Breakfast at the Weekly Market
© Thong Huu. All rights reserved.
In northern Vietnam, people come to the weekly market to exchange goods and culture. They usually wake up very early to go to the market and have breakfast here.
Grand Prize Winner
It seems like just yesterday we were marveling over the amazing photography finalists in the 15th Smithsonian.com Annual Photo Contest. We’re now excited to report that Smithsonian.com recently announced their Grand Prize Winner, Readers’ Choice Winner, and six Category Winners. The judges certainly had their work cut out for them—from March 28, 2017 to November 30, 2017, the competition received 48,000 submissions from photographers in 155 countries and territories.
The winning images showcase the beautiful diversity of our world, particularly in terms of people and culture. Many of the winners offer a snapshot into a different facet of a society, whether that’s a crowd watching an outdoor wrestling match or one man meticulously bundling bunches of incense. This trend is evident in the Grand Prize image, too. Photographer Thong Huu gives us a glimpse into breakfast in northern Vietnam by capturing a picture of people as they enjoy a hot meal at a marketplace. For those familiar with this area, this might be something they’ve seen before—but for others across the world, it’s a totally new sight.
Now, it’s your chance to enter the next competition. The 16th Annual Smithsonian.com Photo Contest just started accepting submissions and will do so through November 30, 2018. To learn more about the categories and how you can enter, review their contest guidelines online. Good luck!
Learn more about the winners and finalists of Smithsonian.com’s 15th Annual Photo Contest.
Rare
© Sara Jacoby. All rights reserved.
This is Maggie. She has two rare chromosome duplications, one of which she’s the only child on record to have. This photo captures not only her vulnerability, but also the magnitude of the science for which we are so grateful. A little girl and her “Gigi” already way too familiar with hospitals and doctors offices than any child should be.
Readers’ Choice Winner
Rain
© © Seyed Mohammad Sadegh Hosseini. All rights reserved.
Niloofar is an Iranian nomad girl living in the Babanajm nomad region south of Shiraz city in Fars Province, Iran.
People Category Winner
Shadow Highlight
© Mohammad Mohsenifar. All rights reserved.
A couple of ladies are passing in front of graffiti.
Mobile Category Winner
Making Incense
© Tran Tuan Viet. All rights reserved.
Decoratively dyed bundles of incense dry in Quang Phu Cau, a commune in Hanoi, Vietnam. In Buddhist countries like Vietnam, incense is an irreplaceable part of traditional festivals and religious ceremonies.
Travel Category Winner
Backflip Submission
© Dan Fenstermacher. All rights reserved.
A wrestler does a backflip off the ropes of a wrestling ring in an attempt to defeat an opponent.
The American Experience Category Winner
Stairs
© Adam Żądło. All rights reserved.
There are not many other animals as productive as sheep. They give us wool, milk, meat. Their memoirs are usually short. The pool of names is repeated every two years on our farm. We have already had two Queens, three Theos and four Fables.
Altered Images Category Winner
Pinnacle of Existence
© Oreon Strusinski. All rights reserved.
Energy travels hundreds of miles across the ocean and comes to a dramatic end when it reaches our shores.
Natural World Category Winner