• © Drew Hoper. People (Finalist). Extreme Conditions. Brick factory laborers working under extreme conditions in a brick factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
    © Drew Hoper. People (Finalist). Extreme Conditions. Brick factory laborers working under extreme conditions in a brick factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • © Alfonso Calero. Altered Images (Finalist). Dreamscape. Dreamscape is an escape from the relentless pace of a city. A matrix caught between reality and a dream. Where there is chaos, calm can be found.
    © Alfonso Calero. Altered Images (Finalist). Dreamscape. Dreamscape is an escape from the relentless pace of a city. A matrix caught between reality and a dream. Where there is chaos, calm can be found.
  • © Jesper Gronnemark. People (Finalist). Portrait of Endurance Athlete Anders Hofman. Portrait of endurance athlete Anders Hofman before his attempt to complete a triathlon at Antarctica.
    © Jesper Gronnemark. People (Finalist). Portrait of Endurance Athlete Anders Hofman. Portrait of endurance athlete Anders Hofman before his attempt to complete a triathlon at Antarctica.
  • © Tuan Nguyen Tan. Travel (Finalist). Harvesting water lilies in Mộc Hóa, Long An, Vietnam. The water lilies were washed before being sold at the market.
    © Tuan Nguyen Tan. Travel (Finalist). Harvesting water lilies in Mộc Hóa, Long An, Vietnam. The water lilies were washed before being sold at the market.
  • © Conor Ryan. Natural World (Finalist). Adélie Penguin on an Iceberg. Ice-dependent animals are in perilous danger of losing their habitat. This photo shows an Adélie penguin standing on an iceberg off Devil Island, Antarctica. I like how the half-lit, sea-eroded iceberg gives the scene a sense of dichotomy. Perhaps the penguin's indecision on which way to go, or perhaps ours.
    © Conor Ryan. Natural World (Finalist). Adélie Penguin on an Iceberg. Ice-dependent animals are in perilous danger of losing their habitat. This photo shows an Adélie penguin standing on an iceberg off Devil Island, Antarctica. I like how the half-lit, sea-eroded iceberg gives the scene a sense of dichotomy. Perhaps the penguin's indecision on which way to go, or perhaps ours.
  • © Matt Gillespie. American Experience (Finalist). Home Survives Direct Hit From Tornado. This home was in the direct line of a tornado that hit Ellerslie, Georgia. Most of the trees on the property had fallen, but the house stood with minimal damage.
    © Matt Gillespie. American Experience (Finalist). Home Survives Direct Hit From Tornado. This home was in the direct line of a tornado that hit Ellerslie, Georgia. Most of the trees on the property had fallen, but the house stood with minimal damage.
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Australians amongst Smithsonian Magazine’s 2019 Photo Contest Finalists

10 March 2020

The finalists of the 17th annual Smithsonian magazine photo contest have recently been announced. A total of 60 images were selected from more than 36,000 entries submitted by photographers from 145 countries and territories.

The competition features a total of six categories: Natural World, American Experience, Travel, People, Altered Images, and Mobile.

Two Australians, Drew Hopper (People) and Alfonso Calero (Altered Images), are included in the top 60. Visit the Smithsonian website to see all the finalists, as well as vote for your favourite image.