Ben
Moon
Beaches, Islands and Underwater
First Place
BEN MOON
Crystal Thornburg-Homcy ducks under a wave while
bodysurfing on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Kent
Miller
Beaches, Islands and Underwater
Kent Miller
Jessie Miller and her children, Jamie and Betsy, react as a thunderous 747 jumbo jet passes 60 feet above
them at Maho Beach in St. Maarten. The jet landed at the nearby Princess Juliana International Airport.
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Kimberly Boyd
Vickrey
Beaches, Islands and Underwater
Kimberly Boyd Vickrey
A South American fur seal swimming nervously backstage before her performance.
Kids can be a tough crowd.
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Scott Joshua
Dere
Beaches, Islands and Underwater
Scott Joshua Dere
Hurricane Irene came up the East
Coast with a fury rarely seen in
the northeast of the U.S. This
storm surge was photographed in
Long Beach, New York.
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Kevin
Arnold
Beaches, Islands and Underwater
Kevin Arnold
Members of the cast of the television show Shark Men fishing near Boca Grande, Florida.
This image was part of an advertising campaign for Sperry Top-Sider ASV footwear.
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Sara
Shoemaker Lind
Beaches, Islands and Underwater
Sara Shoemaker Lind
A smack of moon jellyfish in the cold, dark waters near Patterson Point, Alaska at 40 feet
below sea level. The water temperature was 44 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Kevin
Arnold
Outdoor Sports and Activities
First Place
Kevin Arnold
This photograph of sea kayakers was shot as part of an
advertising campaign for Sperry Top-Sider SON-R footwear
off the coast of Northern California.
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Aaron
Peterson
Outdoor Sports and Activities
Aaron Peterson
A sea kayaker paddles along the melting pack ice
on the Lake Superior shoreline of Michigan's Upper
Peninsula in March 2012. Winter storms build up
massive deposits of blue-green ice that can often
be found well into spring.
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Simon
Carter
Outdoor Sports and Activities
Simon Carter
To create this portrait of climber Brittany Griffith, I
attached my camera to the end of a 24-foot pole.
She is climbing Mr. Clean, a five-pitch route up the
multi-faceted columns of Devils Tower, Wyoming.
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Jimmy
Chin
Outdoor Sports and Activities
Jimmy Chin
Climber Dean Potter making a rope-less ascent of
Heaven in California's Yosemite National Park.
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Taylor
Glenn
Outdoor Sports and Activities
Taylor Glenn
A paraglider prepares for flight
in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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Andrea
Francolini
Outdoor Sports and Activities
Andrea Francolini
A
peregrine
falcon
flies
towards
its
prey
during
a
training
session
with
its
owner
in
the
desert
on
the
outskirts
of
Abu
Dhabi,
United
Arab
Emirates.
Falcons
and
other
birds
used
in
this
sport
can
cost
over
$90,000.
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Josh
Campbell
Outdoor Sports and Activities
First Place
Josh Campbell
Matt
Hanggi
ice
climbing
at
night
in
Upstate
New
York.
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Eddie
Gianelloni
Outdoor Sports and Activities
Eddie Gianelloni
Justin
Ridgely
navigates
the
belly
of
the
Arch
at
Ka'ena
Point
in
Oahu,
Hawaii.
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Terry
Shapiro
Parks and Safaris
First Place
Terry Shapiro
The Bisti Wilderness, located in Northwest New Mexico, is an amazing area containing mysterious, eroded rock formations.
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Tim
Frazier
Parks and Safaris
Tim Frazier
The clouds frame this panorama of Delicate Arch in
Arches National Park, Utah. I made this image while
hiking there in March 2012.
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Rudolph
Atallah
Parks and Safaris
Rudolph Atallah
A rain shower captured while on safari at Tswalu Kalahari
game reserve in Northern Cape, South Africa.
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William
Chua
Parks and Safaris
William Chua
Wildebeest jumping into the river during
the annual migration.
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Danell
Beede
Woods
Wheatcroft
Parks and Safaris
Woods Wheatcroft
An evening exposure of van campers
in Death Valley National Park, California.
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Danell
Beede
Aleksandr
Ostrovskiy
Plants, Animals, Insects and Gardens
Aleksandr Ostrovskiy
Poppy flowers after an early morning rain with
water droplets refracting the overcast sky.
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Scott
Hoyle
Plants, Animals, Insects and Gardens
Scott Hoyle
I could not believe how beautiful this horse was.
I had only a moment to take this low-light photograph,
and my goal was to keep the whiskers and eyes
in focus while letting the rest fade out.
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Peter
Lik
Plants, Animals, Insects and Gardens
Peter Lik
Standing beneath the canopy of this Japanese
maple tree was an incredible feeling. I was in
awe as the late afternoon sun backlit the delicate
leaves. Every branch told its own story, and I felt
this special tree had so much to tell.
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Cesar
Aristeiguieta
Plants, Animals, Insects and Gardens
Cesar Aristeiguieta
Two adult female grizzly bears play in a river in
Knight Inlet, British Columbia, Canada, as they
wait for the salmon run.
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Chris
McLennan
Scenes of the Natural World
FIRST PLACE
Chris McLennan
During this spectacular sunrise at Mesa Arch, Utah, the rising sun
reflected off the cliff face, illuminating the arch from below.
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Cody
Duncan
Scenes of the Natural World
Cody Duncan
A lenticular cloud illuminated by moonlight over the Alabama Hills
and Sierra Nevada mountains in California.
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Brian Maranan Pineda
Scenes of the Natural World
Brian Maranan Pineda
After spending the day herding yaks on horseback, we returned to the gers just as the
horses were coming back from grazing in the valley in Arkhangai, Mongolia.
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James
Randklev
Scenes of the Natural World
James Randklev
Sun rays streaking through the fog at La Push beach in Olympic National Park, Washington State.
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