National Geographic’s International Photography Contest 2009
Nazroo, a mahout elephant driver, poses for a portrait while taking his elephant, Rajan, out for a swim in front of Radha Nagar Beach in Havelock, Andaman Islands. Rajan is one of the few elephants in Havelock that can swim, so when he is not dragging timber in the forest he is used as a tourist attraction. The relationship between the mahout and his elephant usually lasts for their entire lives, creating an extremely strong tie between the animal and the human being. Photo and caption by Cesare Naldi
An example of photo luminescence in coral in West Papua (Photo and caption by Stephen Martin)
The edge of an iceberg floating just off the cost of Antarctica. (Photo and caption by Mike Matas)
The Darvaza natural gas crater is located in the center of the Karakum Desert in the central Asian country of Turkmenistan. The crater resulted after a Soviet natural gas exploration accident in the 1950s and has been burning ever since. The crater is approximately 60 meters in diameter and its depth is approximately 20 meters. (Photo and caption by Natalja Silver)
This is one view of many dunes found in Jordan. Two steps forward and one step back made for a challenging ascent. (Photo and caption by Andrew Cwiklewich)
More awesome photos from this years International Photography Contest from National Geographics on The Big Picture – Boston.com
November23rd 2009
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Gail Gillespie
Nov 24th, 2009Some amazing photography here. There are just so many fascinating sights around the world….so lovely to see them captured on camera to share with us all.
mhauri
Nov 24th, 2009Awesome Pictures
Una Ola
Nov 24th, 2009Thanks for sharing these!
Jalal
Nov 25th, 2009Fine collection
emma smith
Nov 25th, 2009Great Collection.. I love it…
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Emma
Igor Lukyanov
Nov 26th, 2009OMG! Such a beauty. Absolutely love the colors.
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Nov 26th, 2009The new mode to travel ?
gul
Nov 26th, 2009hmmmmmmmm so nice spl sec one you also put more amzing pics
Mylene
Nov 26th, 2009These are great pictures! The colors and life of the subjects were perfectly captured!
Meena R Nair
Nov 27th, 2009Great photography. Simply loved them.
fungames
Nov 27th, 2009Great photos. Like them, thanks for share..
hkoopat
Nov 27th, 2009National Geographic is simply superb
Yuta
Nov 27th, 2009simply awesome!!! keep up the good work!!! looking forward to more!
Peter Trapp
Nov 28th, 2009Beautiful – and somewhat depressing for people who like to take photos. We realise how much we still have to improve.
Art
Nov 28th, 2009Outstanding photos.
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Nov 28th, 2009Great work .. thank you
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Nov 28th, 2009love the elephant transportation system ;)
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Nov 28th, 2009I love this pohotos
Hunter
Nov 28th, 2009Amazing love NG hope it never stops being published
csiki alex
Nov 29th, 2009i just love them~!
Ram
Nov 29th, 2009I have no words after seen this scene. Its great..
sunilfulsingmachalkar
Nov 29th, 2009i am so surprize love this phtoos they suggest more to mind nature is great
Don Coker
Nov 29th, 2009Very cool photos! Love the site.
diwakar jakkani
Nov 30th, 2009nice photography
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Nov 30th, 2009Great shots, I’m not sure about the last photo in Jordan though, the composition & focus make no sense to me.
The Go Green Blog
Nov 30th, 2009Wow – So Awesome!!
Dave
Nov 30th, 2009Awesome
Rad_Rosa89
Dec 2nd, 2009Beautiful and amazing!!
matez
Dec 2nd, 2009intriguing and amazing, cant get my eyes off the lovely pictures
shirley
Dec 2nd, 2009All of the above!!!!!!!!!!!!Very unusal/breathtaking color. Thank you!
Alice
Dec 6th, 2009I loved these pictures. They are amazing!
Casey
Dec 10th, 2009That top picture is amazing.
Maxi Malone
Dec 13th, 2009The photos are stunning; yet it is the work involved in capturing these images that amazes me the most. Bravo!
bashir
Dec 17th, 2009amazing and beautifull.These two words best describe these presentations.
stephen
Feb 12th, 2010Stunning photos.