The 9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest is now closed

Thank you for your interested in the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest. The contest is now closed. The deadline for entry was 2pm Eastern Time, December 01, 2010. Finalists will be announced March 1, 2011.

Category winners will be awarded $500. The readers' choice winner will be awarded $500. The grand prize winner will receive a Smithsonian Journeys to Yosemite National Park, or the wholesale cash equivalent.

On a weekly basis beginning April 4, Smithsonian judges will post the best of the incoming entries in the Editors' Picks portion of our Web site.

Check out the Editor's Picks section to view some of our favorite entries from the 9th annual photo contest as selected by Smithsonian judges.