The Year’s Best Nature Photography
Spectacular and award-winning images of nature are on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. The exhibit displays selected photographs from the 2006 Nature’s Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards and the National Wildlife Photography Awards competitions.
From over 24,000 entries, the winners represent the best in wildlife and nature through the art of photography.
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20560
Admission – all and Smithsonian museums are free
Hours - Daily, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through March 25th
Nearest Metro subway station - Smithsonian Station (use the Mall exit) - Blue and Orange lines or use the DC Circulator.
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Photos courtesy of the Smithsonian.
Photo 1 - Cheryl Opperman
Photo 2 - Marsel Van Oosten
Photo 3 - Robert J. Amoruso
Photo 4 - Mark B. Bartosik __________________________________________________________
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2 opinions for The Year’s Best Nature Photography
The DC Traveler
Dec 1, 2007 at 7:38 am
[…] out 16 of this years’s winning photos as well as some of the winners from last […]
Michael Ivy
Jun 9, 2008 at 10:46 am
Those are such wonderful photographs. It is amazing how many talented Photographers are out there! Great job!
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