''Nature's Best Photography'' is a

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based in

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. Its primary focus is to inspire greater understanding and stewardship of

nature Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physics, physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomenon, phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. ...

through the art of

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History and profile

Launched as an

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in 1995 by current

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and publisher Stephen B. Freligh, ''Nature's Best Photography'' is published semi-annually on high-quality glossy oversized paper. In 1996, the Nature's Best International Photography Awards (now the Nature's Best Photography

Windland Smith Rice Sandra Windland "Wendy" Smith Rice (January 19, 1970 – May 31, 2005) was an American nature and animal photographer. Biography Sandra Windland Smith-Rice was the first child of Frederick W. Smith, founder of FedEx and Linda Smith Grisham Mc ...

International Photography Awards) was created as an annual competition to recognize outstanding

nature photography Nature photography is a wide range of photography taken outdoors and devoted to displaying natural elements such as landscapes, wildlife, plants, and close-ups of natural scenes and textures. Nature photography tends to put a stronger emphasis o ...

and foster the efforts of photographers worldwide, as well as further

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awareness. Past winners and honorees of the competition include Rodney Lough Jr., Jeremy Woodhouse,

Fritz Pölking Fritz Pölking (* 30 January 1936 in Krefeld; died 16 July 2007 in Greven) was a German nature photographer, author and book publisher. Biography Fritz Pölking was a certified German Master of Photography ("Fotografenmeister") who started publ ...

, Kevin Schafer, Howard G. Buffett and Thorsten Milse. Today, the competition has grown to be recognized as one of the world's most respected photo competitions. Select competition winners' photographs are exhibited annually at the Smithsonian

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Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

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