For the past 9 years Smithsonian Magazine has been holding an annual photo contest. Here are 25 of this year's finalists. (via theantlantic.com ).
Three fishermen in Inkle Lake by David Lazar.
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50 toes by Nimai Ghosh.
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Blue Ice Cave by Jamie Scarrow.
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Where the soul meets the body by Laura Diliberto.
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