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Smithsonian magazine presented the finalists of the annual photo contest: 15 stunning images

Smithsonian magazine chose the best pictures, which will compete for the title of the best photo of the year.

"Fire", Vietnam

Firefighting is an act of walking barefoot on hot coals. In the mountainous province of Ha Zhang not far from the northern border of Vietnam, representatives of the ethnic group Pa Thhen practice walking on coal to ensure their prosperity next year.

"The Old Man", Myanmar

"I visited the central region of my country, Myanmar, last year. When I arrived in Minghong, I found this old man with a cart drawn by oxen, on which he drove visitors. He carried me around Minghong. In the end, we arrived at the famous white Minggun temple. I liked the look, so I asked him to pose in the wagon for photography. I liked the frame created by the wagon, as well as the light that fell on his face, "- so the author commented on his creation.

"Prayers of Ramadan", Indonesia

This picture shows women who pray inside the Istiklal mosque during Ramadan.

Surrealism, USA

A man rides a bicycle past an octopus statue at the Burning Man Festival in Blackrock, Nevada.

"This unusual party", USA

This photo demonstrates the author's experience with the homosexual public in the city of Rochester (New York).

"Television School", Brazil

A couple is watching a TV program on literacy. This photo is part of a series of photographs on the impact of media on people's lives in rural Brazil.

"Winter is near," Germany

Arctic wolf is a subspecies of the gray wolf, which lives in Arctic regions of North America.

"Red", Great Britain

"I am a street photographer. I explore the streets filled with chaos, and I try to capture glimpses of beauty in this chaos. This is a pretty frank picture, and the girl does not pose on it. I moved along the Royal Mile when it suddenly began to rain. People began to seek refuge. I saw this girl when she hid in a red telephone booth, and immediately took a picture. I like it more when the viewer himself interprets the meaning of this photo, "- this is the photographer's comment.

"Sadness of an opera singer", Malaysia

This Chinese opera singer is already far beyond forty, and in this photo she thinks about her children when she prepares to perform. She, like most other opera artists, travels from one place to another for months, being away from home. The Chinese opera is a kind of art that gradually fades into the shadows, and it is replaced by more modern art forms. Such a view is worth a visit, and it remains to be hoped that with the help of photographs it will be possible to preserve this tradition, so that it is passed on from generation to generation.

Improvisation, Canada

This is a photograph of the dance improvisation in the studio.

"Rainbow Toucan", Costa Rica

Here is the photographer's story: "I took this picture during a tour of Costa Rica, the purpose of which was to document the incredible world of local birds. Costa Rica represents less than one percent of the Earth's massif, but it also has about five percent of the world's biodiversity. I hope that this photo, as well as other photos I've made here, will inspire people to travel to this country, inform them of the incredible heritage of the wildlife that is here, and also make people think about what remains to be saved for Future generations ".

"Flight", Russia

"We were the last to board a small plane that was supposed to take us from Sochi to St. Petersburg. We did not know what was ahead of us. I took a place by the window, not expecting to see something outstanding in it, because it was raining outside. But when we took off, I realized that I took the best place in the plane, "the passenger said.

"The Golden Monkey Inspects the Territory", Rwanda

Comment on the snapshot: "Many of the families of the monkeys in the National Park of Volcanoes in Rwanda have nothing against the fact that they are inhabited by people. I was delighted when I was able to get close to three of these meters to one of these monkeys when she came down from the tree in search of soft bamboo shoots. She did not pay attention to me, but still looked around, checking to see if there was a danger nearby. "

"Beautiful fading light", China

The world's largest Buddhist academy called Larung Gar is located in China. People come from all over the world to join Buddhism.

"Snake zipo", Ecuador

"I have always been surprised at the ability of snakes to freeze motionless while they are studying the situation," the author of the photo commented on his extraordinary meeting.

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