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20130511

National Geographic Traveler Magazine photo contest

Stingray Sandbar, Grand Cayman. Ph. Thomas Pepper

It's been 25 years since the National Geographic Traveler magazine photo contest begun. I have always loved to see different ways of seeing and interpreting the world through the lens of the contestants, and this year is no exception... These are some of my favorite pictures for this years contest.

Han sido 25 años desde que el concurso de "National Geographic Traveler magazine" dio inicio. Siempre me a gustado ver las diferentes formas de ver e interpretar al mundo a través de los lentes de los concursantes, y este año no es la excepción... Aquí están algunas de mis fotografías favoritas para el concurso de este año.

Moab, Utah. Ph. Becky Abrisz

Lake Baikal, Rusia. Ph. Edward Graham

Maraine Lake, Alberta, Canada. Ph. Angiolo Manetti

Goøafoss, Iceland. Ph. Joshua Holko

Taiwan Ph. Hsiao Chen-Hsuan

Yarger Lake, East Alaska, USA. Ph. Pavel Mach

Utah, USA. Ph. Max Siegal

Mishima, Fukushima, Japan. Ph. Hideyuki Katagiri

Santiago de Chile Ph. Francisco Oportus

Cappadocia, Turkey. Ph. Dody Chandra

Kirkjufellsfoss Waterfalls, Iceland. Ph. Neloy Bandyopadhyay

Lake Baikal, Russia. Ph. Edward Graham

Seaham, Durham, England. Ph. Owen Humphreys

Daytona Beach, Florida. Ph. Krasimir Vladimirov

Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Ph. Kedson Silveira

Ergaki, Krasnorak, Russia. Ph. Alexander Nerozya

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20130302

Haute Spring

"What life can compare with this? Sitting quietly by the meadow, I watch the leaves fall and the flowers bloom as the seasons come and go". -Seccho

"We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winter's evening. Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them; nurse them through bad days till they bring them to the sunshine and light which comes always to those who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true". -Woodrow Wilson

"All through the long winter, I dream of my garden. On the first day of spring, I dig my fingers deep into the soft heath. I can feel its energy, and my spirits soar". -Helen Hayes

"Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today:

And give us not to think so far away

As the uncertain harvest; keep us here

All simply in the springing of the year". -Robert Frost

"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome". -Anne Bradstreet

This is how I 'picture' spring, literally.

Ph. [1] Padsaworn Wannakarn, Ph.[2,6,12,16,21,23,29] John Fish, Ph.[3] Aspheric Lens, Ph.[4] Photomatz, Ph.[5]Trey Ratcliff, Ph.[7]Ashley Vincent, Ph.[8]Erasmus T, Ph.[9]Marek Kiedrowski, Ph.[10]Frederico, Ph.[11]Nathan Willis, Ph.[13]Mohamed Al Sayaghi, Ph.[14]Krzysztof Browko, Ph.[15]Peter Delaney, Ph.[17]Florent Courty, Ph.[18]Hudson Garcia, Ph.[19]Tony Karumba, Ph.[20]Ebram Harimurti, Ph.[22]Michael Ostrowski, Ph.[24]Felix Salazar, Ph.[25]Oleg Gordienko, Ph.[26]Sharpeye, Ph.[27]Ales Komovec, Ph.[28]Juan Carlos Ulate, Ph.[30]Antony Spencer.

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20120424

And after all , you are my Wonderworld.

As you might already know Earth Day was celebrated worldwide on April 22, an event now in its 42nd year and observed in 175 countries. Even thought this post might seem for most of you more like an utopia than the "reality" we have created and live in, I wanted to focus more in the bright side by showing how EXTRAORDINARY our earth is!! Maybe even inspire you to take a little more care of it?.. Remember, "Small changes make a BIG difference".

Probablemente ya sabrás que el Día de la Tierra acaba de ser celebrado en todo el mundo este 22 de Abril, un evento observado en 175 países y que ya va por su 43avo año. Posiblemente esta entrada puede parecerle a la mayoría de ustedes más como una utopía en vez de la "realidad" que hemos creado y en la que vivimos. Pero sin duda quería enfocarme más en el lado positivo y mostrar lo EXTRAORDINARIA que es nuestra tierra!! Y tal vez, incluso inspirarte a cuidar un poco más de ella?.. Recuerda, "Los pequeños cambios hacen una GRAN diferencia".