AdvertisementSmithsonian Magazine's 16th Annual Photo Contest received 48,000 submissions from 207 countries and territories between March 27 to November 30 2018. Photographers were invited to submit images under six categories: 'Natural World,' 'The American Experience,' 'Travel,' 'People,' 'Altered Images' and 'Mobile' and editors selected 10 finalists from each section. Today marks the opening of Smithsonian Magazine's 17th Annual Photo Contest and they will be accepting submissions through November 30, 2019. Below are the eight dazzling images that won first place in their correlating categories. GRAND PRIZE WINNER, 'Newest Cowboy in Town' by Rory Doyle from Cleveland, Mississippi was submitted under 'The American Experience' category.

Source: Daily Mail April 02, 2019 16:20 UTC