Indian-origin photographer wins top National Geographic prize. See his entry and more stunning images
National Geographic has unveiled the winner and honourable mentions from its ‘Pictures of the Year’ contest, in which photographers across the US participated. Ten striking images were chosen from a pool of 5,000 photos of animals, nature, people and places. The winning photo will be featured in Nat Geo magazine's May issue. For the complete winners gallery, visit natgeo.com/PhotoContestWinner.
Grand prize winner. Bald eagles at Alaska's Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve compete to perch at a spot offering a key view of the shoreline. (Photograph by Karthik Subramaniam)
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Honorary mention 1. A golden tree blooms deep inside a forest in the Austrian Alps. (Photograph by Alex Berger)
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Honorary mention 2. Salt wells in Peru's Maras town. (Photograph by An Li)
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Honorary mention 4. In Arizona, Bruce Taubert captures a screech owl carrying its food -- a nonnative Mediterranean gecko, likely brought to the state by landscapers, alongwith exotic plants. (Photograph by Bruce Taubert)
