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2015 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
  • The Yetis of Nepal - The Aghoris as they are called are marked by colorful body paint and clothes.
  • Boys in Clifton Beach in Cape Town jumping into the Atlantic Ocean.

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  • A bird ́s view of tulip fields near Voorhout in the Netherlands, photographed with a drone in April 2015. 

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  • Angalamman Festival is celebrated every year in a small town called Kaveripattinam in Tamil Nadu. Devotees, numbering in tens of thousands, converge in this town the day after Maha Shivratri to worship the deity Angalamman, meaning 'The Guardian God'. During the festival some of the worshippers paint their faces that personifies Goddess Kali. Other indulge in the ritual of piercing iron rods throughout their cheeks.

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  • I'm looking forward to seeing "Sakura light-up" at Megurogawa River every spring.

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  • Incredibly beautiful and extremely remote. Koehn Lake, Mojave Desert, California. Aerial Image.

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  • On a weekend trip to buffalo from Toronto we made a pit stop at Niagara Falls. I took this shot with my Nexus 5 smartphone. I was randomly shooting the falls themselves from different viewpoints when I happened to get a pretty lucky and interesting shot of this lone seagull on patrol over the falls. The sun rise in the background, the steam from the falls and the silhouette of the seagull come together for pretty neat composition in the photo.

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  • Lucky timing! The oxpecker was originally sitting on hippo's head. I could see the hippo was going into a huge yawn (threat display?) and the oxpecker had to vacate it's perch. When I snapped the pic, the oxpecker appeared on the verge of being inhaled and was perfectly positioned between the massive gaping jaws of the hippo. The oxpecker also appears to be screeching in terror and back-pedaling to avoid being a snack! 
  • This wave is situated right near the CBD of Sydney. Some describe it as the most dangerous wave in Australia, due to it breaking on barnacle covered rocks only a few feet deep and only ten metres from the cliff face. If you fall off you could find yourself in a life and death situation. This photo was taken 300 feet directly above the wave from a helicopter, just as the surfer is pulling under the lip of the barrel. 
  • A view of Lion's Head from Kloof's Corner in Cape Town, South Africa.

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