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First Place
joel sartore
Freelance/National Geographic Magazine

"Artificial Mom"
Second Place
Victor Ruiz Caballero
The associated press

"Dengue Defense"
third Place
Sisse Brimberg
freelance / National Geographic Magazine

"In The Long Shadow of Chernobyl (Yeysk, Russia)"
award of excellence
John Cancalosi
national wildlife federation

"All Wrapped Up"
award of excellence
Beatrice de Gea
The Los Angeles Times

"Watch Dog"
award of excellence
chris granger
The Times-Picayune

"Grasshopper March"
award of excellence
justin guariglia
contact press images

"Plastination City"
award of excellence
Palani Mohan
freelance

"Whale Hunters of Lamalera"
award of excellence
Tony Overman
The Olympian

"Helicopter Elk"
award of excellence
Palani Mohan freelance
"Whale Hunters of Lamalera" Photos from the village of Lamalera on the island of Lembata, Indonesia. Like the characters out of Moby Dick the people of Lamalera still hunt Sperm whales using small wooden boats. This is the only place in the world that this is still done.
 
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