It’s a one in 20,000 shot, but one of the images could be National Geographic’s Photo of the Year.
Business Insider got a hold of some of this year’s candidates and shared them on its website. Here’s how it sets up the brilliant, fascinating, and awe-inspiring photos:
Over 20,000 photos are competing in three categories — people, places and nature. The top winner will be selected among the finalists in these groups and will be awarded $10,000 among other coveted prizes.
We’ve included some of the pictures below. You can see the rest at Business Insider and National Geographic:
In a mud pool at the sea salt mines near Bourgas, Bulgaria locals gather. He applies the mud from the pool and then stands upright until it is dry only to take a dip in the nearby sea. Afterwards he gets a relaxing swim in the 30cm of water in the salt mine (80-90% pure salt). Photo and caption by Antoni Georgiev/National Geographic Photo Contest
Snow Geese in flight. Kleinfeltersville, PA. Photo and caption by Charles Funk/National Geographic Photo Contest
When does childhood become adulthood? When does snack time become lunch at your desk? When did safety shift from blankies to insurance? When did magic turn into illusion? Childhood. When the whole world is magic. Photo and caption by Mei Ratz /National Geographic Photo Contest
An unexpected side-effect of the 2010 flooding in parts of Sindh, Pakistan, was that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters; because of the scale of the flooding and the fact that the water took so long to recede, many trees became cocooned in spiders webs. People in the area had never seen this phenomenon before, but they also reported that there were fewer mosquitoes than they would have expected, given the amount of standing water that was left. Not being bitten by mosquitoes was one small blessing for people that had lost everything in the floods. Photo and caption by Russell Watkins/National Geographic Photo Contest
Photo and caption by Efi First
While crossing the Pyrenees from France to Spain, I encountered a beauteful sunset scenery of a blanket of clouds covering the mountians. A curious horse came to check what was I'm doing. It felt very natural to integrate him in the photo
While crossing the Pyrenees from France to Spain, I encountered a beauteful sunset scenery of a blanket of clouds covering the mountians. A curious horse came to check what was I'm doing. It felt very natural to integrate him in the photo
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