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A sun-dancing praying mantis, a family of clowns jamming and the Taj Mahal at sunrise are some of the images included in the National Geographic 2014 Photo Contest.

National Geographic is accepting entries in three categories – people, places and nature – until October 31. Up for grabs, for the Grand Prize Winner, is $10,000 (£6,200) and a trip to NG headquarters in Washington, D.C., to participate in the annual National Geographic Photography Seminar in January 2015.

The First Place winner in each category will each receive $2,500 ($1,500) and his/her winning photograph will be published in National Geographic magazine. See the National Geographic Photo Contest rules here.

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Rough Ride Bride by Carey Nash

Location: Camrose Alberta

 

A tree dreaming by Christian Spencer

Location: Strezlecki Desert, Australia

 

Sunward by Hasan Baglar

Location: Nicosia, Cyprus

 

The Clown Family by Daniel Kudish

Location: Montreal, Canada

 

Night Walker by Daniel Kudish

Location: Oaxaca, Mexico

 

Taj Mahal sunrise by Thomas DORLEANS

Location: Agra, India

 

Metal Worker by Murat Yılmaz

Location: Turkey

Stingers by Heidi Beetz

Location: Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco, California

La marée du GR34 by Thomas DORLEANS

Location: côtes de granit rose. Côtes d’armor

Along the footpath, between Perros and Trégastel in Côtes-d’Armor, Brittany, the tide confronts the pink granite of the bay.

 

Above Big Sur by Douglas Croft

Location: Big Sur, California

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