2024 International Photo Contest Shortlist

Out of hundreds of submissions, our judges narrowed down a shortlist. Check out these amazing entries below! Click on each photo to view it full-size and see the title/credit. 

Close-up of panda eating bamboo
Hands lifting candle lanterns while more lanterns float in the sky above
Close-up of a large fluffy tabby cat
Picture taken from the water, looking back at sandy beach with students and instructor sitting, one person twirls with their arms out
A bench with small statues and pink leafy flowers
Looking down over the Great Wall as it fades into the distance on a snowy foggy day
A monkey sits at the base of a Buddha statue and eats fruit
Close-up of a winged insect, glowing in golden sunlight
Looking up at tall castle rock on a green grass hill
Person with red hair hides behind large red-orange rocks on a beach
Looking down on a narrow road winding through trees, that goes up and seems to disappear into the mist
The peak of a hut, built with tree poles, and a deer skull tied to the top
At the base of a tree with massive exposed root system
A dark photo, with far-off silhouettes of people walking through a cave in a spotlight
An aerial photo, looking at a small coastal town with pink and grey clouds in the distance
A shadowed forest temple with overgrown rock columns lined in moss
Looking through a gap in the trees out at a turquoise blue ocean
Student eating a hotdog in a park decorated with pumpkins for the fall season
Looking down a street with a dusting of snow and star-shaped lights hanging overhead
Wide sand dunes, blue sky, and a person far in the distance
A street corner and outdoor patio at sunset with bubbles in the sky
A row of students standing on the edge of volcanic rock with purple clouds in the background
Three people riding on an open-sided vehicle, grabbing each other to point and look to the side
A ballerina in pink tutu twirls on a harbour in front of a cruise ship
A person walks through an aquarium tunnel with fish swimming alongside
A dark narrow market street, with red lanterns overhead
A small herd of elephants grazing alongside a waterhole
Close-up of a camel head wearing colourful tassels
Two people with their backs to the camera, sitting on a dock opposite a forest, holding books over their heads
Beside a temple wall, with coloured flags hanging and a red arch ahead
Standing inside a cave, looking out through a round opening towards blue water horizon
Horizon of downtown buildings, taken from close behind a pink and purple flowerbed
Selfie of two students on a shallow boat
Selfie of two students on a swampy beach posing with pink sunset clouds behind
Selfie of two students with snorkel masks on a boat
Selfie of a student on a volcano peak at sunset
Selfie of a student riding a camel
Selfie of a student with a small monkey on their back
Selfie of a student in a helmet, with motorbike riders lined up in the background
Selfie of two students standing close on a busy street
Selfie of a student overlooking a very blue lake
Selfie of a group of students in front of the Eiffel Tower, lit up at night
Selfie of three students in front of a volcano crater filled with lime green liquid
Selfie with a student and a langur monkey
Selfie of students, taken from below looking up at cloudy sky
Selfie of a student on a sandy beach
Selfie of a student in formal clothes
Selfie of a student holding a tiny crab
Selfie of a student overlooking blue lake and a mountain peak
Selfie of two students wearing racing helmets
Selfie taken in the reflection of a phone screen
Selfie of two students on a beach
Selfie of two students in front of a statue
Selfie of a student panorama style in a city
Selfie of two students in front of a garden
Selfie of two students in snorkel masks underwater
Selfie of two students in front of a frozen waterfall
Selfie of two students with a hairy highland cow behind them
Selfie of a group of people in a raft
Selfie of a student with a monkey peering up from the other end of the phone screen
Selfie of a group posing in a formal clothes
Selfie of a student holding a hollow rock or fossil to their eye
Selfie in front of an elephant
3 students taking a selfie
Selfie of a smiling student
Selfie of a student in foresters gear
Selfie in front of a natural structure
Selfie of a blue haired student holding lemonade cup with a straw
Selfie of students having fun on a train
Selfie of two students with a monkey
Selfie of student with father in a museum
Selfie of student standing on hill overlooking beach blue water
Selfie of student in forest
Selfie of students on beach with kangaroo
Selfie of group of friends in city square
Selfie of student with family
Selfie of two students
Close-up of a wallaby with its nose in the camera lens

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The photo on the side didn't quite meet the human requirements of the #SelfieLove category, but was too cute not to share! "Wallabies Take Selfies, Too" (Brisbane, Australia) - credit: Grace Alger