Araujo til topps i National Geographic-konkurranse

I National Geographics 2013 Traveler Photo Contest har brasilianske Wagner Araujo gått til topps med et fotografi fra det brasilianske aquatlon-mesterskapet. Araujo sto i vannet og fotograferte. Kameraet ble vått, men all energien til utøverne gjorde at han ikke brydde seg. Resultatet viser definitivt at det var det verdt.

Travel Director of Photography i National Geographic og jurymedlem Dan Westergren roser bildet opp i skyene.

- Dette fotografiet fanger virkelig min oppmerksomhet på grunn av det action-fylte klimakset. Jeg liker den horisontale spenningen hvor hovedsubjektet er på vei ut av bildet på høyresiden. De klassiske komposisjonsreglene sier at subjekter ikke skal bevege seg ut av bilderammen. Dette bildet viser derimot at noen ganger kan man lage spennende fotografi ved å bryte reglene. Jeg liker også kroppsspråket til hovedsubjektet. Han forsøker å lene seg forover, men holder igjen for å puste en siste gang før han kaster seg ut i vannet. Og til sist gjør bakgrunnen med høye bygninger dette til et fotografi som ikke bare handler om sport. Det er også et portrett av Manaus i Brasil.

Utgave nummer 25 av konkurransen mottok mer en 15 000 bidrag fra fotografer verden rundt.

First Place: Dig me river

Wagner Araujo/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

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.

Nedenfor kan du se resten av vinnerbildene i 2013 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

Second Place: Thunderstorm at False Kiva

Max Seigal/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

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.

Third Place: Say cheese

Yanai Bonneh/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

Cheetahs jumped on the vehicle of tourists in Masai Mara national park, Kenya.

Merit: The TataHonda sect.

Gergely Lantai-Csont/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

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.

Merit: sakura

Hideyuki Katagiri/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

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 of the cherry tree exceeding hundreds of years are located in a line with a nebula this temple, and if spring comes every year,can looks at a powerful spectacle can do it. This photograph focused on Edo-Higan and photographed Beni-Sidare which is back together.

Merit: Children of Reindeer

Michelle Schantz/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

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.

Merit: Piano play at sunset

Nikola Smernic/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

Streets of Queenstown, New Zealand at the end of one more day filled with adrenaline. Calming and doleful scene with piano sound in the background.

Merit: Portrait of an Eastern Screech Owl

Graham McGeorge/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

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.

Merit: Guanjiang Shou

Chan Kwok Hung/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

Guanjiang Shou troupes are one of Taiwan most popular activities that 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 recognized, They may be described as underworld police or gods' bodyguards.

Merit: Lady in Water

Marcelo Salvador/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

A lady collects water in the river by a village in Bagan, Myanmar, 2013

Alle vinnerbildene blir presentert i Dec. 2013/Jan. 2014- utgaven av National Geographic Traveler magazine.

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