10 Of The Best Photos From Smithsonian’s Nature’s Best Photography Contest
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The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History received over 20,000 entries from around the world to compete for the best wildlife and nature photo. Home to some of the most incredible nature photography in the world, the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum has just announced the winners from their “Nature’s Best Photography” competition.
Here’s 10 favorites photos from sixty honored and winning entries the museum will be showcasing until April 20, 2015.
Animal Antics Winner: This red kangaroo was caught licking his forearms and paws to cool off in the heat of Sturt Stony Desert, New South Wales, Australia.
Photographer of the Year: Art Wolfe, who won this award for his extraordinary 40-year body of work, captures sunrise on the peaks of Torres del Paine National Park, Chile.
Youth Photographer of the Year: Jenaya Launstein, age 15, captured a tranquil moment in the life of a porcupine in Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory, Canada.