"I was in Manaus, Amazonas, during the Brazilian Aquathlon (swimming and running) championship. I photographed it from the water and my lens got completely wet, but there was so much energy in these boys that I just didn't worry about that."
Location: Rio Negro, Ponta Negra Beach, Manaus, Amazon, Brazil
Category: Outdoor Scenes
"Cheetahs jumped on the vehicle of tourists in Masai Mara national park, Kenya."
Location: Masai Mara national park, Kenya
Category: Sense of Place
"A lady collects water in the river by a village in Bagan, Myanmar, 2013."
Location: Bagan, Myanmar
Category: Outdoor Scenes
"Masters of disguise. The Eastern Screech Owl is seen here doing what they do best. You better have a sharp eye to spot these little birds of prey."
Location: Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia, USA
Category: Outdoor Scenes
"Mikael Ánde, a child of Sámi reindeer herders, takes a break indoors after a long, cold day of rounding up the animals for vaccinations and slaughter. Children of reindeer herders learn to handle these animals and the land they thrive in from infancy - young Mikael here knew far more about the ways of nature than I could ever hope to learn."
Location: Magerøya, Norway
Category: Travel Portraits
"Cherry blossom is called Sakura in Japanese. Cherry blossom is Japanese symbolic flower. There are various kinds in a cherry tree and an especially old cherry tree has many kinds called Edo-Higan. The trees exceeding hundreds of years are located in a line..."
Location: Seiunji temple,Arakawa,Saitama,JapanCategory: Outdoor Scenes
"The photographer could get inside of an enclosed sect named Tatahonda in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The ladies are preparing for their religious ceremony."
Location: Democratic Republic of the CongoCategory: Travel Portraits
"Streets of Queenstown, New Zealand at the end of one more day filled with adrenaline. A calming and doleful scene with piano sound in the background."
Location: Queenstown, New ZealandCategory: Travel Portraits
"Guanjiang Shou troupes are one of Taiwan's most popular activities and may be seen all over Taiwan at traditional folk religion gatherings. With their fiercely painted faces, protruding fangs and powerful, choreographed performances, they are easily recognised, They may be described as underworld police or gods' bodyguards."
Location: Taichung, TaiwanCategory: Travel Portraits
"Fisherman at Bira Beach."
Location: taken from bira beach -Makasar - South Sulawesi - IndonesiaCategory: Spontaneous Moments
"I hiked out to these ruins at night hoping to photograph them with the Milky Way, but instead a thunderstorm rolled through, creating this dramatic image."
Location: Utah
Category: Sense of Place