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National Wildlife Federation 2009 Photography Contest Winners

Western Ruepells VultureBack in this post from July 1st, I shared with you the photos I had entered into the 2009 National Wildlife Federation photo competition.

A record 70,000 entries were submitted, and no, I was not a winner. But since I get people ask me from time to time if I've heard the results, here is a link to this year's NWF photo contest winners.


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Samoan Youth

This young man was preparing with his friends for his moment of fame on the stage at the Samoan Village at the Polynesian dance festival called Pasifika in Auckland in March this year. Samoan Youth Canon EOS 20D 1/30sec at f/20 ISO 200 Canon 70-300mm lens at 300mm More photographs from the same Pasifika Festival day can be found in my new post, Faces of Pasifika 2007 — A Day at Auckland's Pacific Festival .