The2015National GeographicPhoto Contesthas add up to a close and the issue has officially announced the grand prize victor ( out ofmore than 13,000 submission ) as well as the winners in three categories : Nature , Places , and masses .
The grand prize and Nature victor is Melbourne , Australia - base lensman James Smart . His photo , titledDirt(above ) , shows a tornado touching down near a home in Simla , Colorado . " The twister was slow getting bigger as it picked up the dust and filth from the ground on the farmland , Smart toldNatGeo . " It was n’t impress very tight , so we keep getting closer as it track next to the habitation as you may see in the image . " Smart won$10,000 and a trip toNational Geographic ’s headquarters in Washington , D.C. for theNational GeographicPhotography Seminar this month .
In the Places category , the first - seat pic , titledAsteroid , was contract byFrancisco Mingoranceof Andalusia , Spain , and testify a Reginald Marsh destroy by " radioactive discharges . " The winner of the People family , Joel Nsadha , photographed a Ugandan man who takes his impost bicycle to watch people act soccer in the slums every day . train out the win photograph below , as well as others that have been recognized as honest Mentions , and head to the2015National GeographicPhoto Contest pageto view the full art gallery of submissions .
“Asteroid”
Places Winner . Photo and legend byFrancisco Mingorance / National Geographic2015 Photo Contest . " Asteroid "
" On the occasion of the formulation of a write up on Ríotinto from the strain , I decided to let in phosphogypsum ponds located in the marshes of red and whose radioactive firing has destroy part of the fenland . As an environmental photojournalist had to distinguish this story and report it but had to do with an ikon that by itself attract attention of the viewer . I discover this on a low - flying education that fascinate my aid for its resemblance to the impact of an asteroid on its dark-green waters . " Location : Cardeñas , Andalusia , Spain .
“At the Play Ground”
People Winner . exposure and caption byJoel Nsadha / National Geographic2015 Photo Contest . “ At The Play earth ”
" Bwengye live in a slum area called Kamwokya in Kampala , Uganda ’s uppercase city . He cherishes his wheel more than anything else . He fetch it to this playground in the slum every eventide where he watch kids playing soccer . " Location : Kampala , Central Region , Uganda .
“Orangutan in the Rain”
Honorable Mention . Photo and caption byAndrew Suryono / National Geographic2015 Photo Contest . “ Orangutan in The Rain ”
" I was take motion picture of some Orangutans in Bali and then it set about to rain . Just before I put my camera away , I saw this Orangutan take a taro folio and put it on top on his head to protect himself from the rain ! I immediately used my DSLR and telephotograph lens to preserve this spontaneous magic moment . " placement : Denpasar , Bali , Indonesia .
“Overlooking Iraq from Iran”
Honorable Mention . Photo and legend byYanan Li / National Geographic2015 Photo Contest . “ Overlooking Iraq from Iran ”
" There are relics left along the Iran - Iraq boarder . A group of Persian distaff students play around an abandoned tank . Among them , one girl stomach on the tank car with her arms opened . " Location : Shalamcheh , Khuzestan , Iran .
“Surrealist painting in nature”
Honorable Mention . pic and caption byTugo Cheng / National Geographic2015 Photo Contest . “ Surrealist painting in nature ”
" As the largest flock ranges in Central Asia , Tian - shan ( ' sky - passel ' in Chinese ) , has one of the best collecting of natural landscape in the existence and is seen by many as a promised land for outdoor adventures . Thanks to the richness of sediment intensify with the power of eating away by rivers hang down the mass , the northward brass of Tian - shan is carved into stunning plateau and coloured canyon one C of meters deep , resulting in this surrealist painting in nature . " Location : Shihezi , Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu , China .
“Changing Shifts”
Honorable Mention . Photo and subtitle byMohammed Yousef / National Geographic2015 Photo Contest . “ convert Shifts ”
" In Masai Mara , the cubs of the famous cheetah called Malaika became immature enough to start trace . They moved from one hill to another scan the lands . Here , they seemed to change shifts as one cheetah leave the J. J. Hill while the other takes her place . " Location : Masai Mara , Rift Valley , Kenya .
“The Game”
Honorable Mention . pic and caption bySimone Monte / National Geographic2015 Photo Contest . “ The Game ”
" The game ( Altinho ) in Ipanema - Rio de Janeiro . " fix : Rio de Janeiro .
“From Generation to Generation”
Honorable Mention . exposure and caption byJackson Hung / National Geographic2015 Photo Contest . “ From Generation to Generation ”
" This exposure was taken during Chinese New Year ’s Eve of 2015 in Taiwan . While make up deference to our ancestor , I point out how the light was coming into the room and project the expiration of incense stick to each of our kinsperson appendage after sending our prayers . The photo is symbolical since the passage of incense sticks resembles and knowledge and wisdom passed down from propagation to generation . " Location : Taiwan .
“Colorful Chaos”
Honorable Mention . pic and caption byBence Mate / National Geographic2015 Photo Contest . “ Colorful chaos ”
" White - fronted Bee - eaters getting together on a bough before croak to log Z’s to their burrow , scrape into a guts wall . I was working on this paper for 18 days , as there were only 5 - 10 minutes a daytime , when the light circumstance were appropriate , 90 % of my trying did not come after . I used flash visible radiation to fire up only the ones sitting on the outgrowth , and not to the others , flying above . When in the good angle , the backlight generated rainbow discolor through the wings of the flying bird . " Location : Mkuze , KwaZulu - Natal , South Africa .
“Acrobats of the Air”
Honorable Mention . Photo and caption byAlessandra Meniconzi / National Geographic2015 Photo Contest . “ Acrobat of the aviation ”
" A flocks of Alpine choughs ( Pyrrhocorax graculus ) , lot - dwell birds , perform athletic exhibit in the air . I was able , during a impractical day , to immortalize their impressive flight skills . " Location : Appenzell , Canton d’Appenzell Rhoden - Interieur , Switzerland .
“Nothing to Declare”
Honorable Mention . Photo and subtitle byLars Hübner / National Geographic2015 Photo Contest . “ Nothing to Declare ”
" Taiwan - In the countryside , the funerals are usually accompanied by local chapels . When a family member dies , their body is keep in the house , or in a tent built specifically for this purpose . After a set full stop of prison term , the asleep , attach to by a funeral procession is buried . " positioning : Douliu , Taiwan , Taiwan .
“Hill of Crosses”
Honorable Mention . Photo and caption byHideki Mizuta / National Geographic2015 Photo Contest . “ Hill of Crosses ”
" There are many 100 of thousands of crosses , the Hill of Crosses has represented the peaceful electrical resistance of Lithuanian Catholicism to oppressiveness . brook upon a small Benny Hill is the place where many spirits of the dead life . When I visited this place , a girl in the pinkish garb ran through as if she bring the serenity , Leslie Townes Hope , love . " Location : Šiauliai , Siauliu Apskritis , Lithuania .
