A selection from the amazing finalists of the Smithsonian.com’s 12th annual photo contest.
This pulse-pounding picture of cheetah cubs hunting a fawn in Tanzania that has you rooting for the cats one moment and the fawn the next:
Eng Siong Yeo / Via smithsonianmag.com
This awe-inspiring photograph of the Manhattan Bridge in fog that finds tranquility in the city that never sleeps:
Az Jackson / Via smithsonianmag.com
This astonishing shot of a snake swallowing a frog in the rain in Costa Rica that displays beauty can even be found in death:
Nicolas Reusens / Via smithsonianmag.com
This bright, cheery shot of Palouse, Washington that proves you don't always need a rain jacket in the Pacific Northwest:
Ernest Wright / Via smithsonianmag.com
