by Claire O'Neill

In Partnership With National Geographic

The winners from National Geographic's International Photography Contest will be announced in early December, but viewers have been voting on their favorites for the past few weeks. Here's a selection of a "viewer's choice" photographs. You can see more, or even vote yourself, at the contest page.

  • "A dwarf minke whale. The whale slowly descended in my direction and we came close to [about a 5-foot] distance."
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    "A dwarf minke whale. The whale slowly descended in my direction and we came close to [about a 5-foot] distance."
    Steffen Binke
  • "The women of a typical family in India spend days sorting grains of rice for their families' own consumption, while balancing the duties of motherhood and wife."
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    "The women of a typical family in India spend days sorting grains of rice for their families' own consumption, while balancing the duties of motherhood and wife."
    April Maciborka
  • "I was in the front car of the short subway between Pudong and The Bund, and was treated to the wonderful spectacle of an oncoming train in the tunnel's changing-light show."
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    "I was in the front car of the short subway between Pudong and The Bund, and was treated to the wonderful spectacle of an oncoming train in the tunnel's changing-light show."
    Gail von Bergen Ryan
  • "Shot at sunrise at Death Valley National Park, Calif."
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    "Shot at sunrise at Death Valley National Park, Calif."
    Nagaraju Hanchanahal
  • "On the same evening Gov. Bobby Jindal signed dozens of controversial bills into law, lightning struck the capitol building in downtown Baton Rouge, La."
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    "On the same evening Gov. Bobby Jindal signed dozens of controversial bills into law, lightning struck the capitol building in downtown Baton Rouge, La."
    Teddy Smith
  • "This picture was shot at Safari World in Bangkok last year. As we were waiting for the orangutan show to begin, this orangutan caught my eye. He looked so bored with doing the same act day in and day out."
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    "This picture was shot at Safari World in Bangkok last year. As we were waiting for the orangutan show to begin, this orangutan caught my eye. He looked so bored with doing the same act day in and day out."
    Ashutosh Karkhanis
  • "Zebras at waterholes in Namibia are a frequent sight."
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    "Zebras at waterholes in Namibia are a frequent sight."
    Denis Glennon
  • "My daughter and her friend were flipping their hair, and I started taking photos and was delighted with the result."
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    "My daughter and her friend were flipping their hair, and I started taking photos and was delighted with the result."
    Christine Guinness
  • "This photo was taken in a moment of happenstance from the window of a moving train during a trip through the Swiss Alps with my parents in the spring of 2008."
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    "This photo was taken in a moment of happenstance from the window of a moving train during a trip through the Swiss Alps with my parents in the spring of 2008."
    Michael Thomas Sunnarborg
  • "After three days of torrential rain, thunder and lightning, I managed to get this shot. Taken in Milford Sound, Fiordland, New Zealand."
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    "After three days of torrential rain, thunder and lightning, I managed to get this shot. Taken in Milford Sound, Fiordland, New Zealand."
    Jude Murray

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