Grand Prize Winner and 1st Place/Nature:
THE EXPLOSION! - The subject's name is Busaba, a well cared for
Indochinese Tigress whose home is at Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Thailand. I
had taken many portraits of Busaba previously and it was becoming more
and more difficult to come up with an image that appeared any different
to the others. Which is why I took to observing her more carefully
during my visits in the hope of capturing something of a behavioral
shot. The opportunity finally presented itself while watching Busaba
enjoying her private pool then shaking herself dry. In all humility I
have to say that Mother Nature smiled favorably on me that day! (Photo
and caption by Ashley Vincent/National Geographic Photo Contest)
1st Place/Places:
THE MATTERHORN - The Matterhorn, 4478 meters at full moon. (Photo and
caption by Nenad Saljic/National Geographic Photo Contest)
1st Place/People:
AMONGST THE SCAVENGERS - At the end of the day women are allowed to
pick through the dumpsite. (Photo and caption by Micah Albert/National
Geographic Photo Contest)
Viewer's Choice/Places:
ICEBERG HUNTERS - Chipping ice off an iceberg is a common way for the
Inuit community to retrieve fresh drinking water while on the land.
During a weekend long hunting trip, we came upon this majestic iceberg
frozen in place. It was a perfect opportunity to grab enough ice and
drinking water for the remainder of the trip. (Photo and caption by Adam
Coish/National Geographic Photo Contest)
Viewer's Choice/People:
EXPEDITION AMUNDSEN - A race that follows in the path of the famous
explorer Roald Amundsen brings the contestants to the Hardangervidda
Mountainplateu, Norway. 100km across the plateau, the exact same route
Amundsen used to prepare for his South Pole expedition in 1911 is still
used by explorers today. Amundsen did not manage to cross the plateau
and had to turn back because of bad weather. He allegedly said that the
attempt to cross Hardangervidda was just as dangerous and hard as the
conquering of the South Pole. (Photo and caption by Kai-Otto
Melau/National Geographic Photo Contest)
Viewer's Choice/Nature:
TENDER MOMENT - Everyday in Mara starts with something new and
different and day ends with memorable experiences with spectacular
photographs. I was very lucky sighting and photographing Malaika - the
name of female Cheetah and her cub. She is well known for its habit to
jump on vehicles. She learned that from her mother Kike, and Kike from
her mother, Amber. Like her mother she is teaching lessons to her cub.
Teaching lessons means the addition of another moment for tourists.
This is one of the tender moments between Malaika and her cub. I was
very lucky to capture that moment. (Photo and caption by Sanjeev
Bhor/National Geographic Photo Contest)
Honorable Mention:
RED FOX CATCHING MOUSE UNDER SNOW - With his exceptional hearing, a red
fox has targeted a mouse hidden under 2 feet of crusted snow.
Springing high in the air he breaks through the crusted spring snow
with his nose and his body is completely vertical as he grabs the mouse
under the snow. (Photo and caption by Micheal Eastman/National
Geographic Photo Contest)
Honorable Mention:
CHINESE TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT RACING - Dragon boating is a Chinese
traditional entertainment. As an aquatic sport to memorize Qu Yuan, a
patriotic poet in ancient china, it is usually held in festivals, which
can be traced back to two thousand years ago. (Photo and caption by
关嘉城/National Geographic Photo Contest)
Honorable Mention:
EAST OF ICELAND - Glacial ice washes ashore after calving off the Brei
amerkurjˆkull glacier, on Iceland's eastern coast. During the waning
light of summer this image was created over the course of a 4-minute
exposure while the photographer backlit the grounded glacial ice with a
headlamp for 2 of those 4 minutes. (Photo and caption by Eric
Guth/National Geographic Photo Contest)
Honorable Mention:
CAPTIVE - Yayasan Galuh Rehabilitation Center is and impoverished
mental health facility based in Bekasi, Indonesia that hosts over 250
patients. Most come from poor families no longer interested in managing
their condition, or are unable. Some patients are homeless, deposited
after being taken off streets by police. The only medical treatment
received is for skin conditions. No assessments, psychotherapy or
psychiatric medications is available. Over one third of the patients are
shackled in chains. These measures are implemented to those thought to
be violent, uncontrollable and dangerous. (Photo and caption by
Wendell Phillips/National Geographic Photo Contest)
Honorable Mention:
EERIE EIFFEL - The winter gloomy day worked to my advantage to create
this eerie feeling of the famous landmark Eiffel tower. (Photo and
caption by Indra Swari Wonowidjojo/National Geographic Photo Contest
Honorable Mention:
PREDATION UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL - I was surrounded by thousands of fish
that moved in synchrony because of the predation that was happening.
It was an incredible experience. (Photo and caption by Fransisca
Harlijanto/National Geographic Photo Contest)
Honorable Mention:
URSUS ARCTOS HORRIBILIS - This photo of a wild, Alaskan, brown bear
digging on a game trail was taken with a home made motion controlled
triggering device hooked up to my DSLR. (Photo and caption by Jason
Ching/National Geographic Photo Contest)
Honorable Mention:
STILT FISHING - Stilt fishing is a typical fishing technique only seen
in Sri Lanka. The fishermen sit on a cross bar called a petta, tied to a
vertical pole planted into the coral reef. This long exposure shot
shows how unstable their position is. (Photo and caption by Ulrich
Lambert/National Geographic Photo Contest)