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National Geographic Winners of the Traveler Photo Contest 2012 Announced

National Geographic Winners of the Traveler Photo Contest 2012 Announced
Winners of the 24th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest have been announced.Winning selection of 11 photos picked from over 12,000 entries submitted by 6,615 photographers in 152 countries.
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Photo and caption by Lucia Griggi
National Geographic Winners of the Traveler Photo Contest 2012 Announced http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/u/H6yMi6fUB_1JR964xxG8RxsYArlNNn1lR5PWutchIb4Ge9Vdbci8wdCtYQxt5CVD0MD8o056GYG9vQ/ 
Photo and caption by Cedric Houin
National Geographic Winners of the Traveler Photo Contest 2012 AnnouncedWinners of the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2012 Announced travel
Photo and caption by Fred An
National Geographic Winners of the Traveler Photo Contest 2012 AnnouncedWinners of the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2012 Announced travel
Photo and caption by Camila Massu
National Geographic Winners of the Traveler Photo Contest 2012 AnnouncedWinners of the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2012 Announced travel
Photo and caption by Vo Anh Kiet

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