The best photos from the competition National Geographic 2014. Part 2

• Best with National Geographic 2014. Photography Contest Part 2

Each year, National Geographic magazine holds a competition for the best photographs. The deadline for submission of works - on 31 October. The winner will receive $ 10,000 and the opportunity to visit the company's headquarters in New York.

Also see the 1st part.

Portrait of a teenage girl from a tribe in the Omo Arbore in Ethiopia.

An ominous sky. Antwerp, Belgium.

Mushrooms on a tree that fell after a strong storm of British Columbia.

Humpback Whale, British Columbia, Canada. Gorbach - a cosmopolitan species, occurring across the oceans and partly adjacent seas from the tropics to high latitudes.

A fire in Banff National Park, Canada.

breakdance in France.

Madagascans boating.

Child workers and sundried tomatoes, Manisa, Turkey.

mining and the perfect predator. Sharks have existed for about 420-450 million. Years ago, and all the while honing hunting skills.

I caught a crab. Florida

The sea rays, Mexico.

The motorcyclist, Taiwan.

Lightning, Estonia.

The volcano in Iceland.

Fisherman. Catching striped bass in Montauk Point, New York.

Sleep during a sandstorm. Fenech - miniature fox peculiar appearance, which lives in the deserts of North Africa.

The charismatic chef from India.

The whale shark. Its size reaches at least 12-14 m, perhaps up to 20 meters.

Mute swan, Lake Ontario. Included in the Red Book of the Republic of Belarus.

Girl in a shopping mall in Bangkok.

Safari in South Africa.

humpback whale, Maui, Hawaii. This is one of the most energetic and acrobatic large whales, whose behavior, including a spectacular jumping out of the water, attracts the attention of tourists.

At present, the stunning photo finish cougars in Montana. Puma - the second largest feline family in America; it only larger jaguar.