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These Breathtaking Pictures Won The Smithsonian's 'Nature's Best Photography' Contest
Grand Prize Winner: A brown bear pounces towards unsuspecting prey in the icy waters of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska.
![These Breathtaking Pictures Won The Smithsonian's 'Nature's Best Photography' Contest](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticbiassets.in%2Fthumb%2Fmsid-44964728%2Cwidth-700%2Cheight-525%2Cimgsize-178178%2Fgrand-prize-winner-a-brown-bear-pounces-towards-unsuspecting-prey-in-the-icy-waters-of-katmai-national-park-and-preserve-in-alaska-.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Photographer of the Year: Art Wolfe, who won this award for his extraordinary 40-year body of work, captures sunrise on the peaks of Torres del Paine National Park, Chile.
![Photographer of the Year: Art Wolfe, who won this award for his extraordinary 40-year body of work, captures sunrise on the peaks of Torres del Paine National Park, Chile.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-44964729,width-700,height-525,imgsize-46849/photographer-of-the-year-art-wolfe-who-won-this-award-for-his-extraordinary-40-year-body-of-work-captures-sunrise-on-the-peaks-of-torres-del-paine-national-park-chile-.jpg)
Youth Photographer of the Year: Jenaya Launstein, age 15, captured a tranquil moment in the life of a porcupine in Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory, Canada.
![Youth Photographer of the Year: Jenaya Launstein, age 15, captured a tranquil moment in the life of a porcupine in Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory, Canada.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-44964730,width-700,height-525,imgsize-68803/youth-photographer-of-the-year-jenaya-launstein-age-15-captured-a-tranquil-moment-in-the-life-of-a-porcupine-in-kluane-national-park-yukon-territory-canada-.jpg)
African Wildlife Winner: A solitary Masai giraffe is showered by light in a magnificent sun burst at Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
![African Wildlife Winner: A solitary Masai giraffe is showered by light in a magnificent sun burst at Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-44964731,width-700,height-525,imgsize-23421/african-wildlife-winner-a-solitary-masai-giraffe-is-showered-by-light-in-a-magnificent-sun-burst-at-masai-mara-national-reserve-kenya-.jpg)
Animal Antics Winner: This red kangaroo was captured licking his forearms and paws to cool off in the heat of Sturt Stony Desert, New South Wales, Australia.
![Animal Antics Winner: This red kangaroo was captured licking his forearms and paws to cool off in the heat of Sturt Stony Desert, New South Wales, Australia.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-44964732,width-700,height-525,imgsize-53656/animal-antics-winner-this-red-kangaroo-was-captured-licking-his-forearms-and-paws-to-cool-off-in-the-heat-of-sturt-stony-desert-new-south-wales-australia-.jpg)
Art in Nature Winner: An emerald glass frog clings to a wild pepper leaf skeleton in the cloud forest of Central Volcanic Mountain Range, Costa Rica.
![Art in Nature Winner: An emerald glass frog clings to a wild pepper leaf skeleton in the cloud forest of Central Volcanic Mountain Range, Costa Rica.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-44964733,width-700,height-525,imgsize-86580/art-in-nature-winner-an-emerald-glass-frog-clings-to-a-wild-pepper-leaf-skeleton-in-the-cloud-forest-of-central-volcanic-mountain-range-costa-rica-.jpg)
Birds Winner: An emperor penguin chick peeks between its two parents after begging them for food in Snow Hill Island, Antarctica.
![Birds Winner: An emperor penguin chick peeks between its two parents after begging them for food in Snow Hill Island, Antarctica.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-44964734,width-700,height-525,imgsize-124243/birds-winner-an-emperor-penguin-chick-peeks-between-its-two-parents-after-begging-them-for-food-in-snow-hill-island-antarctica-.jpg)
Oceans Winner: Rays of sunlight add a majestic glow to this photo of a green sea turtle in the coastal waters of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
![Oceans Winner: Rays of sunlight add a majestic glow to this photo of a green sea turtle in the coastal waters of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-44964737,width-700,height-525,imgsize-54738/oceans-winner-rays-of-sunlight-add-a-majestic-glow-to-this-photo-of-a-green-sea-turtle-in-the-coastal-waters-of-tenerife-canary-islands-spain-.jpg)
Small World Winner: Two male Booted Racket-tail hummingbirds duel over territory near a red banana flower in the Western Andes Mountains of Ecuador.
![Small World Winner: Two male Booted Racket-tail hummingbirds duel over territory near a red banana flower in the Western Andes Mountains of Ecuador.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-44964738,width-700,height-525,imgsize-30330/small-world-winner-two-male-booted-racket-tail-hummingbirds-duel-over-territory-near-a-red-banana-flower-in-the-western-andes-mountains-of-ecuador-.jpg)
Wildlife Winner: An Arctic fox on Wrangel Island, Russia gently carries a goose egg, a precious source of food for a nearby litter of pups.
![Wildlife Winner: An Arctic fox on Wrangel Island, Russia gently carries a goose egg, a precious source of food for a nearby litter of pups.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-44964739,width-700,height-525,imgsize-89607/wildlife-winner-an-arctic-fox-on-wrangel-island-russia-gently-carries-a-goose-egg-a-precious-source-of-food-for-a-nearby-litter-of-pups-.jpg)
Now, check out some moving images of Ebola survivors.
![Now, check out some moving images of Ebola survivors.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-44964740,width-700,height-525,imgsize-3545045/now-check-out-some-moving-images-of-ebola-survivors-.jpg)
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