Winners of the Smithsonian.com 14th Annual Photo Contest
Smithsonian.com has announced the winners of its 14th Annual Photo Contest. The contest, which ran from March 22 – Nov. 30, 2016, received over 48,000 submissions from photographers in 146 countries and territories.
Contestants submitted photos to the following seven categories: Natural World, The American Experience, Travel, People, Altered, Mobile, and Sustainable Travel.
From Pradeep Raja Kannaiah’s Grand-Prize-winning shot of women praying in Indonesia’s Istiqlal Mosque to Prelena Soma Owen’s artfully framed photograph of elephants in Botswana, these images stood out to Smithsonian.com as the most unique and memorable.
See the winners and finalists of Smithsonian.com’s 14th Annual Photo Contest. The 15th Annual Smithsonian.com Photo Contest will open at 2:00 PM EST on March 28, 2017 and run through Nov. 30.
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