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National Geographic has just announced the winners of its annual International Photo Contest for Kids, an event reserved for camera-holders between 6 and 14. If you're expecting to see an amateur, off-centre gallery of trees and houses, you're in for a shock. These kids are seriously creative, and the shots they captured are worthy of magazine covers. The photos have a unique and peaceful innocence about them that children quite possibly understand best.

The international 1st place winner, Dewi Baggerman from the Netherlands, is headed to Washington, D.C. for a tour of National Geographic headquarters. You can see her entry and those of her 13 fellow winners below.

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Grand Prize Winner / 1st Place In Dare To Explore By Dewi Baggerman, Age 11, Netherlands

Grand Prize Winner / 1st Place In Dare To Explore By Dewi Baggerman, Age 11, Netherlands

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Yvonne Bernal
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are you kidding me?? This is BRILLIANT! What an eye this 11 year old has for perspective. <3

stella
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For a second, I thought it was my Windows Wallpaper!

Erick Germanotta Damarez
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's idyllic. Can't believe this exquisite picture was taken by a little girl! I must have learned from her to take a good pictures without blurring! 😂

Emre
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The angle is very nice

Caroline Cassano
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How do you get these pics? Why can I not have an eye for things like this?

Wedding Photography Select
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This Is Amazing. Especially as an eleven year old took it.

cloud
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How insects see the world :)

Vanessa Charlton
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What an amazing photograph. Congratulations

Diane Noahr
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful perspective and composition!!

Joanne Acevedo
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like a magical forest from. Phenomenal perspective.

Joanne Acevedo
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Phenomenal. Looks like the landscape for a magical forest.

Ruth Meszaros
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, I thought for a second that this was CG from a movie like ANTS.

Sonali Dahiwile
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unbelievable!!!! Truly amazing♥♥♥♥

Roisin Carey
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful and very imaginative!

Lorraine
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Feel like an ant in A Bug's Life while looking at this picture :)

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    Yvonne Bernal
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so interesting... yet I cannot figure out what it is. Reminds me of the rail yards.

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    stella
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    Is it is the me or do the house look like a comic script?

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