photo #oftheday: national geographic winners 2012

Have you checked out the winners from National Geographic's 2012 Photo Contest yet? The Grand-Prize Winner is definitely an incredible image, so be sure to click through and view in full size.

There are plenty of incredible shots, and here are my favorites:

Grand-Prize Winner: "The Explosion!" by Ashley Vincent

Honorable Mention, People: "Captive" by Wendell Phillips

Viewers' Choice for People: "Expedition Amundsen" by Kai-Otto Melau

Honorable Mention, Nature: "Predation" by Fransisca Harlijanto