Incredible images in National Geographic 2011 Photo of the Year contest

Over 20,000 photos are competing for the top prize of $10,000 for Photo of the Year.

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC IS currently considering photo submissions for its annual Photo of the Year contest.

Over 20,000 photos are competing in three categories – people, places and nature. The top winner will be selected among the finalists in these groups and will be awarded $10,000 among other coveted prizes.

Nat Geo was kind to share with us some of its editors’ favourite images that are in the running. The winner will be announced on December 15.

Incredible images in National Geographic 2011 Photo of the Year contest

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Celestial Falls
Christie Glissmeyer of Hood River, Oregon is the women's world waterfall record holder - here she is at Celestial Falls on the White River, Oregon. Pic: Tyler Roemer /National Geographic Photo Contest
Children's Smile
Life behind the polar circle. Image by Aleksandr Romanov/National Geographic Photo Contest.
Snow Geese
Snow geese in flight. Image by Charles Funk/National Geographic Photo Contest.
Childhood
When does childhood become adulthood? When does snack time become lunch at your desk? When did safety shift from blankies to insurance? When did magic turn into illusion? Childhood. When the whole world is magic. Image by Mei Ratz /National Geographic Photo Contest.
Trees cocooned in spiders' webs after flooding in Pakistan, 7 December 2010.
An unexpected side-effect of the 2010 flooding in parts of Sindh, Pakistan, was that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters; because of the scale of the flooding and the fact that the water took so long to recede, many trees became cocooned in spiders webs. Image: Russell Watkins/National Geographic Photo Contest.

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Incredible images in National Geographic 2011 Photo of the Year contest

Over 20,000 photos are competing for the top prize of $10,000 for Photo of the Year.

Celestial Falls

Children's Smile

Snow Geese

Childhood

Trees cocooned in spiders' webs after flooding in Pakistan, 7 December 2010.

To view all the submissions for the National Geographic Photo Contest 2011, click here>