for his atmospheric photo of a foggy winterâs morning in the Parc Botanique de Haute Bretagne, Brittany, France.
RHS Photographer of the Year winner â âThe Parc Botanique de Haute Bretagne, Brittanyâ by Alain Jouno
Alain Jouno / RHS Photographer of the Year 2014
âThe Viewâ by Christine Fitzgerald
Christine Fitzgerald / RHS Photographer of the Year 2014
Highly commended â âRoe Deer in a Bluebell Woodâ by Don Hooper
Don Hooper / RHS Photographer of the Year 2014
Third place, Seasons â âBluebell Woodâ by David Shandley
Dave Shandley / RHS Photographer of the Year 2014
Second place, Under 11 â âMy Wildlife Pictureâ by Sara Hussain
Sara Hussain / RHS Photographer of the Year 2014
Highly commended, Seasons â âIsland Mistâ by Robert Fulton
Robert Fulton / RHS Photographer of the Year 2014
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014
Two and a half thousand photos from amateurs and professional photographers were entered into this yearâs astronomy photography contest, run by the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
A luminescent aurora photographed in Icelandâs Vatnajokull National Park was the overall winner, showing a vivid reflection of the green lights in the waters of the Jokulsrlon Glacier lagoon.
Overall winner â âAurora Over a Glacier Lagoonâ by James Woodend
âA vivid green overhead aurora pictured in Icelandâs Vatnajokull National Park reflected almost symmetrically in Jokulsrlon Glacier lagoon. A complete lack of wind and current combine in this sheltered lagoon scene to create an arresting mirror effect giving the image a sensation of utter stillness. Despite this, there is motion on a surprising scale, as the loops and arcs of the aurora are shaped by the shifting forces of the Earthâs magnetic field.â âJames Woodend James Woodend / Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014
Winner, Deep Space â âHorsehead Nebula (IC 434)â by Bill Snyder
Bill Snyder / Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014
Winner, Our Solar System â âRipples in a Pondâ by Alexandra Hart
âThe sunâs boiling surface curves away beneath us in this evocative shot that conveys the scale and violence of our star. The region of solar activity on the left could engulf the Earth several times over with room to spare. The sunâs outer layers behave as a fluid, as alluded to in the imageâs title, and are constantly twisted and warped by intense magnetic forces.â âAlexandra Hart Alexandra Hart / Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014
CBRE Urban Photographer of the Year 2014
The CBRE photo contest set out to find the most arresting urban images of the year, to âenhance its understanding of the built environment on a global scale by seeing urban areas through different eyesâ.
German photographer Marius Veith beat off 11,500 entries from 79 countries to claim first prize with his photo of a jeweller arranging her stock.
Overall winner â âMask of Societyâ by Marius Veith
Marius Vieth / CBRE Urban Photographer of the Year 2014
Winner, Asia-Pacific â âNet Mendingâ by Ly Hoang Long
Ly Hoang Long / CBRE Photographer of the Year 2014
Winner, Age 13â15 â âA Distant Silhouetteâ by Sarah Scarborough
Sarah Scarborough / CBRE Photographer of the Year 2014
Winner, Age 16â25 â âChristmas Tramâ by Szabolcs Simo
âChristmas tram on the riverside of Danube in Budapest.â âSzabolcs Simo Szabolcs Simo / CBRE Photographer of the Year 2014
âMorning Massageâ by Arunava Bhowmik
Arunava Bhowmik / CBRE Photographer of the Year 2014
âAn Exhibitionâ by Manuel Paz-Castanal
âThe opening of a photography expo at the Casa do Cabildo exhibition hall in Santiago de Compostela.â âManuel Paz-Castanal Manuel Paz-Castanal / CBRE Photographer of the Year 2014
âSewage Workerâ by Sujan Sarkar
Sujan Sarkar / CBRE Photographer of the Year 2014
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014
Now in its 50th year, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is run by two UK institutions: the Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide.
Michael Nichols claimed first prize this year with his photo of the Vumbi lion pride in Tanzaniaâs Serengeti National Park. Nicholsâ image shows five females resting with their cubs, after heâd been following them for nearly six months.
The 51st Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition is now open for entries.
Overall winner â âThe Last Great Pictureâ by Michael Nichols
Michael Nichols / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014
Winner, Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year â âStinger in the Sunâ by Carlos Perez Naval
âAware of Carlosâs presence, the common yellow scorpion is flourishing its sting as a warning. Carlos had found it basking on a flat stone in a rocky area near his home in Torralba de los Sisones, northeast Spain â also a place that he goes to look for reptiles. The late afternoon sun was casting such a lovely glow over the scene that Carlos decided to experiment with a double exposure (his first ever) so he could include the sun. He started with the background, using a fast speed so as not to overexpose the sun, and then shot the scorpion, using a low flash. But he had to change lenses (he used his zoom for the sun), which is when the scorpion noticed the movement and raised its tail. Carlos then had to wait for it to settle before taking his close-up, with the last rays of the sun lighting up its body.â âWildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 Carlos Perez Naval / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014
Winner, Earthâs Environments â âApocalypseâ by Francisco Negroni
âAs the Puyehue-CordĂłn Caulle volcanic complex began erupting, Francisco travelled to Puyehue National Park in southern Chile, anticipating a spectacular light show. But what he witnessed was more like an apocalypse. He watched, awestruck, from a hill quite a distance to the west of the volcano. Flashes of lightning lacerated the sky, while the glow from the molten lava lit up the smoke billowing upwards, illuminating the landscape. âIt was the most incredible thing Iâve seen in my life,â Francisco says.â âWildlife Photographer of the Year 2014. Francisco Negroni / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014
Winner, World in Our Hands â âThe Price They Payâ by Bruno DâAmicis
âBruno found a teenager selling a 3-month-old fennec fox in a village in southern Tunisia. The pup was from a litter that he had dug out of a den in the Sahara Desert. Catching or killing wild fennec foxes is illegal in Tunisia, but it is still widespread.â âWildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 Bruno D’Amicis / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014
Finalist, Birds â âFeral Spiritsâ by Sam Hobson
âJust before dusk fell over London, the birds would start to appear. Sam says there were âswarms of them coming in low across the cemetery, heading for their roost in the trees just behind me. Iâd keep having to duck.â Ring-necked parakeets, an Afro-Asian species, are now well established in the wild in Britain â the result of escapes and deliberate releases from captivity â and they are thriving in London.â âWildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 Sam Hobson / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014
Finalist, Underwater Species â âJelly Fireworksâ by Geo Cloete
âGeo never forgot the vast swarm of box jellyfish he encountered when diving in Hout Bay off Cape Town, South Africa. He had no camera then, but the experience sparked a passion for jellyfish. He fantasised about creating a picture of a huge mass of them, moving âlike a firework display in slow motionâ, their tentacles like star trails. Though Geo occasionally found small groups of box jellyfish around South Africaâs Cape Peninsula, it was seven years before he came across another mass gathering.â âWildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 Geo Cloete / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014
Finalist, Earthâs Environments â âMagic Mountainâ by David Clapp
âDavid had travelled to Iceland partly to photograph the auroras, choosing to visit the Snaefellsnes peninsula because of its spectacular scenery. He had first set up by the frozen river below Mt Kirkjufell, but when the show intensified he scrambled up the bank to a pre-planned viewpoint with the mountain as the focus. At 2am, the intensity of the aurora light suddenly changed and a great burst pulsed across the sky in a totally unexpected formation.â âWildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 David Clapp / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014
Finalist, Birds â âTouchĂ©â by Jan van der Greef
âThe focus of Janâs trip to Ecuador was the astonishing sword-billed hummingbird, the only bird with a bill longer than its body (excluding its tail). Its 11-centimetre bill is designed to reach nectar at the base of equally long tube-shaped flowers â but Jan discovered that it can have another use.â âWildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 Jan van der Greef / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014
2014 National Geographic Photographic Contest
A photo of a packed room lit with ghostly fluorescent light at the marine animal theme park Ocean Park in Hong Kong was this yearâs overall winner. Photographer Brian Yen said: âI feel a certain contradiction when I look at the picture. On the one hand, I feel the liberating gift of technology. On the other hand, I feel people donât even try to be neighborly anymore, because they donât have to.â
Winner, Grand Prize and People â âA Node Glows in the Darkâ by Brian Yen
âIn the last 10 years, mobile data, smartphones, and social networks have forever changed our existence. Although this woman is stood at the centre of a jam-packed train, the warm glow from her phone tells the strangers around her that sheâs not really here. She managed to slip away from here; for a short moment, sheâs a node flickering on the social web, roaming the earth, free as a butterfly. Our existence is no longer stuck to the physical here â weâre free to run away, and run we will.â âBrian Yen Brian Yen / National Geographic 2014 Photo Contest / Via photography.nationalgeographic.com
Winner, Nature â âThe Great Migrationâ by Nicole CambrĂ©
âJump of the wildebeest at the Mara River.â âNicole CambrĂ©. Location: North Serengeti, Tanzania Nicole CambrĂ© /National Geographic 2014 Photo Contest / Via photography.nationalgeographic.com
Winner, Places â âBathing in Budapestâ by Triston Yeo
âThe Thermal Spa in Budapest is one of the favourite activities of Hungarians, especially in winter. We were fortunate to gain special access to shoot in the Thermal Spa thanks to our tour guide, Gabor. I love the mist, caused by the great difference in temperature between the the hot spa water and the atmosphere. It makes the entire spa experience more surreal and mystical.â âTriston Yeo Triston Yeo /National Geographic 2014 Photo Contest / Via photography.nationalgeographic.com
Honourable mention, Places â âDestroyed Homsâ by Sergey Ponomarev
âBirds fly over the destroyed houses in Khalidiya district in Homs, Syria. In the vast stillness of the destroyed city centre of Homs, there are large areas where nothing moves. Then, suddenly, wind blows a ripped awning, or birds fly overhead.â âSergey Ponomarev. Location: Homs, Syria Sergey Ponomarev / National Geographic 2014 Photo Contest / Via photography.nationalgeographic.com
Honourable mention, Places â âThe Stormâ by AytĂŒl Akba?
âDuring I was taking photo with my nephew, the storm came and I caught this beautiful moment.â âAytĂŒl Akba?. Location: Kocaeli, Turkey. AytĂŒl Akba? / National Geographic 2014 Photo Contest / Via photography.nationalgeographic.com
Honourable mention, People â âChildren in the Darknessâ by Abdullah Alghajar
âDisabled children living in Syria war.â âAbdullah Alghajar. Location: Syria, Termanin Abdullah Alghajar /National Geographic 2014 Photo Contest / Via photography.nationalgeographic.com
Honourable mention, People â âBiltigiriâ by Mattia Passarini
âThe chef of Ramnami people in Chhattisgarh, India. Ramnami tattoo the name of the lord Ram on their body. Their entire focus is on the name of Ram, the name of God that is most dear to them. The Ramnami Samaj is a sect of harijan (Untouchable) Ram. Formed in the 1890s, the sect has become a dominant force in the religious life of the area. The tattoo is the result of their devotion and also, a gift and an acknowledgement from Ram.â âMattia Passarini. Location: India, Chhattisgarh Mattia Passarini / National Geographic 2014 Photo Contest / Via photography.nationalgeographic.com
Honourable mention, People â âTea Time in the Hutâ by Karie Puret
âLittle discussion with a doll in a plastic box, not inherently beautiful. But with this slice of light, it looks like a bubble invented to dream in an imaginative world.â âKarie Puret. Location: Paris Karie Puret / National Geographic 2014 Photo Contest / Via photography.nationalgeographic.com
Honourable mention, People â âMy Brothers and Iâ by Tyler Greenfield
âOur road trip down to Miami traversed this outlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We rested on this ridge overlooking the mountains. Though we argued consistently throughout the journey, here we were reminded of our brotherhood.â âTyler Greenfield. Location: Blue Ridge Parkway Tyler Greenfield / National Geographic 2014 Photo Contest / Via photography.nationalgeographic.com
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