Girl on top of a teddy bear pyramid
By Paulo Bortolini (Jundiaí, San Paulo, Brazil)
Photographed September 2011, Campinas, Brazil
Color palettes
By Janwalai Kusuwan (Hillsborough, New Jersey)
Photographed October 2011, New York City, New York
Tubes inverted
By Pamela Maiato (Chelsea, Massachusetts)
Photographed July 2011, Taunton, Massachusetts
Where the soul meets the body
By Laura Diliberto (Wantagh, New York)
Photographed November 2011, New York City, New York
Flight path of the white collared kingfisher
By C.S. Ling (Singapore)
Photographed July 2011, Sabah, Borneo
Dog watching tourists on the street
By Peter Jacobson (Dresher, Pennsylvania)
Photographed August 2009, Ketchikan, Alaska
Wanting to see her big brother during his baseball game
By Stephanie Fox (Mobile, Alabama)
Photographed March 2011, Mobile, Alabama
Brooklyn Bridge
By Wayne Bennett (Bronx, New York)
Photographed February 2011, New York City, New York
Ranch dog taking a break from work
By Jamie Illian (Dallas, Texas)
Photographed April 2011, Ellsworth, Nebraska
Moonrise over Northern Lights
By Ben Hattenbach (Los Angeles, California)
Photographed March 2011, northern Alaska
An anhinga emerges to swallow his dinner
By Savannah Whitwam (Jacksonville, FL)
Photographed June 2011, Jacksonville, FL
Blue Ice Cave
By Jamie Scarrow (Bruce, Canberra, Australia)
Photographed December 2011, Antarctica
....
Shrimp within vase sponge
By William Goodwin (Birmingham, Alabama)
Photographed September 2011, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
A praying mantis as the sun rises over the Everglades
By Paul Marcellini (Miami, Florida)
Photographed November 2010, Everglades National Park, Florida
Neighborly dispute
By Donald Montemorra (Swampscott, Massachusetts)
Photographed July 2009, Katmai National Park, Alaska
Snow and Sand
By Leon Lee (Chicago, Illinois)
Photographed January 2009, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
Steam from Mammoth Hot Springs
By Steven Ross (Nixa, Missouri)
Photographed October 2009, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Teala above and below water
By Bridget Bailey (Redding, California)
Photographed July 2010, Redding, California
A homeless boy sleeping inside the train
By Budi Prakasa (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Photographed August 2009, Jakarta, Indonesia
Village boys relaxing
By Nimai Chandra Ghosh (Kolkata, India)
Photographed November 2009, West Bengal, India
Disguised fun
By Somnath Mukherjee (Kolkata, India)
Photographed April 2009, Kolkata, India
The invisible chase
By Afshin Javadi (Rockville, Maryland)
Photographed November 2011, Santa Monica, California
House collage
By Shyamal Das (Kolkata, India)
Photographed October 2010, Sikkim, West Bengal
The Kara women are the backbone of the tribe
By Nicholas Wiesnet (Garden Grove, California)
Photographed September 2011, Omo River Valley, Ethiopia
Three fishermen on Inle Lake
By David Lazar (Brisbane, Australia)
Photographed January 2011, Inle Lake, Myanmar
The golden rock
By David Lazar (Brisbane, Australia)
Photographed February 2010, Kyaiktiyo, Myanmar
Jabulani the elephant greeting his caretaker
By Paula Durham (Cave Creek, Arizona)
Photographed September 2011, Kapama private game reserve, South Africa
Burmese novices playing soccer in the evening
By Kyaw Kyaw Winn (Yangon, Myanmar)
Photographed April 2011, Myanmar
By Paulo Bortolini (Jundiaí, San Paulo, Brazil)
Photographed September 2011, Campinas, Brazil
Color palettes
By Janwalai Kusuwan (Hillsborough, New Jersey)
Photographed October 2011, New York City, New York
Tubes inverted
By Pamela Maiato (Chelsea, Massachusetts)
Photographed July 2011, Taunton, Massachusetts
Where the soul meets the body
By Laura Diliberto (Wantagh, New York)
Photographed November 2011, New York City, New York
Flight path of the white collared kingfisher
By C.S. Ling (Singapore)
Photographed July 2011, Sabah, Borneo
Americana
Dog watching tourists on the street
By Peter Jacobson (Dresher, Pennsylvania)
Photographed August 2009, Ketchikan, Alaska
Wanting to see her big brother during his baseball game
By Stephanie Fox (Mobile, Alabama)
Photographed March 2011, Mobile, Alabama
Brooklyn Bridge
By Wayne Bennett (Bronx, New York)
Photographed February 2011, New York City, New York
Ranch dog taking a break from work
By Jamie Illian (Dallas, Texas)
Photographed April 2011, Ellsworth, Nebraska
The Natural World
Moonrise over Northern Lights
By Ben Hattenbach (Los Angeles, California)
Photographed March 2011, northern Alaska
An anhinga emerges to swallow his dinner
By Savannah Whitwam (Jacksonville, FL)
Photographed June 2011, Jacksonville, FL
Blue Ice Cave
By Jamie Scarrow (Bruce, Canberra, Australia)
Photographed December 2011, Antarctica
....
Shrimp within vase sponge
By William Goodwin (Birmingham, Alabama)
Photographed September 2011, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
A praying mantis as the sun rises over the Everglades
By Paul Marcellini (Miami, Florida)
Photographed November 2010, Everglades National Park, Florida
Neighborly dispute
By Donald Montemorra (Swampscott, Massachusetts)
Photographed July 2009, Katmai National Park, Alaska
Snow and Sand
By Leon Lee (Chicago, Illinois)
Photographed January 2009, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
Steam from Mammoth Hot Springs
By Steven Ross (Nixa, Missouri)
Photographed October 2009, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
People
Teala above and below water
By Bridget Bailey (Redding, California)
Photographed July 2010, Redding, California
A homeless boy sleeping inside the train
By Budi Prakasa (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Photographed August 2009, Jakarta, Indonesia
Village boys relaxing
By Nimai Chandra Ghosh (Kolkata, India)
Photographed November 2009, West Bengal, India
Disguised fun
By Somnath Mukherjee (Kolkata, India)
Photographed April 2009, Kolkata, India
The invisible chase
By Afshin Javadi (Rockville, Maryland)
Photographed November 2011, Santa Monica, California
Travel
House collage
By Shyamal Das (Kolkata, India)
Photographed October 2010, Sikkim, West Bengal
The Kara women are the backbone of the tribe
By Nicholas Wiesnet (Garden Grove, California)
Photographed September 2011, Omo River Valley, Ethiopia
Three fishermen on Inle Lake
By David Lazar (Brisbane, Australia)
Photographed January 2011, Inle Lake, Myanmar
The golden rock
By David Lazar (Brisbane, Australia)
Photographed February 2010, Kyaiktiyo, Myanmar
Jabulani the elephant greeting his caretaker
By Paula Durham (Cave Creek, Arizona)
Photographed September 2011, Kapama private game reserve, South Africa
Burmese novices playing soccer in the evening
By Kyaw Kyaw Winn (Yangon, Myanmar)
Photographed April 2011, Myanmar