Each year, the Smithsonian Photo Contest reveives stunning submissions of outstanding pictures from around the globe.
These are a few pictures taken from the 60 photos that made it to the final round of the Readers' Choice Award. In this category, the readers of the Smithsonian Magazine vote for their favourite pic.
More information: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/photocontest/archive/2017/
Yusuf Chiniwala