by Claire O'Neill

In Partnership With National Geographic

National Geographic's International Photography Contest comes to a close Saturday, and winners will be announced in early December. Here's a selection of some submissions from this past week. Enter your photos, or view some winners from the past, at ngm.com.

  • On a trip to Crater Lake National Park
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    On a trip to Crater Lake National Park
    James Lemke
  • Silversword on top of the Haleakala Volcano on Maui, Hawaii
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    Silversword on top of the Haleakala Volcano on Maui, Hawaii
    Steffen Binke
  • A man smokes a cigarette outside a Chicago restaurant after discovering that the female bartender to whom he lent $20,000 left town.
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    A man smokes a cigarette outside a Chicago restaurant after discovering that the female bartender to whom he lent $20,000 left town.
    Chris Tzoubris
  • Circular stone terraces built by Incas for agricultural research
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    Circular stone terraces built by Incas for agricultural research
    Jaroslaw Matla
  • Yellowstone National Park
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    Yellowstone National Park
    Don Love
  • "This photo was taken of my son inside a glass tunnel at the Monterey Bay Aquarium."
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    "This photo was taken of my son inside a glass tunnel at the Monterey Bay Aquarium."
    Antonia Hobley
  • Two moose finish their last meal of the day as the sun sets along the Snake River in Wyoming.
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    Two moose finish their last meal of the day as the sun sets along the Snake River in Wyoming.
    Glen Hush
  • "Girl returning home greeting an old friend"
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    "Girl returning home greeting an old friend"
    Kelly McCluskey
  • Jessica, an adult lioness, waits in her cage at Lennon Bros. Circus in Queensland, Australia
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    Jessica, an adult lioness, waits in her cage at Lennon Bros. Circus in Queensland, Australia
    Samantha Jefferson

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