This year's grand prize winner is a photo of the Tukituki River Valley in New Zealand (below). The photographer is 18-year-old Joelle Linhoff of Minnetonka, Minnesota.Austinite Trey Ratcliffe is one of the winners of the Smithsonian magazine's fourth annual photography contest. His photo, "Fourth on Lake Austin" won in the category of Americana. Ratcliffe was a finalist for another photo, "Across the Line" in the category the Natural World.
The winning photo was a Fourth of July photo taken on Lake Austin and processed using a technique that creates a high dynamic range (HDR) photo. Using a combination of multiple exposures and specialized computer software, HDR photographers can create a painterly, vibrant image.
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