Smithsonian Magazine 2012 Photography Contest: Finalists

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THE NATURAL WORLD - An Onlooker Witnesses the Annular Solar Eclipse as the Sun Sets on May 20, 2012. Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 2012. (Colleen Pinski/Peyton, Colorado/Smithsonian.com)

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TRAVEL - People Harvesting Salt at Sunset. Ninh Hoa District, Khanh Hoa Province, August  2012. (Hoang Giang Hai/Hanoi, Vietnam/Smithsonian.com)#

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AMERICANA - Grandpa's Helper. McKinney, Texas, May 2012. (Kelly Berry/Murphy, Texas/Smithsonian.com)#

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PEOPLE - Worshipers at Charak Puja in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh. Moulvibazar, Bangladesh, April 2012. (Md. Akhlas Uddin/Sylhet, Bangladesh/Smithsonian.com)#

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PEOPLE - Rasta Daughter. Johannesburg, South Africa, May 2012. (Selwane Evodia Melamu/Johannesburg, South Africa/Smithsonian.com)#

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AMERICANA - Apple guy on location in the Desert.  Dallas, Texas, May 2010. (Ron Hendersen/Dallas, Texas/Smithsonian.com)#

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AMERICANA - Nighttime at Times Square, NYC. New York City, New York, November 2012. (Doug Van de Zande/Raleigh, North Carolina/Smithsonian.com)#

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TRAVEL - River Ferry Operating in the Early Morning.  Xiao Donjiang, China/August 2010. (James Khoo/Shah Alam, Malaysia/Smithsonian.com)#

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THE NATURAL WORLD - A Man-Made Ice Geyser. Duluth, Minnesota, December 2011. (Nathan Carlsen/Duluth, Minnesota/Smithsonian.com)#

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TRAVEL - Alternating Rice Plots in the Bacson Valley in July. (Hai Thinh Hoang, July 2012) (Hai Thinh Hoang/Hanoi, Vietnam/Smithsonian.com)#

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THE NATURAL WORLD - Mummy, I Am Down Here, and Hungry! Borneo Highland Resort, Sarawak, Malaysia, November 2010.  (Bjorn Olesen/Singapore/Smithsonian.com)#

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THE NATURAL WORLD - Antheraea Polyphemus Caterpillar Striking a Rather Devious-Looking Pose. Durham, North Carolina, September 2011. (Colin Hutton/Durham, NC/Smithsonian.com)#

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THE NATURAL WORLD - The Ants Holding Seeds.  Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, July 2012. (Eko Adiyanto/Bekasi, Indonesia/Smithsonian.com)#

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PEOPLE - Guardians of the Forest. Rio Caqueta, Amazonas, Colombia, February 2012. (Piers Calvert/West Sussex, England/Smithsonian.com)#

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TRAVEL - A visit to Bagan, Myanmar.  Bagan, Myanmar, January 2011. (Han Tha/Yangon, Myanmar/Smithsonian.com)#

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THE NATURAL WORLD - Breeding Penguins. Antarctica, February 2012. (Neal Piper/Washington, D.C./Smithsonian.com)#

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AMERICANA - Annual Bucking Horse Sale in Miles City, Montana. Miles City, Montana, May 2012.  (George Burgin/Billings, Montana/Smithsonian.com)#

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PEOPLE - Christine, 20-years-old, with Her First Child a Few Months Old. Mulungwishi, Deomcratic Republic of Congo, April 2012. (Paolo Patruno/Bologna, Italy/Smithsonian.com)#

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AMERICANA - Hopper/Rockwell Scene, New York City. New York City, New York, September 2011. (Winston Hicks/Austin, Texas/Smithsonian.com)#

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AMERICANA - Liquor Store.  Petaluma, California, September 2011. (David Egan/San Francisco, California/Smithsonian.com)#

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TRAVEL - Musicians Arriving at the Bullring. Quito, Ecuador, October 2011.  (Raul Amaru Linares/Bogota, Colombia/Smithsonian.com)#

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PEOPLE - In One of the Small Churches in Nazareth. Nazareth, Israel, July 2011. (Ilan Fain/Haifa, Israel/Smithsonian.com)#