National Geographic Photography. National Geographic magazine competition photos. These rhinos on a ranch in South Africa recently had their horns cut off. Unlike elephant tusks, rhinos' horns will grow back if they are cut correctly.
Posing for photographer Dmitry Balashov. Moscow. Photo: Gerd Ludwig
An evening thunderstorm lights up the sky in Nebraska. An estimated 413,000 sandhill cranes flock to the Platte River flats. Photo: Randy Olson
Diver looks at a tiger shark, Bahamas. Photo: Brian Skerry
16 year old Giant panda Ye-Ye in Wolong Nature Reserve, China. Photo: Ami Vitale
Eyesight check. Sundarbans region, India. Photo: Brent Stirton
Tempted by ficus fruits, the orangutan climbs up 30 meter height. The orangutan is a fairly large animal, weighing as much as an adult man - more than 90 kilograms. Photo: Tim Laman
A tamarin sits on a girl's head while swimming, Manu National Park, Peru. Photo: Hamilton James
A refugee family in a destroyed building in the Iraqi city of Ramadi after ISIS attacks. Photo: Moises Saman
A grizzly bear drives away crows from a bison carcass. National Park"Yellowstone". Photo: Hamilton James
Sunset illuminates the Temple of Athena Pronaia in Delphi. Photo: Vincent J
A baby African white-bellied lizard climbs up its mother's back. Photo: Joel Sartore
Turtles are hiding from the sun. Photo: Thomas Peschak
Transporting an elk carcass on a mule. More than 72,000 people hunted in Yellowstone and Grand Teton in 2014. Photo: David Guttenfelder
Igor Voronkin on the surface of the Barentsburg mine in the Spitsbergen archipelago in Norway. Like most of the 400 miners, he is from eastern Ukraine. Photo: Evgenia Arbugaeva
Yellowstone Park. Photographs of landmarks such as the Grand Canyon inspired the US Congress to create the park in 1872. Photo: Michael Nichols
Bovanenkovskoe oil and gas field on the Yamal Peninsula, Russia. The development of the field was considered unpromising, but Vladimir Putin declared it a priority. Photo: Evgenia Arbugaeva
A sharp-winged crocodile rushes into the mangroves. Photo: David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes
In the capital of Taiwan. Photo: Dina Litovsky
The carcass of a bison that drowned in the Yellowstone River became dinner for wolves. Photo: Ronan Donovan
Becky Weed and her husband, David Tyler, raise sheep near Yellowstone National Park. They live on a ranch with a dog to ward off coyotes, bears and mountain lions. Photo: Erika Larsen
Kirk Odom was found guilty of rape after an expert said a hair on the victim's shirt was his. He spent years in prison before DNA testing proved his innocence. Photo: Max Aguilera-Hellweg
A family of grizzly bears is causing a traffic jam on Park Road, which is only open to private vehicles five days a year. Alaska. Photo: Aaron Huey
Rangers of Virunga Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo pass military training due to the constant threat from armed groups. Photo: Brent Stirton
A rhinoceros killed by poachers for its horn, which is used in the manufacture of large-caliber bullets, South Africa. The number of this species today numbers only about 5,000 individuals. Photo: Brent Stirton
Yosemite National Park. To capture this light, photographer Stephen Wilkes took 1,036 shots over 26 hours. Photo: Stephen Wilkes
A worker hammers away at frozen tuna aboard a Chinese cargo ship in the Philippines. Photo: Adam Dean
A vulture with a bleeding beak. Photo: Hamilton James
Engineer Pablo de Leon tests a spacesuit at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, where conditions on the Red Planet are simulated. Photo: Phillip Toledano
Night picnic under apricot trees in Bagaran, Armenia. Large crosses emit light towards Turkey. Photo: John Stanmeyer
Nervous system common octopus much more complex than most invertebrates. Photo: David Liittschwager at Florida Keys Marine Life
These rhinoceroses on the ranch in South Africa The horns have recently been trimmed. Unlike elephant tusks, rhinoceros horn will grow back if trimmed properly. Photo: Brent Stirton
67 year old Namibian resident Gerd Gamanab sought medical help too late: years of hard work, sun and dust had destroyed the cornea of his eyes. The blindness was probably preventable. Photo: Brent Stirton
During their first migration in Yellowstone Park, three-week-old calves travel about a mile uphill, following their mothers.. Photo: Joe Riis
A salesman from bustling Hong Kong rests after a hike in Bukhansan National Park.. Photo: Lucas Foglia
Inhabitants of the Manu forests in Peru. Spider monkeys- their favorite pets. Photo: Charlie Hamilton James
A girl watches as three Kurdish women pose for photographs with their faces covered. Two women said they were forced to marry ISIS fighters before escaping to a refugee camp. Photo: Yuri Kozyrev
With the help of a bloodhound, the tracker tries to get on the trail of the poachers who killed the elephant and cut off its head in order to leave with the ivory tusks. Photo: Brent Stirton
A stuffed leopard is being used to teach baby pandas to fear their most formidable enemy. Photo: Ami Vitale
A vulture eats the remains of a zebra in the Serengeti. Photo: Hamilton James
On a train approaching the Kashgar station, a child draws a heart on the sand that the wind blew out the window. Photo: Matthieu Paley
Published: May 29, 2014 at 03:47
1. NATURE. "Grace" - a peacefully sleeping flamingo amid the chaos of life, Florida, USA. (Taylor Dearie/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
2. NATURE. "In the Rain" - an alligator in a pond on a rainy day in South Carolina, USA. (Kandace Stroupe/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
3. NATURE. “Dead fish” – oxygen entering the water due to the negligence of local authorities led to mass death fish in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. (Luis Gutman/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
4. NATURE. "Wildebeest" - a herd of antelope crossing a river in Kenya, Africa. (Abdulaziz Alasousi/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
5. LUCKY SHOT. “Metal Sense” - a worker counting metal radiators at a factory in Turkey. (Melih Sular/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
6. NATURE. “Sunset through the ice of the lake” - Baikal, Russia. (Edward Graham/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
7. NATURE. "The Lake" - fog enveloped the lake and almost obscured the mountains from view, UK (Alf Bailey/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
8. NATURE. "Evening Fog" - after heavy snowfall, fog rose over the lake. Torotno, Canada. (Scott Teichman/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
9. NATURE. “Dead Trees” – Trees look like sculptures against a futuristic desert backdrop. Namibia. (Sara Narezo/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
10. PORTRAIT OF A TRAVELER. "Yunga" - a young fisherman on vacation, Burma. (Jack Hoyle/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
11. NATURE. " Blue Lake after a snowfall in May" – unusual phenomenon for Japan. (Kent Shiraishi/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
12. NATURE. "Relaxation" - stunning sunset view on the ocean, Florida, USA. (Krasimir Vladimirov/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
13. NATURE. "Abandoned Pier" at sunset on a cold April day, Massachusetts, USA. (Shaun Ramsay/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
14. NATURE. “Power of gravity” – approaching storm in Guatemala. (Juan Aguilar/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
15. LUCKY SHOT. Railroad tracks in Colorado, USA. (Brad Sissom/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
16. NATURE. “Valley at night” - the fog that has risen in the valley reflects the light from passing cars. Yosemite National Park in the USA. (Phil Hawkins/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
17. PORTRAIT OF A TRAVELER. Sunset in Dakar, Senegal. (Guillermo Munoz de Alba/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
18. NATURE. Serenity is a red rock valley in Utah, USA. (Becky Abrisz/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
19. LUCKY SHOT. “Fishing” – father and daughter fishing, Myanmar. (Cynthia MacDonald/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
20. NATURE. “Sunrise” – view of the mountain after severe thunderstorm. The sun appeared through the clouds just before sunset for the first time in 24 hours. Taiwan. (Hsiao Chen-Hsuan/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
21. NATURE. “Bright microcosm” - an insect in a tulip flower, Crete, Greece. (Stavros Markopoulos/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
22. LUCKY SHOT. “Scat” - for many years, fishermen dumped the remains of their catch in this place before entering the harbor, and soon stingrays began to accumulate here in large numbers for a free lunch. Stingray can, o. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. (Thomas Pepper/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
23. PRICELESS MOMENTS. “The Soul of a Child” - a boy jumps over the openings in the wall of the fortress. Every jump is full of joy and carelessness, Brazil. (Mauricio Pisani/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
24. LUCKY SHOT. A resident of a village in Haiti where volunteers brought drinking water, spread his arms in gratitude to God. (Paulette Covairt/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
25. PRICELESS MOMENTS. Friends for life, China. (John Wellburn/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
26. LUCKY SHOT. “Reflections” – a Hindu woman against the backdrop of the Tajmahal, India. (Degrey Phillips/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
27. PORTRAIT OF A TRAVELER. "Innocent and beautiful" - the children of Kumari, a remote and abandoned region of Nepal, are beautiful inside and out. (Leif Smith/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
28. PORTRAIT OF A TRAVELER. The smile of a child from the Suri tribe, living in the most inaccessible place on Earth - on the border of Ethiopia and Sudan. Despite all the difficulties, Suri decorates their bodies with pride and joy. This boy is painted with yellow and red ochre. This pattern is used when courting women and intimidating enemies during battles. Suri is applied using flowers, sticks, and bottle caps. Southwestern Ethiopia, Africa. (Stephanie Hunt/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
29. PORTRAIT OF A TRAVELER. "Street Life" - an elderly woman on the outskirts of Antigua, Guatemala. (Ben Moore/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
30. PORTRAIT OF A TRAVELER. “Years” – the hands of an elderly Vietnamese woman. (Soren Hansen/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
31. PORTRAIT OF A TRAVELER. Portrait of a girl near her home in Kerala, India. She has the only toy in her hands. (Bruno Tamiozzo/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
32. PORTRAIT OF A TRAVELER. “Preparation” - a girl is being prepared for traditional local dances, Oman. (Darryl MacDonald/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
33. PRICELESS MOMENTS. Dragonfly on a girl's face, Alaska, USA. (Pavel Mach/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
34. LUCKY SHOT. Wool threads on the board, through which the head of the nail is visible. The photographer tried to create the appearance of the moon and the sea, Stockholm. (Aditya Vardhan Tibrewala/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
35. PRICELESS MOMENTS. "Holi" - holiday bright colors in India it is celebrated at the beginning of spring. One of the traditions of the celebration: sprinkling each other with colored powder. (Byongsun Ahn/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
36. PORTRAIT OF A TRAVELER. Workers unload tons of tuna every day. Many fish weigh more than a person. Philippines. (Ybrael Abergas/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
37. PRICELESS MOMENTS. Young fishermen help their fathers when fishing. Copacabana Beach, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. (Luis Gutman/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
38. PRICELESS MOMENTS. Children playing tag, Nepal. (Mac Kwan/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
39. LUCKY SHOT. Provincial town in Cuba with many pillars and old cars. (Daniel Ikemiyashiro/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
Ye Ye is a 16-year-old giant panda in Wolong Nature Reserve, China.
Photo by: Ami Vitale
To create this day-night composite image, photographer Stephen Wilkes shot 1,036 frames over 26 hours on a mountainside in Yosemite National Park.
Photo by: Stephen Wilkes
Silverside fish form large schools to confuse predators.
A baby white-bellied pangolin sits on its mother's back at the nonprofit Pangolin Conservation in St. Augustine, Florida.
Photo by: Joel Sartore
The nervous system of the common octopus is much more complex than that of most invertebrates. Can he think? Does it have consciousness? Researchers don't yet know the answers to these questions.
Photo by: David Liittschwager
Turtles do their best to hide from the scorching sun. They will simply fry in their shells if left without shelter for too long.
Photo by: Thomas Peschak
Rüppel's vulture with blood dripping from its beak.
A mother grizzly bear and her cubs are causing a traffic jam on a road that is open to private vehicles only five days each summer in Denali, Alaska.
Photo by: Aaron Huey
In Grand Teton National Park, a bear chases birds of prey away from a bison carcass.
Photo by: Hamilton James
In Flint, Michigan, sisters Julia and India and their brother Antonio received their daily supply of bottled water at a fire station.
Photo credit: Wayne Lawrence
Thermophiles brightly colored the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park. These microorganisms have adapted to exist in hot water.
Photo by: Michael Nichols
To track changes in sea ice, the Norwegian research vessel Lance drifted with ice floes for five months in 2015.
Photo credit: Nick Cobbing
The carcass of a bison that drowned in the Yellowstone River became dinner for a family of wolves.
Photo by: Ronan Donovan
Indigenous people hunt in the Manu forests of Peru solely to support their subsistence. Spider monkeys are their favorite pets.
Photo by: Charlie Hamilton James
Temple of Athena Pronaia at dusk, Delphi city, Greece.
Photo by: Vincent J.
Kirk Odom was convicted of rape following an examination of a hair found on the victim's shirt. He spent 22 years in prison before DNA testing proved his innocence.
Photo credit: Max Aguilera-Hellweg
Engineer Pablo de Leon tests a prototype spacesuit at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, which maintains conditions similar to those on Mars.
Photo by: Phillip Toledano
Vultures eat a zebra in the Serengeti.
Photo by: Charlie Hamilton James
Isra Ali Saalad moved from Somalia to Sweden with her mother and two brothers.
Photo by: Robin Hammond
Three Kurdish women pose for photographs with their faces covered.
Photo by: Yuri Kozyrev
Diver and tiger shark in the Bahamas. The scene is not as dangerous as it may seem. This predator relies on the factor of surprise when hunting, so it is unlikely to attack a scuba diver who is looking at it.
Photo by: Brian Skerry
A refugee family in a destroyed building in the Iraqi city of Ramadi.
Photographs and paintings of landmarks such as the Grand Canyon inspired Congress to create Yellowstone Park in 1872.
Photo by: Michael Nichols
Poachers killed this black rhinoceros in the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park in South Africa. The number of these animals today is no more than 5,000 individuals.
Photo credit: Brent Stirton
67-year-old Gerd Gamanab sought medical help too late. The sun and dust of Namibia over many years of work destroyed the corneas of his eyes.
Photo credit: Brent Stirton
Igor Voronkin at a mine in Barentsburg, Spitsbergen archipelago, Norway.
Photo by: Evgenia Arbugaeva
Rangers at Virunga Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo are undergoing military training due to the constant threat of attack from armed groups.
Photo credit: Brent Stirton
Stephen Donovan, who came to Glacier National Park to hone his photography skills.
Photo credit: Corey Arnold
On a train approaching Kashgar station, a child draws a heart on a table covered with sand brought in from the desert.
Photo by Matthieu Paley
Vibrant life in Taipei after sunset.
Photo by: Dina Litovsky
Becky Weed and her husband raise sheep near Yellowstone National Park.
Photo by: Erika Larsen
These rhinos on a ranch in South Africa recently had their horns cut off. Unlike elephant tusks, rhinoceros horns will grow back if they are cut correctly.
Photo credit: Brent Stirton
A salesman from bustling Seoul relaxes after a hike in Bukhansan National Park.
Photo by: Lucas Foglia
A panda keeper in China is using a stuffed leopard to teach young pandas to fear their worst enemy in the wild.
Photo by: Ami Vitale
American crocodile.
Photo credit: David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes
Three-week-old elk calves and their mother make their first migration in Yellowstone.
Photo by: Joe Riis
Vision examination of residents of the Sundarbans region of India. More than eight million people in this country have vision problems.
Photo credit: Brent Stirton
Rufer Vselensky Kirill poses in Moscow, and Dima Balashov photographs him.
Photo by: Gerd Ludwig
Bovanenkovskoye oil and gas condensate field on the Yamal Peninsula, Russia.
Photo by: Evgenia Arbugaeva
Night picnic under apricot trees in Bagaran, Armenia.
Photo by: John Stanmeyer
A worker hammers away at frozen tuna aboard a Chinese cargo ship docked in the Philippines.
Photo by: Adam Dean
American cruise ship in Havana Bay.
Leo Teton stands next to a pillar hung with bison skulls, symbolizing the spiritual connection between the Shoshone tribe and bison at Fort Hall, Idaho.
Photo by: Erika Larsen
Sunbathers with or without clothes on the green banks of the Schwabingerbach stream in Munich's English Park.
Photo by: Simon Roberts
Children swim in a river where a bridge collapsed, Port Salut, Haiti. Hurricane Matthew caused serious damage to the city, destroying many houses.
Photo by: Andrew McConnell
Part of the elk carcass and antlers are transported the old fashioned way - on a mule.
Photo by: David Guttenfelder
A tracker with a bloodhound tries to track down the poachers who killed an elephant and cut off its head so they could quickly get away with the tusks.
Photo credit: Brent Stirton
An orangutan climbs to a height of 30 meters, tempted by the fruit of a strangler ficus.
Photo by: Tim Laman
Lightning lights up the sky near Wood River, Nebraska, as an estimated 413,000 sandhill cranes arrive to roost on the Platte River shallows.
Photo credit: Randy Olson
"Marble Caves"
Marble caves in Patagonia
Edition National Geographic unveiled the best photos of the 2017 competition participants National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year. The photo competition closed on June 30, while the winners will be announced in August.
The competition jury has now begun selecting the winners. To ease the agonizing wait, the editors National Geographic We opened the competition archive and shared our own selection of works. The works demonstrate amazingly beautiful landscapes taken in different countries of the world, as well as animals captured in national parks all over the planet.
This year's main prize will be a ten-day expedition to the Galapagos for two in the company of representatives National Geographic.
"Powerful Cloud"
Mount Fuji.
Photo And Caption By Takashi
"First dive"
Photo And Caption By Matthew Smith
Major thunderstorm in Canada.
Photo And Caption By Mark Duffy
"Green Reflections".
Hang Sơn Đoòng Valley (Vietnam) and the largest known cave passage in the world.
Photo And Caption By Ronald Fritz
"Fairytale Forest".
Photo And Caption By Y. TAKAFUJI
"March".
Safari in Zambia.
Photo And Caption By Torie Hilley
"Power of nature".
Eruption of the Colima volcano in Mexico, December 13, 2015.
Photo And Caption By Sergio Tapiro Velasco
"Underwater view of winter Lofoten."
Famous Norwegian city Lofoten.
Photo And Caption By Sergey Lukankin
"Wings to the sun."
Photo And Caption By Scott Summers
"Frozen lava and forest."
The photo was taken in Sicily, near Mount Etna.
Photo And Caption By Placido Faranda
"Innocent look"
Photo And Caption By Nadeem Sufi
"Blue Pond".
Photo And Caption By Masahiro Hiroike
"Spy Eye"
The whale technique “spy jump” to familiarize yourself with the situation on the surface of the water.
Photo And Caption By Mark Seabury
"Ride to remember."
Photo And Caption By Manish Mamtani
New Hampshire
"Provence. Summer haircut."
Drone photo.
Photo And Caption By Jerome Courtial
"Mountain Scene"
Photo And Caption By Jenny Oliver
"Hummingbird"
The photo was taken in Ecuador, near the city of Papallacta.
Photo And Caption By Hymakar Valluri
"Symmetryyirthemmis."
Photo And Caption By Hiroshi Tanita
"Walking Attractions"
Snow field on Hokkaido island
Photo And Caption By Hidetoshi Kikuchi
"Pure rage."
Photo And Caption By Dana Kennedy
"Marble Caves"
Marble caves in Patagonia
Photo And Caption By Clane Gessel
"Endless road to Transylvania."
Photo And Caption By Calin Stan
"Mother and son".
Wapusk National Park, Canada
Photo And Caption By Baoting (Bob) Chen
"Fire in White" Park in Croatia.
Photo And Caption By Aurel Manea
Lunch time.
Photo And Caption By Andrey Narchuk
National Geographic is the most famous and authoritative photography competition in the world, which is annually held by the magazine of the same name. Thousands of photographers from all over the world take part in the competition and compete for the main prize - $10,000 and an invitation to National Geographic headquarters in New York. (The main prize changes every year).
The results of last year’s competition have already been summed up, so we invite you to take a look at 50 best photos National Geographic in 2015! This is simply fantastic! Let us remind you that there is not a drop of Photoshop in these photos :) Enjoy!
1. Falls of the Gods / Iceland (Photo by Ed Graham)
2. Life on the edge / Faroe Islands (Photo Marco Grassi)
3. Haunted Village / Hungary (Photo by Gabor Dvornik)
4. Mantis in the courtyard of the house (Photo by Nil Rahola)
5. Here comes lunch / Antarctica (Photo by Clinton Berry)
6. Lavender fields on the Valensole plateau / France (Photo Marco Grassi)
8. Baikal Fault / Russia (Photo by Alexey Trofimov)
9. 800-year-old Baobabs / Madagascar (Photo by Marcel van Oosten)
10. At the shipwreck / Reunion Island, France (Photo by Gaby Barathieu)
11. Window to Poverty / Cambodia (Photo by Yap Kh)
12. Chameleon having lunch (Photo by Christian Ziegler)
13. Emperor penguins/ Antarctica (Photo by Christopher Michel)
14. Sunrise on the island of Java / Indonesia (Photo by Achmad Sumawijaya)
15. Sossusvlei - a country of sand and dry lakes / Namib Desert (Photo by Martin L.)
16. Source / Ocala National Forest near Orlando (Photo by Jennifer Adler)
17. Summit of the Matterhorn / Switzerland (Photo by Andrey Omelyanchuk)
1 8. Wolf on Ice / Russia (Photo by Fox Grom)
19. Flamingos take off (Photo by Yu huiping)
20. Iceberg Collision/Greenland (Photo by Eric Lew)
21. See you soon / Bears in Alaska (Photo by Laura Keene)
22. Elephant emerges from the water / Africa (Photo by Szakács Cukrász)
23. Hands of an elderly man / Bangladesh (Photo by Dolon Archi)
24. Chalk cliffs in Sussex (Photo by Ludwig Wagner)
25. Active volcano Calbuco / Chile (Photo by Francisco Negroni)
26. Rice fields / Vietnam (Photo by Surawut Sudha)
27. Fish Whirlpool / Mexico (Photo by Jeff Hester)
28. Cute fox / Italy (Photo by Stefano Unterthiner)
29. Owl with prey / Spain (Photo by Andres Lopez)
30. Grassland (Photo by Tugo Cheng)
31. Against the Wind / Canada (Photo by Dominic Roy)
32. Waterfall in autumn / Croatia (Photo by Vedrana Tafra)
33. Let's dance / Madagascar (Photo by Alison Buttigieg)
34. Huge dune / Namib Desert (Photo by Stas Bartnikas)
35. Powerful tornado / Colorado (Photo by James Smart)
36. Silhouette of the cross / USA (Photo by Brad Maule)
37. All the beauty of a flower / USA (Photo by Richard Susanto)
38. Cliff and wave collision (Photo by Aaron Feinberg)
39. Yellow jellyfish / Palau (Photo by Ciemon Frank)
40. Shall we sing? Male gelada / Ethiopian Highlands (Photo by Robin Moore)
41. Approaching subway train / China (Photo by Gail von Bergen Ryan)
42. Iguazu Falls during the rainy season / Brazil (Photo by Ian Kelsall)
43. Last barley harvest / New Zealand(Photo by Gemma Collier)
44. Sunset on the Usmanka River in early spring/ Russia (Photo by Timur Podkolzin)
45. Winter night in Khibiny / Russia (Photo by Maxim Slastnikov)
46. Pacification / China (Photo by Abderazak Tissoukai)
47. Pair of vultures in sand dunes / Kuwait (Photo by Mohd Khorshid)
48. Emerald Fields on the Hills / Washington State, USA (Photo by Hamish Mitchell)
49. Rainbow at Cape Point / South Africa (Photo by Ajit Sn)
