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The 2012 Readers' Photo Contest Winners

Our Readers wowed the judges with thousands of great images

Grand Prize Winner: Jim Golden, 38, photographer, Portland, OR

From the shores of South Africa to a basement in Lincoln, NE, you, our readers, found beautiful images wherever they lurked. Whether the subject was glamorous and exotic or simply a collection of household items, this year’s submissions impressed our editors enough that we had a very hard time picking our finalists.

The 2012 edition of our Readers’ Contest just proves what we already knew: You can make great pictures.

Sit back, relax and take a look through the very best images that you, our readers, had to offer in 2012:

Full Gallery (click for gallery)


Action/Sports (click for gallery)


Animals(click for gallery)


Cities/Architecture (click for gallery)


Nature/Landscapes(click for gallery)


Objects/Still Life (click for gallery)


People (click for gallery)


Readers' Choice (click for gallery)