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Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest is a world-famous photo contest organized annually by Smithsonian Magazine (USA). This year, the contest was held for the 17th time with 6 categories: Natural World, People, Travel, Experience America, Edited Photos and Photos taken by phone. Each category will have 10 finalists, selected from more than 36,000 photos of photographers from 145 countries and territories.
Smithsonian Magazine is open for Reader's Choice voting through March 30. The Grand Prize winner, six category winners, and the Reader's Choice winner will be announced on March 31, 2020. Each winning entry will receive a $2,500 prize.
Below are some of this year's finalists, notably many of which feature photos of Vietnamese life and nature taken by domestic and international photographers.
"Larung Gar Buddhist Academy" by Attila Balogh (Hungrary) is a finalist in the Travel category. It is the largest Tibetan Buddhist academy in the world.
"Skimboarding at The Wedge, Orange County, CA" by Sagi Roitfarb (Israel) is a finalist in the Travel category. The Wedge, located at the eastern end of Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, California, is known for its big waves, popular with surfers and bodyboarders.
"Train Through the Mountains" by Lori Kupsch (Canada) was a finalist in the Travel category. "Photographers often have to wait hours to capture a train going through the famous Morant Curve in Banff National Park. My friend and I were lucky enough to catch one in just 20 minutes. Once the train had passed, we took long exposures and blurred the train as it went around the curve, making the bright red of the train stand out even more against the white snow."
"Iceberg Tower" by Natnattcha Chaturapitamorn (Thailand) is a finalist in the Travel photo category, recreating a sunset scene on an ice tower in Disko Bay, Greenland.
"Blooming" by Nguyen Ngoc Thien (HCMC) was a finalist in the Travel category, capturing a fishing boat pulling its net during anchovy fishing season in the waters of Hon Yen, Phu Yen. Part of the fresh fish harvested is sold at the market, the rest
"Cave Fishing" by Natnattcha Chaturapitamorn (Thailand) was a finalist in the Travel photo category, capturing a father and son using a fishing net to catch fish in a cave in Kien Luong, Kien Giang, Vietnam.
"Two Whales" by Jim Guerard (USA) was a finalist in the Travel category, capturing a humpback whale flapping its tail next to a large iceberg shaped like a sperm whale, off the coast of East Greenland.
"Harvesting Water Lilies" by Nguyen Tan Tuan (HCMC) was a finalist in the Travel photo category, capturing women washing water lilies in a flooded field in Moc Hoa, Long An.
"Nueva Venecia" by Javier Arcenillas (Spain) is a finalist in the Travel category. Nueva Venecia is a magical realist palafito town located between the cities of Colombia and Santa Marta in Colombia. Its 3,000 residents live isolated on boats, children go to school by canoe, and each house is an island.
“A Fish Seller Displays His Goods” by Jon Enoch (UK) was a finalist in the Travel category, capturing bags of fish placed on a frame on a motorbike seat. Enoch said he spent a week following the seller’s shipping process.
