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National Geographic Announces Winners 2013 Traveler Photo Contest

National Geographic Announces Winners 2013 Traveler Photo Contest   Wild things: Cheetahs jumped on the vehicle of tourists in Masai Mara National Park, Kenya, and Yanai Bonneh was in the right place to capture the big cats in action
National Geographic Announces the winner of traveler photo contest of 2013 15,500 professional and amateur photographers from around the globe entered their works in the prestigious competition
In above photo Wild things: Cheetahs jumped on the vehicle of tourists in Masai Mara National Park, Kenya, and Yanai Bonneh was in the right place to capture the big cats in action.
National Geographic Announces Winners 2013 Traveler Photo Contest  Money shot: The top prize went to photographer Wagner Araujo, who captured this incredible image while attending the Brazilian Aquathlon (swimming and running) championship in Manaus
Money shot: The top prize went to photographer Wagner Araujo, who captured this incredible image while attending the Brazilian Aquathlon (swimming and running) championship in Manaus
National Geographic Announces Winners 2013 Traveler Photo Contest  Mystic haze: Max Seigal hiked out to these ruins at Canyonlands National Park at night hoping to photograph them with the milky way, but instead a thunderstorm rolled through creating this dramatic image
Mystic haze: Max Seigal hiked out to these ruins at Canyonlands National Park at night hoping to photograph them with the milky way, but instead a thunderstorm rolled through creating this dramatic image
National Geographic Announces Winners 2013 Traveler Photo Contest  Merit prize: Marcelo Salvador captured this poetic image of a woman drawing water from a river near Bagan, Myanmar
Merit prize: Marcelo Salvador captured this poetic image of a woman drawing water from a river near Bagan, Myanmar
National Geographic Announces Winners 2013 Traveler Photo Contest  What a hoot: The Eastern Screech Owl is seen here doing what they do best: blending into their surroundings
What a hoot: The Eastern Screech Owl is seen here doing what they do best: blending into their surroundings
National Geographic Announces Winners 2013 Traveler Photo Contest  Little helper: Mikael Ande, a child of Sami reindeer herders, takes a break indoors after a long, cold day of rounding up the animals for vaccinations and slaughter
Little helper: Mikael Ande, a child of Sami reindeer herders, takes a break indoors after a long, cold day of rounding up the animals for vaccinations and slaughter
National Geographic Announces Winners 2013 Traveler Photo Contest  Timeless: Hideyuki Katagiri captured the blossoming of cherry trees, or Sakura, in Japan
Timeless: Hideyuki Katagiri captured the blossoming of cherry trees, or Sakura, in Japan
National Geographic Announces Winners 2013 Traveler Photo Contest  Inside man: Gergely Lantai-Csont was allowed to photograph women of the secretive Tatahonda in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as they prepared for a religious ceremony
Inside man: Gergely Lantai-Csont was allowed to photograph women of the secretive Tatahonda in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as they prepared for a religious ceremony
National Geographic Announces Winners 2013 Traveler Photo Contest  Moment of peace: Queenstown, New Zealand, known as 'The Adventure Capital of The World,' draws adrenaline junkies who spend their days skydiving and and zip-lining, one of whom decided to take a break from all the action by playing a doleful tune
Moment of peace: Queenstown, New Zealand, known as 'The Adventure Capital of The World,' draws adrenaline junkies.
National Geographic Announces Winners 2013 Traveler Photo Contest  True colors: Guanjiang Shou troupes are one of Taiwan most popular activities that may be seen all over the country at traditional folk religion gatherings. With their fiercely painted faces, fangs and choreographed performances, they are easily recognized
True colors: Guanjiang Shou troupes are one of Taiwan most popular activities that may be seen all over the country at traditional folk religion gatherings.
National Geographic Announces Winners 2013 Traveler Photo Contest  As old as time: A fisherman is seen casting a net at Bira Beach, Indonesia, like generations of his ancestors
As old as time: A fisherman is seen casting a net at Bira Beach, Indonesia, like generations of his ancestors
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