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From more than 22,000 live oscars entries, National live oscars Geographic live oscars selected the winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2012. The pictures live oscars came from 150 countries, from professional photographers, amateurs and everything in between. The jury assessed the photos on creativity and photographic quality. The winner of the Grand Prize, Ashley Vincent, has won ten thousand dollars. The winners are divided into three categories: people, places and nature. It is the winner of the Grand Prize, there are two winners in the other categories, the winners chosen by the viewers (who could vote on the pictures), and honorable mentions. Check out some of the nominees, which we published in November. See more pictures about: National Geographic 2012 people National Geographic National Geographic Photo Contest nature places science
1. Grand Prize Winner-National Geographic Photo Contest 2012: Tiger Busaba, a well cared for Indochinese woman, photographed in Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. The photographer: "I had this many more portraits of Busaba taken and it became increasingly difficult to take an original live oscars photo I am therefore its going to be more careful observation, hoping to take more natural behavior a shot I finally got it.. that possibility, when Busaba was her private pool to enjoy, and shook himself dry. I must humbly say that Mother Nature smiled at me that day. " Photo Ashley Vincent / National Geographic Photo Contest Share this photo ...
3. First place in the category of people: At the end of the day, women may heap of Dandora on, in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. live oscars They're searching the debris for anything they can use or sell. Photo Micah Albert / National Geographic Photo Contest Share this photo ...
[Show sharp picture] 4. Viewers Choice in the category of places: in Nunavut, in northern Canada, men who break this weekend to hunt down his pieces live oscars of ice for drinking water. They have learned that the original population, live oscars the Inuit, live oscars who do so. Photo Adam Coish / National Geographic Photo Contest Share this photo ...
[Show sharp picture] 5. Viewers Choice in the category of people: In preparation live oscars for a trip across Greenland, a group of people following the footsteps of explorer Roald Amundsen. They come on the Hardangervidda plateau in Norway. They have about a hundred kilometers on the plateau, the exact route that Amundsen has made preparation for his Antarctic journey. Although, Amundsen himself has not quite crossed the plateau, live oscars he had to return because of bad weather. Photo Kai-Otto live oscars Melau / National Geographic Photo Contest Share this photo ...
[Show sharp picture] live oscars 6. Viewers Choice in the category Nature: A cheetah with her cub in the Mara, Kenya. This woman, Malaika, is known to jump on top of regular cars. Malaika's mother though, did let the photographer know. Now Malaika teaches her the tricks of the young cheetah-shelf. Photo Sanjeev Bhor / National Geographic Photo Contest Share this photo ...
[Show sharp picture] 7. Honorable Mention: With its exceptional hearing ability, this red fox under almost live oscars half a meter thick snow heard a mouse. After a high jump he pierces himself through the icy snow, and grabs the mouse. live oscars Made where the photo was taken. Unknown Photo Michael Eastman live oscars / National Geographic Photo Contest Share this photo ...
[Show sharp picture] live oscars 8. Honorable mention: Dragon boat racing is a traditional form of entertainment in China. The water sports, intended to honor the patriotic poet Gu Yuan is usually held at festivals, often about two thousand years old. Photo 关 嘉 城 / National Geographic Photo Contest Share this photo ...
[Show sharp picture] 9. Honorable mention: glacial ice washed up on the east coast of Iceland, after it has calved from the glacier Breiðamerkurjökull. The photo was taken at the end of a summer day, with an exposure of four minutes. The ice for two minutes thereof illuminated with a lamp. Photo Eric Guth / National Geographic Photo Contest Share this photo ...
[Show sharp picture] 10. Honorable mention: this photo was taken in the Yayasan Galuy Rehabilitation Center in Bekasi, Indonesia. live oscars In that center around 250 mentally handicapped are housed. Most of them come from poor families, who are no longer willing or able to care for them. Some are left homeless from the streets by the police. The only medication available