Het is één van de meest spraakmakende en excentrieke fotowedstrijden in de wereld: The 2014 National Geographic Photo Contest. Adembenemende foto’s van de flora en fauna op aarde. Van adembenemende wolkenvelden tot de waanzinnige onderwaterwereld. De deadline van deze fotowedstrijd komt steeds dichterbij (inzenden kan tot 31 oktober, 2014). De winnaar ontvangt een geldprijs van $10.000 en een reis naar het HQ van National Geographic voor de jaarlijkse, befaamde fotografie seminar. The Atlantic Magazine heeft een aantal van de beste inzendingen – so far – op een rijtje gezet:
Above: Christian Schlamann – “A great moment with a whale shark at the Silver Banks, North of the Dominican Republic. Very special because it’s not common to meet a whale shark there. This place is well known for Humpback Whales.”
Above: Amanda Nand – “A smoke column billows above the forest fire in Banff National Park, one of Canada’s most beautiful places. Many people were devastated when it went up in flames. Although it’s quite sad, this fire was actually very beneficial to the land, as there hadn’t been a blaze in this area for over 300 years. What people fail to realize is that some wildfires are part of the natural process of forests. In a year or so, proof of that in the form of fire weed and new plant growth will blanket the forest floor where the fire once raged. Knowing that, it made this fire even more beautiful to me.”
Above: Cael Cook – “This humpback whale breached several times perhaps in hopes of communicating the oncoming threat of transient Killer Whales who have been known to kill humpback calfs and were later spotted traveling towards this particular humpback and her calf (not in view). Tolmie Chanel, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada.”
Above: Marc Henauer – “Off the coast of Guadalupe Island, Mexico, great white sharks gather to feed on sea lions. It is an ideal place to observe these majestic animals in their natural state. Far from what is seen in Hollywood movies, the great white shark remains fearful of man and is not easily approached.”
Above: Kristjan Madalvee – “Lightning in Vergi Port, Estonia.”
Above: Eduardo Lopez Negrete – “While on a trip to unhook live sharks from fishermen’s longlines, we were lucky enough to run into a massive school of mobula rays. The rays were moving quite fast and it was hard enough keeping up with them from the surface, let alone dive down to take a closer look. This photo was taken freediving to a depth of about 60 ft. in Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Sur, Mexico.”
Above: Nathan Stone – “This picture was taken in South Africa. We went on a safari and this lion got stuck in a tree while watching his family walk off in the distance.”
Above: Rupert Preifller – “Madagascans with their boats, trying to trade some goods with the people on a cruise ship. Jeans, sweets, t-shirts are wanted, in exchange for crabs, fresh fruits and fish. They stayed the whole day, shouting and waving up to the people on the ship.”
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