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3. 3. THE NATURAL WORLD_The Milky WayGalaxy Exploding from Mount RainierPhoto by David Morrow (Everett,Washington). Photographed at SunrisePoint in Mount Rainier National Park,Washington, October 6, 2012Click to continue3/23/2013 3
4. 4. THE NATURAL WORLD_The Baby Owl inStudioPhoto by Phillip Pilkington (Southport, UK).Photographed in Southport, UK, November2012. 3/23/2013 4 Click to continue
5. 5. THE NATURAL WORLD_The Visiting the Bronx ZooPhoto by Vanessa Bartlett (NewYork, New York); October 2012,Bronx Zoo, New York CityClick to continue3/23/2013 5
6. 6. THE NATURAL WORLD - An Onlooker Witnesses the Annular SolarEclipse as the Sun Sets on May 20, 2012. Albuquerque, New Mexico,May 2012. (Colleen Pinski/Peyton, Colorado/Smithsonian.com) 3/23/2013 6 Click to continue
7. 7. THE NATURAL WORLD -Antheraea Polyphemus CaterpillarStriking a Rather Devious-LookingPose. Durham, North Carolina,September 2011. (ColinHutton/Durham,NC/Smithsonian.com)# -Click to continue3/23/2013 7
8. 8. THE NATURAL WORLD - Mummy, I Am DownHere, and Hungry! Borneo Highland Resort, Click to continueSarawak, Malaysia, November 2010. (Bjorn3/23/2013 8Olesen/Singapore/Smithsonian.com)#
9. 9. THE NATURAL WORLD - Breeding Penguins.3/23/2013 Antarctica, February 2012. (Neal9Piper/Washington, D.C./Smithsonian.com)#
10. 10. THE NATURAL WORLD - A Man-Made IceGeyser. Duluth, Minnesota, December 2011.(Nathan Carlsen/Duluth,Click to continueMinnesota/Smithsonian.com)# 3/23/2013 10
11. 11. THE NATURAL WORLD - The AntsHolding Seeds. Bekasi, WestJava, Indonesia, July 2012. (EkoAdiyanto/Bekasi, Indonesia/Smithsonian.com)#3/23/2013 11
12. 12. THE NATURAL WORLD - A Pair ofBald Eagles Share a MealPhoto by Don Holland (Dyer,Tennessee). Photographed in ReelfootLake State Park, Tennessee, January2012. 3/23/2013 12
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14. 14. TRAVEL - People Harvesting Salt at Sunset.Ninh Hoa District, Khanh Hoa Province, August2012. (Hoang Giang Hai/Hanoi,Vietnam/Smithsonian.com)# 3/23/2013 14
15. 15. TRAVEL - Rice Terraces Close to Harvest SeasonPhoto by Vo Anh Kiet (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam).Photographed in La Pan Tan, Mu Cang Chay, Yen Bai,Viet Nam, September 2012. 3/23/2013 15
16. 16. TRAVEL - Lone Acacia,Sossusvlei Sand DunesPhoto by Bob Bush (Altadena,CA). Photographed in Namibia,May 2010.3/23/2013 16
17. 17. TRAVEL - Musicians Arriving at the Bullring.Quito, Ecuador, October 2011. (Raul AmaruLinares/Bogota, Colombia/Smithsonian.com)# - 3/23/2013 17
18. 18. TRAVEL - Puli Kali in theAnnual Festival OnamPhoto by Indranil Sengupta(Hooghly, West Bengal).Photographed in Thrissur,Kerala, India, August 2010.3/23/2013 18
19. 19. TRAVEL - River Ferry Operating in the Early Morning. Xiao Donjiang, China/August 2010.(James Khoo/ShahAlam, Malaysia/Smithsonian.co m)#3/23/2013 19
20. 20. TRAVEL - Alternating Rice Plots in theBacson Valley in July. (Hai ThinhHoang, July 2012) (Hai ThinhHoang/Hanoi,Vietnam/Smithsonian.com)# 3/23/2013 20
21. 21. TRAVEL - Monks ReleasingLanterns During LoyKrathong in Chiang Mai,ThailandPhoto by Daniel Nahabedian(Chiang Mai, Thailand).Photographed in Chiang Mai,Thailand, November 2012.3/23/2013 21
22. 22. TRAVEL - A Lone Hiker Viewedthe Path Before Him as theMilky Way Rose in the NightSkyPhoto by Jason J. Hatfield(Lakewood, CO). Photographed inBryce Canyon National Park, UT,May 2012.3/23/2013 22
23. 23. TRAVEL - A visit to Bagan, Myanmar. Bagan, Myanmar,3/23/2013 23 January 2011. (Han Tha/Yangon,Myanmar/Smithsonian.com)#
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25. 25. PEOPLE- Policemen Run Across the NationalCongress in Braslia During a DemonstrationAgainst CorruptionPhoto by Olivier Bols (Brasilia, Brazil).Photographed in Brasilia, Brazil, September 2011.3/23/2013 25
26. 26. PEOPLE - In One of the Small Churches in Nazareth.Nazareth, Israel, July 2011. (Ilan Fain/Haifa,Israel/Smithsonian.com)# 3/23/2013 26
27. 27. PEOPLE- Evening in a BarbershopPhoto by Abhijit Dey (Kanchrapara, WestBengal). Photographed in Bagbazar,Kolkata, West Bengal, India, June 4, 2011. 3/23/2013 27
28. 28. PEOPLE- Farmers Harvesting SaltPhoto by Alamsyah Rauf (Sulawesi-Selatan, Indonesia); PhotographedIndonesia, September 2012.3/23/2013 28
29. 29. PEOPLE - Worshipers at Charak Puja inMoulvibazar, Bangladesh. Moulvibazar,Bangladesh, April 2012. (Md. AkhlasUddin/Sylhet,Bangladesh/Smithsonian.com)#3/23/2013 29
30. 30. PEOPLE - Christine, 20-years-old, with Her First Child a Few Months Old. Mulungwishi, Deomcratic Republic of Congo, April 2012. (PaoloPatruno/Bologna, Italy/Smithsonian.com)#3/23/201330
31. 31. PEOPLE - Guardians of the Forest. Rio Caqueta,Amazonas, Colombia, February 2012. (PiersCalvert/West Sussex, England/Smithsonian.com)# 3/23/2013 31
32. 32. PEOPLE- A Farmer Drying Rice in the Hot SunPhoto by Alamsyah Rauf (Sulawesi-Selatan, Indonesia). Photographed inIndonesia, August 2012.3/23/2013 32
33. 33. PEOPLE- A Day Laborer Works at a ChemicalDrum Recycling PlantPhoto by Raihan Parvez (Dhaka, Bangladesh).Photographed in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 2012.3/23/2013 33
34. 34. PEOPLE - Rasta Daughter.Johannesburg, South Africa, May2012. (Selwane EvodiaMelamu/Johannesburg, SouthAfrica/Smithsonian.com)#3/23/2013 34
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36. 36. AMERICANA - Annual Bucking Horse Sale inMiles City, Montana. Miles City, Montana, May2012. (George Burgin/Billings,3/23/2013 36Montana/Smithsonian.com)# -
37. 37. AMERICANA - Snow Cone Standat DuskPhoto by Kelly Berry (Murphy,Texas). Photographed inMcKinney, Texas, May 2012.3/23/2013 37
38. 38. AMERICANA - Liquor Store.Petaluma, California, September2011. (David Egan/SanFrancisco, California/Smithsonian.com)# -3/23/2013 38
39. 39. AMERICANA - Eating PeachIce Cream in the SummerPhoto by Ron Henderson(Dallas, TX). Photographed inTerrel, TX, July 2011.3/23/2013 39
40. 40. AMERICANA - Apple guy on location in the Desert. Dallas, Texas, May 2010. (RonHendersen/Dallas, Texas/Smithsonian.com3/23/201340)#
41. 41. AMERICANA - Nighttime at TimesSquare, NYC. New York City, NewYork, November 2012. (Doug Van deZande/Raleigh, North Carolina/Smithsonian.com)#3/23/2013 41
42. 42. AMERICANA - Hopper/Rockwell Scene, NewYork City. New York City, New York,September 2011. (Winston Hicks/Austin,Texas/Smithsonian.com)# -3/23/2013 42
43. 43. AMERICANA - Blues in the Streets of Chicago Photo by Javier Arcenillas (Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain); Photographed in Chicago, Illinois, October 2010.3/23/201343
44. 44. AMERICANA - Grandpas Helper. McKinney, Texas, May 3/23/2013 442012. (Kelly Berry/Murphy, Texas/Smithsonian.com)#
45. 45. AMERICANA - Kitchen in AbandonedHomePhoto by Cleat Walters, III (Charlotte,NC). Photographed in Bodie, CA, June2012.3/23/2013 45
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47. 47. ALTERED IMAGESTwistedPhoto by Tim Wright (Omaha, Nebraska).Photographed in Mapleton, Iowa, April 2011. 3/23/2013 47
48. 48. ALTERED IMAGESGrey Smoke HairPhoto by Michal Baran (Trim, Ireland).Photographed in Trim, County 3/23/2013 48Meath, Ireland, January 2011.
49. 49. ALTERED IMAGESChasing ShadowsPhoto by Violet Kashi (Givatayim, Israel).Photographed in Tel Aviv, Israel, September 2011.3/23/2013 49
50. 50. ALTERED IMAGESCyberfashionPhoto by Katarzyna Widmanska (Krakw,3/23/2013 50Poland). Photographed in Krakw, Poland,September 2012.
51. 51. ALTERED IMAGESThe Last Pollen Spore Preparingto Leave a Ladybug Trying to HoldOn, Because It Didnt Want to BeAlonePhoto by Hiep Nguyen Hoang(Hanoi, Vietnam). Photographed in 3/23/2013 51Hanoi, Vietnam, April 2012.
52. 52. ALTERED IMAGES A Whimsical House Set in the Burning Clouds of a Fiery Sunset Photo by Sonya Kanelstrand (Gjettum, Norway). A composite of images taken in Mandal, Norway and Helleren,Jossingfjord, Norway, May and June 2011.3/23/201352
53. 53. ALTERED IMAGESHectic MorningsPhoto by Brittney Callahan(Strongsville, Ohio).Photographed in Strongsville,Ohio, April 2012.3/23/2013 53
54. 54. ALTERED IMAGESTo Serve and ProtectPhoto by Skip Hunt (Austin, Texas). A compositeof images taken in New York City, NY, September - 3/23/2013 54January 2012.
55. 55. ALTERED IMAGESIl Duomo di FirenzePhoto by Garret Suhrie (LosAngeles, California). Photographedin Florence, Italy, October 2011. 3/23/2013 55
56. 56. ALTERED IMAGESUnder ConstructionPramod Shakya (XianCity, China). Photographed inpps: chieuquetoi, bachkienXian city, China, September 2011. 3/23/2013 56