
Jennifer Jayne Evans Koumbatis, 10, from the Netherlands, had an honourable mention in the Amazing Animals category. (Picture: Jennifer Jayne Evans Koumbatis/National Geographic)
(Yahoo! News) – Kids these days are much more adept with technology than adults.
Need proof? Then just take a look at these wonderful photos.
These are the winning entries in the National Geographic Photography Contest for Kids, and they are a cut above your average holiday snaps.
The winning images include stunning pictures of lizards on netting and camels on beaches.
You can check out all the winning images on the National Geographic Kids website.
- Ryan Hughes, 13, from the US, took this adventure-packed picture that was second in the Wild Vacation category. (Picture: Ryan Hughes/National Geographic)
- This image from Kate Anderson, 12, of a baby ostrich was the US grand prize winner. (Picture: Kate Anderson/National Geographic)
- Alexia Saigh, 14, took this image of an archway in the Czech town of Cesky Krumlov. (Picture: Alexia Saigh/National Geographic)
- Life’s a beach Piers Nicklin, 12, took this photo of camels on Galu Beach in Kenya. (Picture: Piers Nicklin/National Geographic)
- This image of a mother prairie dog greeting its young pup with a kiss was taken by 12-year-old Freya Youssef. (Picture: Freya Youssef/National Geographic)
- David Hopkins, 13, won first place in the US Amazing Animals category for this image. (Picture: David Hopkins/National Geographic)
- First place in the Wild Vacation category went to India’s Sanya Jain, aged 12, for this picture of parading camels. (Picture: Sanya Jain/National Geographic)
- A game of underwater basketball was captured in this image by 13-year-old Josephine Goldman. (Picture: Josephine Goldman/National Geographic)
- Riley Harlan, 12, from the US, came second in the Dare to Explore category with this picture of gates in Japan. (Picture: Riley Harlan/National Geographic)
- Dewi Baggerman, 11, from the Netherlands, won the international grand prize for her picture of tulips from the ground up. (Picture: Dewi Baggerman/National Geographic)