After sifting through more than 50,000 entries, Smithsonian Magazine has announced the 60 finalists for its 2014 Annual Photo Contest. The photos fall into six different categories: Natural World, Travel, People, Americana, Altered Images, and Mobile.
Voting is $4, and will continue through May 6th. The winners will be announced May 15.
We selected 10 of our favorite images from the finalists, which came from 132 countries. See $4
NATURAL WORLD: "Absolute Head Scratcher" is a photo of a blue macaw, taken in Quebec City, Canada. The Smithsonian/Richard Masters
NATURAL WORLD: Photographer Graham McGeorge spent 6 hours waiting to get the perfect image of this eastern screech owl out of its nest in Georgia.The Smithsonian/Graham McGeorge
NATURAL WORLD: After finishing off a springbok, these two cheetah cubs began chasing each other for who got to hold onto the "prize," a piece of skin left over from the kill. The Smithsonian/Seyms Brugger
NATURAL WORLD: During their annual migration, wildebeests are forced to find new river crossings in the Serengeti-Mara region. In this picture, the currents were so strong that the animals had to struggle desperately to get to the other side.The Smithsonian/Karen Lunney
TRAVEL: This photographer caught Vietnam's famous terraced fields during harvest season.The Smithsonian/Vo Anh Kiet
TRAVEL: As part of a show called "Well of Death," this Bangladeshi biker performs a stunt at a fair to celebrate Rath Jatra, a Hindu festival.The Smithsonian/Nidal Adnan Kibria
PEOPLE: Mourners cover themselves in mud while beating their chests and standing around a fire during Ashura, a religious commemoration of $4.The Smithsonian/Soheil Zandazar
PEOPLE: Photographer Candy Feng's son is dwarfed by the majesty of a glacier at Fjallsárlón.The Smithsonian/Candy Feng
AMERICANA: Dust swirls around citizens of Black Rock City as they peek into the "Black Rock Bijou Theatre," an art installation at the 2013 Burning Man Festival.The Smithsonian/Mark Kaplan
AMERICANA: A champion bronco bucks a champion rider at the Helmville Rodeo.The Smithsonian/Carol Fowler
The Smithsonian/Richard Masters
The Smithsonian/Graham McGeorge
The Smithsonian/Seyms Brugger
The Smithsonian/Karen Lunney
The Smithsonian/Vo Anh Kiet
The Smithsonian/Nidal Adnan Kibria
The Smithsonian/Soheil Zandazar
The Smithsonian/Candy Feng
The Smithsonian/Mark Kaplan
The Smithsonian/Carol Fowler