National Geography has published the finalist for the 2011 pictures of the year. Below is a sneak peak: Catch the full list here: Pictures National Geo
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In a mud pool at the sea salt mines near Bourgas, Bulgaria locals
gather. He applies the mud from the pool and then stands upright until
it is dry only to take a dip in the nearby sea. Afterwards he gets a
relaxing swim in the 30cm of water in the salt mine (80-90% pure salt).
Photo and caption by Antoni Georgiev/National Geographic Photo Contest
An unexpected side-effect of the 2010 flooding in parts of Sindh,
Pakistan, was that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to
escape the rising flood waters; because of the scale of the flooding and
the fact that the water took so long to recede, many trees became
cocooned in spiders webs. People in the area had never seen this
phenomenon before, but they also reported that there were fewer
mosquitoes than they would have expected, given the amount of standing
water that was left. Not being bitten by mosquitoes was one small
blessing for people that had lost everything in the floods. Photo and
caption by Russell Watkins/National Geographic Photo Contest
Join Lynn & me on The Joshua Fund’s Alaska cruise August 2-9, 2025
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Have you ever been to Alaska? We’ve always wanted to go and this summer The
Joshua Fund is hosting an “Epicenter Briefing” at sea. Come with us! It’ll
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