Tuesday, August 14, 2018
2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year – Those who didn’t win . . .
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August 2018 I posted images, details and captions for the 2018 National
Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year competition. Here are some for the non-winners . . .
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Photographer:
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Hidetoshi Ogata
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Photograph
Title:
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The Highly Tolerant Society
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Category:
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Nature
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Location:
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Awaji Island, Japan
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Caption:
On a cold winter day, I captured the moment
when mother monkeys formed a huddle after social grooming in Awaji Island.
Japanese monkeys are generally considered to be despotic and aggressive, but
they are building a social relationships with mutual benefits.
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Photographer:
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Jeffry Arguedas
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Photograph
Title:
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The Doors of Mordor are Open
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Category:
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Nature
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Location:
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Acatenago, Chimaltenango, Gutemala
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Caption:
Never before had I seen such a majestic
eruption of a volcano and at the same time feel secure. Camping one night in
the Acatenango Volcano and having a volcano as active as the Fire a few
kilometres away, it was an incomparable experience, I felt trapped in the
book "The Lord of the Rings" walking through Mordor. Walking for
more than 5 hours with cold clothes near 3900 meters, food, 5 litres of water
and a tripod, was exhausting, but each step made it worthwhile.
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Photographer:
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E Erencibia
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Photograph
Title:
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Wild Iceland
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Category:
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Nature
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Location:
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Eyvindarholar, South, Iceland
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Caption:
If already one of the most beautiful
landscape ever seen, imagine to get there and find this wild and majestic
Icelandic horse posing for me. That morning I was wondering if it would be
worth it to go...bad weather, cold, not good light conditions...but you never
know what you are going to find.
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Photographer:
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Ray Tom
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Photograph
Title:
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Future of 2022 Reveal in Fog
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Category:
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Cities
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Location:
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Muraykh, Ar Rayyan, Qatar
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Caption:
The first 2022 World Cup stadium to be built
ahead of the tournament in Qatar.
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Photographer:
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M.Raccichni
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Title:
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Category:
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Cities
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Location:
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Rio De Janiero, Brazil
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Caption:
Maresia or sea spray are generic names used
to refer to aerosol deriving from the wind that causes a nebulized cloud that
forms on the crest of the waves. On some days a thick blanket accumulates on
the beach and there is a strong smell of the sea. For several days i was
fascinated and so i went back to this beach to take this picture.
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Photographer:
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Paul Tsui
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Photograph
Title:
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The Invasion
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Category:
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Cities
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Location:
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Macau, Macao
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Caption:
A quiet street in Macau. Modernization around
is quickly changing the city.
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Photographer:
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Rob Weisman
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Photograph
Title:
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The Balloon Wrestler
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Category:
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People
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Location:
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Africa
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Caption:
A worker tugs at the edge of an inflating
balloon as it is readied for a sunrise trip over the Serengeti.
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Photographer:
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Chelsea Nix
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Photograph
Title:
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Haircut
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Category:
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People
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Location:
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Mexico
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Caption:
Visiting a old barbershop in a small town in
Mexico. The owner has been cutting hair and collecting unique objects for
over 40 years.
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Photographer:
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Barolomiej Jurecki
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Photograph
Title:
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Nacreous Clouds
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Category:
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Nature
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Location:
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Norway
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Caption:
Nacreous clouds or polar stratospheric
clouds. On the last day of the year those clouds could be seen on the Lofoten
islands in northern Norway. These clouds are characterized by a strong
iridescence. Clouds are formed with a small amount of water vapor that leaked
to the upper parts of the atmosphere. They scatter the light differently,
that is why the color of the clouds reminds rainbow. Those clouds occur very
rarely.
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Photographer:
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Yatwai So
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Photograph
Title:
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Ribbon
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Category:
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Nature
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Location:
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Anilao, Mimaropa, Philiippines
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Caption:
Glass eel is one of the biggest target for
fishermen because of its high value and make glass eel trafficking become a
multimillion dollar business. Owning to overconsumption, some eel species
like Anguilla japonica (Japanese eel) is highly endangered species and the
situation is even getting worst now.
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Photographer:
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Clara Davies
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Photograph
Title:
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Skirtberg
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Category:
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Nature
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Location:
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Snow Hill, Antartica
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Caption:
Found in the Errera Channel on the Antarctic
Peninsula this immense iceberg showed obvious signs of being sculptured and
worn by the icy Antarctic waters.
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Photographer:
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Ajith Mathew
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Photograph
Title:
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Castle of Nature
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Category:
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Nature
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Location:
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Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
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Caption:
An ancient rock fortress listed under UNESCO
world heritage site. Located at Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, lion rock is an amazing
destination, with ruins of old gardens and fountains. A breathtaking climb of
almost 2000 stairs to the top of the rock, surrounded by forest will be truly
a lifetime achievement. The view from the top will literally make you feel
the art of nature sleeping under your feet.
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Photographer:
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Jordan Robins
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Photograph
Title:
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Mountains Meets the Sea
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Category:
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Nature
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Location:
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Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
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Caption:
An 'over under' image of the healty coral and
marine life in the lagoon below Mount Gower and Mount Lidgbird on Lord Howe Island.
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Photographer:
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Rishi Gunasinghe
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Photograph
Title:
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The Back Flip of Death
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Category:
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Nature
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Location:
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Palatupana, Sri Lanka
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Caption:
A very rare and epic encounter between a
mugger crocodile and a gigantic Rusell’s Viper in Yala National Park, Sri
Lanka, The crocodile “ stands up" with the sheer strength of
its tail, and in what seems to be a death roll in the air, flips the Viper
and thrashes it onto the bank, in a breathtaking and captivating display of
power.
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Photographer:
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Kaan Yuan Chiam
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Photograph
Title:
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Ijtima Praying
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Category:
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People
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Location:
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Caption:
On the annual pilgrimage festival in
Bangladesh, the collective worship of believers can be described as grand and
spectacular. At the time of worship, everyone on the street will stop their
actions and pray in the direction of the Holy Land, Saudi Arabia's Mecca. The
entire world was quiet, people line up, sit together on the ground, pray in
the most pious form, and people are seen and infected with such solemn
atmosphere.
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Photographer:
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Jalan Sabha
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Photograph
Title:
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Under Mama’s Arm
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Category:
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Ethiopia, Africa
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Location:
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Caption:
Tribal disputes are a perpetual menace in the
region and women and children are the most affected. This stark reality is
accentuated by the fragile reality of innocence
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Photographer:
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Mauro Di Bettio
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Photograph
Title:
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Sweet Gold
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Category:
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People
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Location:
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Nepal
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Caption:
There are rare tribes in Nepal that have been
haunting honey from Himalayan cliffs for centuries. A tradition that's
carried on for generations. Wrapped in a tornado of angry giant bees, hanging
with bare hands to a bamboo rope hundreds of meters high, these people risk
their lives to collect the precious spring ‘red honey’, famous for its
medicinal, aphrodisiac and hallucinogenic properties.
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Photographer:
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Kajan Madrasmal
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Photograph
Title:
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Sewing - Fishnet
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Category:
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People
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Location:
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Vietnam
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Caption:
I have recently visited the fishing village
of Nha Trang, Vietnam and documented their daily life in two-morning
sessions. It was the highlight to witness the women sewing the fishnets. I
have tried many compositions to extract the scene by excluding the
distracting elements to show the colors, patterns and the main subjects
within a frame. This picture was captured for a candid moment of the scene,
not staged as arranged by some photography tours nowadays.
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Photographer:
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Lucy Mohr
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Photograph
Title:
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The Sacrifice
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Category:
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People
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Location:
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West Mongolia
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Caption:
A nomadic Kazakh family in West Mongolia
sacrifice one of their goats as a gift to their foreign guests (us!). The
whole family gathered to pray and give thanks for its life, then left and
went about their chores. Only the children stayed with their father and
looked on... Their father- who happens to also be so kind and compassionate
to his children-turns and gives his youngest son a tender kiss,
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Photographer:
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Togo Takamura
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Photograph
Title:
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Moving Living Space
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Category:
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Cities
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Location:
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Delhi, India
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Caption:
They live on the street as a living space.
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Photographer:
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Susan Portnoy
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Photograph
Title:
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Nap Time
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Category:
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Nature
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Location:
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Manitoba, Canada
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Caption:
I was on a polar bear walking safari in
northern Manitoba with Churchill Wild. Each day we'd walk for miles searching
for wildlife. We came across this young lady a few moments before this photo
was taken when she had just laid down. Her head was up and she was looking
around, but when she curled up in this foetal position, my heart just melted.
She looked so sweet, more slumbering housecat than meat-eating predator.
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