Lockdown but Not Disconnected ( Sinsee Ho.
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Grand Prize WinnerI took this photo in February 2021 during Chinese Lunar New Year.
“Lockdown but Not Disconnected” (© Sinsee Ho. All rights reserved.) Grand Prize WinnerI took this photo in February 2021 during Chinese Lunar New Year. It was lockdown in Malaysia and social gatherings were limited, with travel restricted to within a 10-kilometer radius. Although staying at home, we remained connected to family and friends.
It was lockdown in Malaysia and social gatherings were limited, with travel restricted to within a 10-kilometer radius.
Although staying at home, we remained connected to family and friends.
Ho’s winning image was taken in Malaysia during the 2021 Chinese Lunar New Year.
“Najin Resting With Her Caretaker” (© Matjaz Krivic. All rights reserved.) Winner, PeopleNajin, who at age 32 is one of only two surviving northern white rhinos, rests under a hot afternoon sun with her friend and caretaker Zachary Mutai in Kenya’s Ol Pajeta Conservancy.
Typically a time for big gatherings, Ho wanted to show how dramatically the world had changed.
I used a tripod and 10-second self-timer to take the shot.
Over 13,000 votes were cast for the Readers' Choice award, which went to Shayna Stevens.
“Teach Me Dad” (© Shayna Stevens. All rights reserved.) Winner, Readers' Choice.My husband Will with our two-year-old son Harvest in our milking parlor. Harvest was curious as to what was in the can. It was milk, of course!
Stevens' charming photo was taken right in her own backyard.
This moving moment between father and son is certainly one that resonated with the public.
See more winners and finalists below and check outall 60 images on Smithsonian Magazine.
“Indigenous Swirling Colors” (© Craig Lefebvre. All rights reserved.) Winner, American Experience.Kenneth Shirley of the Indigenous Enterprise dance troupe twirls through the sun and shadows in Tlaquepaque, Sedona, Arizona.
Smithsonian Magazine just announced the winners of its 19th annual photo contest.
Najin Resting With Her Caretaker ( Matjaz Krivic.
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“Ants and the Aphids” (© Prathamesh Ghadekar. All rights reserved.) Winner, Natural World.Aphids and ants coexist in a symbiotic relationship: The aphids suck the sap of plants and then secrete a substance called honeydew that feeds the ants, who in turn protect the aphids from predators.
Teach Me Dad ( Shayna Stevens.
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Winner, Readers' Choice.My husband Will with our two-year-old son Harvest in our milking parlor.
“Transition-2” (© Chen-Tung Tai. All rights reserved.) Winner, Travel.This colorful facade hides an office building in Tokyo. The sight of it took my breath away.
Harvest was curious as to what was in the can.
It was milk, of course!
Indigenous Swirling Colors ( Craig Lefebvre.
“Add Some More Colors” (© Sultan Ahmed Niloy. All rights reserved.) Finalist, Travel.Workers in Bangladesh’s lay out strips of dyed cotton to dry in the sun. Seen from above, the textiles form a mesmerizing pattern.
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Ants and the Aphids ( Prathamesh Ghadekar.
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“Floating Flowers Performed by B.DANCE” (© Garry Platt. All rights reserved.) Winner, Altered Image.The Taiwanese dance troupe B. DANCE performs their piece “Floating Flowers” at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland.
Transition-2 ( Chen-Tung Tai.
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Winner, Travel.This colorful facade hides an office building in Tokyo.
“Rejected Schooners” (© Andrey Krovlin. All rights reserved.) Finalist, Altered ImageThese abandoned North Korean schooners have found their final resting place in the Sea of Japan just off the coast of Primorye, Russia.
The sight of it took my breath away.
Add Some More Colors ( Sultan Ahmed Niloy.
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“Ice House on Lake Erie” (© Garret Suhrie. All rights reserved.) Finalist, Travel.A house is encased in ice following a violent storm that swept across the Great Lakes.
Finalist, Travel.Workers in Bangladesh’s lay out strips of dyed cotton to dry in the sun.
Seen from above, the textiles form a mesmerizing pattern.
Floating Flowers Performed by B.DANCE ( Garry Platt.
“Baby Snow Monkeys” (© Ramesh Letchmanan. All rights reserved.) Finalist, Natural WorldBaby snow monkeys play in an “onsen” — hot spring — in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. This is the only region where nonhuman primates are known to bathe in hot springs.
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Winner, Altered Image.The Taiwanese dance troupe B.
DANCE performs their piece Floating Flowers at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland.
“Born of Fire” (© Filip Hrebenda. All rights reserved.) Finalist, Natural World.The volcano Fagradalsfjall, on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, erupted in March 2021 for the first time in six thousand years. This photo was taken in early April. The eruption lasted roughly six months.
Rejected Schooners ( Andrey Krovlin.
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Ice House on Lake Erie ( Garret Suhrie.
“City of Bridges” (© Lam Hoang. All rights reserved.) Finalist, Mobile.Chicago’s distinct Bascule bridges, which use a system of gears and counterweights to pull the structures upward and back to allow tall watercraft to pass beneath, are a widely recognized feature of the city’s magnificent architecture. Chicago boasts more moveable bridges than any other city in the world.
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Finalist, Travel.A house is encased in ice following a violent storm that swept across the Great Lakes.
Baby Snow Monkeys ( Ramesh Letchmanan.
“Fill the Frame” (© Sunil Choudhary. All rights reserved.) Winner, Mobile.A man performs morning rituals at Yamuna Ghat, New Delhi, India.
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Finalist, Natural WorldBaby snow monkeys play in an onsen hot spring in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
This is the only region where nonhuman primates are known to bathe in hot springs.
“Waiting for Hope” (© Sara Goli. All rights reserved.) Finalist, Altered Image.
Born of Fire ( Filip Hrebenda.
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This photo was taken in early April.
The eruption lasted roughly six months.
City of Bridges ( Lam Hoang.
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Chicago boasts more moveable bridges than any other city in the world.
Fill the Frame ( Sunil Choudhary.
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Winner, Mobile.A man performs morning rituals at Yamuna Ghat, New Delhi, India.
Waiting for Hope ( Sara Goli.
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Finalist, Altered Image.
