Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2011
“Splashing”, Grand Prize Winner and winner of the Nature category. This photo was taken when I was taking photos of other insects, as I normally did during macro photo hunting. I wasn’t actually aware of this dragonfly since I was occupied with other objects. When I was about to take a picture of it, it suddenly rained, but the lighting was just superb. I decided to take the shot regardless of the rain. The result caused me to be overjoyed, and I hope it pleases viewers. Location: Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia. (© Shikhei Goh)
Homeless mom prepares her daughter for school
CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year 2011 award winners. Several dozen additional entrants are posted in a gallery at the Telegraph.
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Bamiyan, Afghanistan, 2006 by Steve McCurry