1η
Θέση: Dig me river
Manaus,
Amazonas, κατά τη διάρκεια του Βραζιλιάνικου
πρωταθλήματος Aquathlon / του Wagner
Araujo. Money shot: The top prize went to photographer Wagner Araujo,
who captured this incredible image while attending the Brazilian
Aquathlon (swimming and running) championship in Manaus.
2η
Θέση: Thunderstorm at False Kiva
Η.Π.Α.,
καταιγίδα στο Εθνικό Πάρκο Canyonlands / του
Max Seigal. Mystic haze: Max Seigal hiked out to these ruins at
Canyonlands National Park at night hoping to photograph them with the
milky way, but instead a thunderstorm rolled through creating this
dramatic image.
3η
Θέση: Say Cheese
Κένυα,
Εθνικό Πάρκο Masai Mara / του Yanai Bonneh. Wild
things: Cheetahs jumped on the vehicle of tourists in Masai Mara
National Park, Kenya, and Yanai Bonneh was in the right place to
capture the big cats in action.
Τιμητική
Διάκριση: Lady in Water
Μιανμάρ,
μια κυρία συλλέγει νερό από το ποτάμι
σε ένα χωριό στη Bagan / του Marcelo Salvador. Merit
prize: Marcelo Salvador captured this poetic image of a woman drawing
water from a river near Bagan, Myanmar.
Τιμητική
Διάκριση: Portrait of an Eastern Screech Owl
Πορτρέτο
μικρής κουκουβάγιας που συναντά κανείς
στην Ανατολική,Βόρεια Αμερική / του
Graham McGeorge. What a hoot: The Eastern Screech Owl is seen here
doing what they do best: blending into their surroundings.
Τιμητική
Διάκριση: Children of Reindeer
Sápmi,
o Mikael Ande, ένα παιδί εκτροφέων ταράνδων
κάνει διάλειμμα μετά από μια μακρά και
κρύα ημέρα / της Michelle Schantz. Little helper: Mikael
Ande, a child of Sami reindeer herders, takes a break indoors after a
long, cold day of rounding up the animals for vaccinations and
slaughter.
Τιμητική
Διάκριση: Sakura
Ιαπωνία,
αιωνόβιες κερασίες / του Hideyuki Katagiri.
Timeless: Hideyuki Katagiri captured the blossoming of cherry trees,
or Sakura, in Japan.
Τιμητική
Διάκριση: The TataHonda sect
Λαϊκή
Δημοκρατία του Κονγκό, κατά τη διάρκεια
θρησκευτικής τελετής της σέκτας Tatahonda
/ του Gergely Lantai-Csont. Inside man: Gergely Lantai-Csont was
allowed to photograph women of the secretive Tatahonda in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo as they prepared for a religious
ceremony.
Τιμητκή
Διάκριση: Piano play at sunset
Νέα
Ζηλανδία, σε δρόμο της πόλης Queenstown / του
Nikola Smernic. Moment of peace: Queenstown, New Zealand, known as
'The Adventure Capital of The World,' draws adrenaline junkies who
spend their days skydiving and and zip-lining, one of whom decided to
take a break from all the action by playing a doleful tune.
Τιμητική
Διάκριση: Guanjiang Shou
Ταϊβάν,
θίασοι Guanjiang Shou, δραστηριότητα σε
παραδοσιακή θρησκευτική συγκέντρωση / του Chan Kwok Hung. True colors: Guanjiang Shou troupes are one
of Taiwan most popular activities that may be seen all over the
country at traditional folk religion gatherings. With their fiercely
painted faces, fangs and choreographed performances, they are easily
recognized.
Τιμητική
Διάκριση: Another Perspective of the day
Ινδονησία,
ψαράς στη παραλία Bira / του Dody Kusuma. As old as
time: A fisherman is seen casting a net at Bira Beach, Indonesia,
like generations of his ancestors.