The winners photos National Geographic 2011

National Geographic magazine summed up the contest in 2011 and named the winners, who were selected from more than 20,000 photographs from 130 countries.

Best photos selected in three categories: people, places and nature. The winner will receive a cash prize of $ 10,000 and a paid trip to the headquarters of National Geographic in Washington for the annual seminar



category "Places of Interest»

Winner in the category "Attractions" Rainbow after the storm over the island Onuki, Philippines. (Photo by George Tapan)



Krishna temple, Hampi, India Photos (Alejandra Loreta)



Kite, ghetto in Rio de Janeiro. In these areas for many years used kites to prevent drug dealers on the approximation of the police or of the competition. Photos (Filipe Carvalho)



Shatll "Endeavor" went to his last flight, Florida, USA. Photos (James Vernacotola)



Category «Nature»

The winner of the category "Nature" and the entire 2011 competition. Dragonfly, Riau Islands, Indonesia Photos (Shikhei Goh)



Mediterranean jellyfish off the coast of Spain. Photos (Angel Fitor)



Hunting antelope in Kenya. Photos (Stefano Pasarelli)



Blue pond in the famous tourist resort near the town of Biei, Hokkaido, Japan. It is very crowded in the spring, summer and autumn, but in the winter the pond freezes. The picture was taken on the day when the first snow fell. Photos (Kent Shiraishi)



Zebra at the watering, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Photos (Marius Coetzee)



Beluga whales have fun in the Arctic waters. Photos (Dafna Ben Nun)



Winner in the category "People" The Deer Hunter, Lapland, Sweden. Photos (Isabelle Nordfjell)