21 Smithsonian Photo Finalists

MagicHat Published 03/13/2015

These are the 21 finalists for the 12th annual Smithsonian Photo Competition. Only the cream of the crop make it this far, and it shows.

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1.
A Girl Stares In Wonder At An Aquarium Tank. Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California
2.
Light Refracts Through The Curves Of A Breaking Wave. New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

$Light Refracts Through The Curves Of A Breaking Wave. New South Wales, Sydney, Australia$
3.
A Green Iguana Surfaces For Air. Bonaire, Netherlands
4.
The Caracolera Is A Common, But Restless Snake. Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
5.
A VicuÃ±a. Chimborazo Volcano, Ecuador
6.
Mobula Rays Gather To Feed On Plankton Attracted By Dive Lights. La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
7.
Snake. Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
8.
A Girl With Albinism. Valencia, Spain
9.
Women Of A Small Village Near Vinh Hy Bay, Vietnam, Sew A Fishing Net While Their Husbands Fish. Vinh Hy Bay, Ninh Thuan, Vietnam
10.
A Woman And Her Child Place Dyed Threads Out To Dry. Santipure, Nadia, India
11.
A Wave Strikes An Elephant Seal Pup. South Georgia Island
12.
Fireworks Shower Onlookers In Sparks During Holy Week Celebrations. Acobamba, Tarma, Peru
13.
Young Buddhist Novices Play In Hsinbyume Pagoda. Mingun, Mandalay, Myanmar
14.
A Woman Collects Water Lilies. Chau Doc, Mekong Delta, Vietnam
15.
A Fisherman Checks His Net In The Early Morning. Lam Dong, Dalat, Vietnam
16.
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Ely, Minnesota
17.
A Brown Bear Walks Across An Estuary. Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
18.
Fog Creeps Under The Manhattan Bridge. New York, New York
19.
While Firemen Were Putting Out A Fire In Chicago, The Water Froze And Coated Everything In Ice. Chicago, Illinois
20.
Spring In Palouse. Palouse, Washington
21.
Fog Weaves Through Forest Trees. New Forest, Hampshire, United Kingdom

1.
A Girl Stares In Wonder At An Aquarium Tank. Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California
2.
Light Refracts Through The Curves Of A Breaking Wave. New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
3.
A Green Iguana Surfaces For Air. Bonaire, Netherlands
4.
The Caracolera Is A Common, But Restless Snake. Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
5.
A VicuÃ±a. Chimborazo Volcano, Ecuador
6.
Mobula Rays Gather To Feed On Plankton Attracted By Dive Lights. La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
7.
Snake. Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
8.
A Girl With Albinism. Valencia, Spain
9.
Women Of A Small Village Near Vinh Hy Bay, Vietnam, Sew A Fishing Net While Their Husbands Fish. Vinh Hy Bay, Ninh Thuan, Vietnam
10.
A Woman And Her Child Place Dyed Threads Out To Dry. Santipure, Nadia, India
11.
A Wave Strikes An Elephant Seal Pup. South Georgia Island
12.
Fireworks Shower Onlookers In Sparks During Holy Week Celebrations. Acobamba, Tarma, Peru
13.
Young Buddhist Novices Play In Hsinbyume Pagoda. Mingun, Mandalay, Myanmar
14.
A Woman Collects Water Lilies. Chau Doc, Mekong Delta, Vietnam
15.
A Fisherman Checks His Net In The Early Morning. Lam Dong, Dalat, Vietnam
16.
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Ely, Minnesota
17.
A Brown Bear Walks Across An Estuary. Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
18.
Fog Creeps Under The Manhattan Bridge. New York, New York
19.
While Firemen Were Putting Out A Fire In Chicago, The Water Froze And Coated Everything In Ice. Chicago, Illinois
20.
Spring In Palouse. Palouse, Washington
21.
Fog Weaves Through Forest Trees. New Forest, Hampshire, United Kingdom