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Voting for Defenders’ 2011 Photo Contest Comes to an End

We will announce the winners of this year’s photo competition tonight. In the meantime, I thought you would enjoy a slide show highlighting the 46 finalists of the nearly 8,500 photos we received.

Cheetah Hunting School

Cheetah Hunting School

Photographer: Eric Gurwin, Loation: Serengeti, Tanzania

Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

Photographer: Amir Ayalon, Location: Svalbard

Team Work

Team Work

Photographer: Natalia Decastro, Location: Limon, Costa Rica

The Winking Deer

The Winking Deer

Photographer: Mariann Rea

Croc

Croc

Photographer: Carlie Wilhite, Location: Costa Rica

Atlantic Puffin

Atlantic Puffin

Photographer: Martha Welch, Machais Seal Island

Lioness and Cub

Lioness and Cub

Photographer: Rebecca Dunn, Location: Okavango Delta

Cattle Egret with a Big Stick

Cattle Egret with a Big Stick

Photographer: Troy Lim, Location: Bradenton, Florida

Where Is Mama Bear?

Where Is Mama Bear?

Photographer: Michelle Osterhus, Location: Soldotna, Alaska

Smoky Sunset

Smoky Sunset

Photographer: James Dick, Location: Grand Teton National Park

Coyote Dinner Dance

Coyote Dinner Dance

Photographer: James Mattil, Location: Yellowstone National Park

Evenly Matched

Evenly Matched

Photographer: Pat Ulrich, Location: Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Pink Wings

Pink Wings

Photographer: Marc Szczesny-Pumarada, Location: Viera Wetlands, Florida

Quadruplets

Quadruplets

Photographer: Jim Chagares, Location: Katmai National Park, Alaska

Pine Marten

Pine Marten

Photographer: Ben Marks, Location: Silver Gate Montana.

Sandhill Crane About to Land

Sandhill Crane About to Land

Photographer: Jim Ridley, Location: Milford Michigan

Red Foxes 2

Red Foxes 2

Photographer: Rolland Gelly, Location: Montreal Nature Park

Leopard on the Hunt

Leopard on the Hunt

Photographer: Joanne Matson, Location: Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana

Adelie Penguins, Antarctica

Adelie Penguins, Antarctica

Photographer: Siegfried Matull, Location: Antarctic Peninsula

Morning Stretch

Morning Stretch

Photographer: Noelle Zaleski, Location: Island Beach State Park, New Jersey

Damnation Creek Trail

Damnation Creek Trail

Photographer: Lindsay Kaun, Location: Redwoods National Park

Yellowstone Bison

Yellowstone Bison

Photographer: Joseph Farris, Location: Yellowstone National Park

Iceberg, Antarctica

Iceberg, Antarctica

Photographer: Siegfried Matull, Location: Antarctic Peninsula

African Lioness

African Lioness

Photographer: Barbara Fleming

King Penguins, South Georgia

King Penguins, South Georgia

Photographer: Siegfried Matull, Location: South Georgia Island

Snowy Bison

Snowy Bison

Photographer: Joanne McCubrey, Location: Yellowstone National Park

El Capitan in Fog

El Capitan in Fog

Photographer: Rick Clark, Location: Yosemite Valley, California

Snowy Owl Portrait

Snowy Owl Portrait

Photographer: Eric Grossman, Location: Near Montreal, Canada

Grizzly on the Chase

Grizzly on the Chase

Photographer: Eric Schmidt, Location: Katmai National Park, Alaska

Leopard Seal, Antarctica

Leopard Seal, Antarctica

Photographer: Siegfried Matull, Location: Antarctic Peninsula

Vik

Vik

Photographer: Bill Cain, Location: Vik, Iceland

The Guest Speaker

The Guest Speaker

Photographer: Robert Wintner, Location: Hawaii

Deadvlei

Deadvlei

Photographer: Bill Cain, Location: Deadvlei (Dead Place), Namibia

Tundra Color

Tundra Color

Photographer: Don Jacobson, Location: Alaska

Common Merganser

Common Merganser

Photographer: Peggy Sells, Location: Beardsley Reservoir, California

Melissa & Mitch

Melissa & Mitch

Photographer: Harry Bosen, Location: Katmai National Park, Alaska

Red Fox

Red Fox

Photographer: Rachele Matteucci, Location: Yellowstone Park

The Pollinator

The Pollinator

Photographer: Dolores Rose, Location: Grand Island, Nebraska

Moonrise

Moonrise

Photographer: Alexander Ho, Location: Rocky Mountain National Park

Entry 2583

Entry 2583

Photographer: Paul Parent

Harbor Seal

Harbor Seal

Photographer: Marc Franklin, Pacific Grove, California

Mammoth Hot Springs Winter

Mammoth Hot Springs Winter

Photographer: Linda Hoydic, Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park

Black Ant and Curve

Black Ant and Curve

Photographer: Alit Susanta, Location: Denpasar, Bali

Eyes of Innocence

Eyes of Innocence

Photographer: Paula Cowan, Location: Magadalene Islands, Nova Scotia

Painted Hills

Painted Hills

Photographer: Don Jacobson, Location: Painted Hills, John Day National Monument

Exodus

Exodus

Photographer: Ian Phelps, Location: Skagit Valley, Washington

Any of these photographs is strong enough to have been a contender. And we like to thank all the photographers who showed their support for wildlife and wild places by entering our photo contest. We’d also like to thank those of you who took the time to vote for your favorite photos. Choosing the winners is a difficult task, and we greatly appreciate your help making the decision. Without your support, we could not have done the contest!

I am sure that most of you would have chosen a different group of 10 finalists than we did. That is part of the fun of showing you the top 46. Share with us in the comments what photos you would have picked.

And keep an eye out for the winners to be announced here soon.

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This post was written by:

Charles Kogod is the Photography Editor for Defenders of Wildlife.

3 Responses to “Voting for Defenders’ 2011 Photo Contest Comes to an End”

  1. Hugh Neeld says:

    Site did not indicate whether or not there will be a contest for 2012. Please advise. Thanks.

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