These awesome photos won National Geographic’s 2012 photo contest [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf January 10, 2013 13

Every year National Geographic holds a photo contest. 2012′s results are in. In total, National Geographic says there were over 22,000 entries. Out of these 22,000 entries, a winner was picked for each category (‘Nature’, ‘People’, and ‘Places’), an overall ‘Grand Prize’ winner was selected, ‘Viewers’ Choice’ photos were picked, and some photos were given honorable mentions. Below are the three winners plus a few other interesting ones that received honorable mention or Viewers’ Choice. Check them out:

Overall Grand Prize winner and winner of Nature category

Winner of People category

Winner of Places category

Honorable Mention or Viewers’ Choice

Personally, I feel the squirrel with its head in the snow is my favorite. Which one is yours? Let us know in the comments!

Also, the above are not all the winners/entries in National Geographic’s contest; they are just the three top winners plus other photos I found to be interesting. If you want to view the remaining photos, hit up the source link below.

[via National Geographic]

TAGS » Amazing Photo of the Day, Animals, Humans, Leopards, National Geographic, Nature, Squirrels, Tigers

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j1b645 January 10, 2013 at 1:52 AM (comment permalink) -

I Don’t normally comment but I think the squirrel is a Fox !

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etim January 10, 2013 at 6:34 AM (comment permalink) -

@j1b645: Yeah, that’s what I thought it was too.

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AFPhys January 10, 2013 at 7:24 AM (comment permalink) -

I’ll take the mountain as my favorite.

I don’t see any foxes or squirrels on it, though.

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Gustavo Gomez January 10, 2013 at 7:29 AM (comment permalink) -

It is not a squirrel. Is a Red Fox… as the Firefox logo!

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JonE January 10, 2013 at 9:27 AM (comment permalink) -

Fox or Squirrel; doesn’t really matter. It’s my favorite too. I to believe it’s a Fox, but can see how it could be mistaken for a Squirrel at first quick glance.

The shaking Tiger and Mountain with the visible wind stream are runner ups.

What I would like to know is; does anyone know what those men are doing on those poles? They appear to be fishing for something, but what? Kind of like Deer hunters, but I’ve never seen or heard of anything like that before. Anyone know?

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Paul D January 10, 2013 at 10:16 AM (comment permalink) -

I have an ongoing love affair with Cheetahs, so that wins for me.

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Paul D January 10, 2013 at 10:30 AM (comment permalink) -

@JonE: They are fishing. Stilt fishing is a typical fishing technique only seen in Sri Lanka. The fishermen sit on a cross bar called a petta tied to a vertical pole planted into the coral reef. This long exposure shot shows how unstable their position is.

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Kathryn January 10, 2013 at 3:32 PM (comment permalink) -

@j1b645: Yes I believe it is a FOX also.

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Paul D January 10, 2013 at 7:35 PM (comment permalink) -

@Kathryn: With his exceptional hearing a red fox has targeted a mouse hidden under 2 feet of crusted snow. Springing high in the air he breaks through the crusted spring snow with his nose and his body is completely vertical as he grabs the mouse under the snow.

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Eric989 January 11, 2013 at 3:26 AM (comment permalink) -

More informative captions would have been more helpful.

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trent2 January 11, 2013 at 4:36 AM (comment permalink) -

My monitor color may be off, but I believe that’s a coyote with it’s head in the snow and not a red fox.
It’s not a squirrel for sure.

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Paul D January 12, 2013 at 9:08 PM (comment permalink) -

@Eric989: Give us a break. Do you have to be spoonfed as well?

Ashraf provided a link to the website. A description of each photo is on the website. That’s where I got the information I have already posted about two of the pictures.

And (for trent2), it’s a bloody fox!!

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Ashraf January 12, 2013 at 9:43 PM (comment permalink) -
Mr. Boss

I don’t believe any of you. It is a squirrel. A SQUIRREL. lalalalalalalala

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