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The Beauty of Earth

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We teamed up with online photo game GuruShots to showcase the winning images from the 'Beauty of Earth' challenge

The Beauty of Earth
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Billed as the world's greatest photo game, GuruShots is an online platform that provides a fun, structured way to showcase your images while gaining global exposure for your work. 

By competing in epic challenges against millions of photographers, you can get instant feedback from over three billion monthly votes and increase your ranking from Newbie to achieve the ultimate status (and bragging rights) of Guru. 

Challenges are voted on by the platform's Gurus and the wider community, and there’s a fresh challenge every day. Winners can receive prizes from GuruShots' sponsors such as Adorama, Kodak, Lowepro and Lensbaby. 

The 'Beauty of Earth' challenge celebrated the overwhelming images of beauty that were provided by our planet. The winners, and a selection of commended images were published in Photography Week, and we're pleased to share the full top 102 photographs here.

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Top 102 shots

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(Image credit: Ivan Heidrick Capelo)
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Ivan Heidrick Capelo, Portugal


(Image credit: Dag Nystuen)
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Dag Nystuen, Norway


(Image credit: Yuriy Shevchenko)
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Yuriy Shevchenko, Ukraine

(Image credit: Lotta Sävenmark)
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Jalmari Heikkonen, Finland

(Image credit: Erik Ersson)
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Erik Ersson, Sweden

(Image credit: Eric Dupuis)
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Eric Dupuis, Canada

(Image credit: Olivier Grosjean)
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Olivier Grosjean, Netherlands

(Image credit: Cees Cornelissen)
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Cees Cornelissen, Spain

(Image credit: annem_daviau)
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annem_daviau, Canada

(Image credit: Stuart Deacon)
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Stuart Deacon, Canada

(Image credit: Maria Friedrich)
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Maria Friedrich, Sweden

(Image credit: Christian Paulig)
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Christian Paulig, Germany

(Image credit: Rene Thommen)
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Rene Thommen, Switzerland

(Image credit: Dewan Karim)
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Dewan Karim, Canada

(Image credit: Ircsi Ecsedi)
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Ircsi Ecsedi, Hungary

(Image credit: Matt Nixon / Searcher Photography)
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Matt Nixon / Searcher Photography, USA

(Image credit: Marek Marek)
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Marek Marek, Slovak Republic

(Image credit: Valeria Schmidt)
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Valeria Schmidt, Austria

(Image credit: kuriene)
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kuriene, Netherlands

(Image credit: Bret Louis)
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Bret Louis, USA

(Image credit: Alexis Kapsomenos)
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Alexis Kapsomenos, Greece

(Image credit: Shawn Thomas)
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Shawn Thomas, USA

(Image credit: Marco A. Cartas-Ayala)
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Marco A. Cartas-Ayala, USA

(Image credit: Ineke Huethorst)
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Ineke Huethorst, Netherlands

(Image credit: Anja Shirokova)
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Anja Shirokova, Czechia

(Image credit: Luis Talon)
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Luis Talon, Spain

(Image credit: Ashish Penti)
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Ashish Penti, USA

(Image credit: Krzysztof Kuba Wawrzosek)
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Krzysztof Kuba Wawrzosek, Poland

(Image credit: Martin Nitsch)
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Martin Nitsch, Austria

(Image credit: Ronen Golan)
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Ronen Golan, Israel

(Image credit: Vesa Ala-Hakula)
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Vesa Ala-Hakula, Finland

(Image credit: Gheoldan Lucia)
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Gheoldan Lucia, Romania

(Image credit: Margie Troyer)
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Margie Troyer, USA

(Image credit: Lea Baum)
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Lea Baum, Israel

(Image credit: davi_abelino)
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davi_abelino, USA

(Image credit: Agnieszka Dietrich)
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Agnieszka Dietrich, Luxembourg

(Image credit: Bajkó Tamás)
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Bajkó Tamás, Hungary

(Image credit: Torsten Petersen)
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Torsten Petersen, Denmark

(Image credit: Andy Fowlie)
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Andy Fowlie, Finland

(Image credit: Manfred Matzinger)
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Manfred Matzinger, Austria

(Image credit: Ivka Novosadová)
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Ivka Novosadová, Czechia

(Image credit: Canan Ağartan)
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Canan Ağartan, Turkey

(Image credit: Thomas de Franzoni)
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Thomas de Franzoni, Italy

(Image credit: Jodi Webber)
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Jodi Webber, USA

(Image credit: Gabriel Fox)
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Gabriel Fox, Brazil

(Image credit: professoradamm)
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professoradamm, USA

(Image credit: Raffaella Baragone)
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Raffaella Baragone, Italy

(Image credit: Just me)
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Just me, Norway

(Image credit: John Randazzo)
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John Randazzo, USA

(Image credit: Rie Bonsoe)
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Rie Bonsoe, Norway

(Image credit: Gil Shmueli)
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Gil Shmueli, Israel

(Image credit: Balazs Salfay)
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Balazs Salfay, Hungary

(Image credit: szackrisen)
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szackrisen, Australia

(Image credit: Filip Minárik)
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Filip Minárik, Slovakia

(Image credit: Svetlana Red)
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Svetlana Red, Russia

(Image credit: jessica.marlin)
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jessica.marlin, Switzerland

(Image credit: Vikram Baliga)
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Vikram Baliga, USA

(Image credit: Terry Naegele)
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Terry Naegele, USA

(Image credit: stefan.endler)
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stefan.endler, Austria

(Image credit: Geir Blom)
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Geir Blom, Norway

(Image credit: Alice-Anne Jones)
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Alice-Anne Jones, Australia

(Image credit: Laruelle Philippe)
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Laruelle Philippe, Belgium

(Image credit: Jesper Wikstrom)
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Jesper Wikstrom, Sweden

(Image credit: Edward Payne)
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Edward Payne, USA

(Image credit: John Pence)
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John Pence, USA

(Image credit: Oscar Saunderson)
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Oscar Saunderson, South Africa

(Image credit: Darren Rumble)
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Darren Rumble, Australia

(Image credit: golovina.anna)
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golovina.anna, Russia

(Image credit: Maikel Brands)
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Maikel Brands, Netherlands

(Image credit: Ksu Koystinen)
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Ksu Koystinen, USA

(Image credit: jpdesjeunes)
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jpdesjeunes, Canada

(Image credit: Misty Lay)
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Misty Lay, Australia

(Image credit: Péter Gulyás)
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Péter Gulyás, Hungary

(Image credit: Anna Langelaar)
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Anna Langelaar, Netherlands

(Image credit: sean volbeda)
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sean volbeda, USA

(Image credit: mybrooks)
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mybrooks, USA

(Image credit: olawie77)
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olawie77, United Kingdom

(Image credit: Fek Berci)
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Fek Berci, Romania

(Image credit: Massimo Davide)
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Massimo Davide, Italy

(Image credit: Robert Clement-Evans)
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Robert Clement-Evans, United Kingdom

(Image credit: Francesco Castelli)
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Francesco Castelli, Italy

(Image credit: Julio Vinković)
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Julio Vinković, Germany

(Image credit: Setiawan Halim)
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Setiawan Halim, Indonesia

(Image credit: Brouria Carni Hadass)
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Brouria Carni Hadass, Israel

(Image credit: Christophe Albig)
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Christophe Albig, Germany

(Image credit: Gary Hunter)
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Gary Hunter, USA

(Image credit: Christian Pohl)
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Christian Pohl, Germany

(Image credit: Jackie Robbie)
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Jackie Robbie, USA

(Image credit: Katalin Galgóczy)
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Katalin Galgóczy, Hungary

(Image credit: Anita Mulder)
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Anita Mulder, Netherlands

(Image credit: Sean Cooke)
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Sean Cooke, Ireland

(Image credit: Giada Randaccio Skouras Sweeny)
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Giada Randaccio Skouras Sweeny, Italy

(Image credit: József Kresák)
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József Kresák, Hungary

(Image credit: Anıl Gozoglu)
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Anıl Gozoglu, Turkey

(Image credit: Daniel Kazor - Stolen Shadows)
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Daniel Kazor - Stolen Shadows, Canada

(Image credit: Luis Silva)
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Luis Silva, Portugal

(Image credit: Tyler Florence)
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Tyler Florence, Canada

(Image credit: Emiliya Manolova)
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Emiliya Manolova, Bulgaria

(Image credit: Keith Kip Lowrie)
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Keith Kip Lowrie, USA

(Image credit: Aline Sprauel)
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Aline Sprauel, France

(Image credit: Keith Klok )
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Keith Klok, USA

(Image credit: ozychatie)
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ozychatie, Australia

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