As fearless boys do back-flips near their village of Nghiem Xuyen in Vietnam , novice Buddhist monks in Myanmar show their balancing skills on what is dubbed the 'perfect playground ' , Hsinbyume Pagoda . Meanwhile , daredevil boys climb the main minaret of the Grand Mosque in Bani , Burkina Faso , seemingly oblivious to what could happen if they slip . These incredible scenes of youthful frolicking from around the globe feature among incredible wildlife , serene landscapes and natural wonders that make up the finalists in Smithsonian 's 12th Annual Photo Contest . Sergio Carbajo Rodriguez captures novice Buddhist monks playing on the Hsinbyume Pagoda , Myanmar . He calls it the 'perfect playground ' Alvaro Cubero Vega , of Costa Rica , achieves the seemingly impossible as he gets the entire caracolera common snake in one frame . Onno , a teenage girl from Ethiopia 's Arbore tribe beams in this portrait by Matjaz Krivic , from Ljubljana , Slovenia . These women in a small village near Vinh Hy Bay , Vietnam , use a sewing machine to repair a fishing net while their husbands fish . A young grizzly bear walks solemnly along an estuary at Lake Clark National Park , Alaska , as captured by Kevin Morgans from Cheshire . Ray Collins from Sydney , Australia , took this moody , curvy image of a crashing wave off the coast of his home city . Other photographs in our selection from the 60 finalists include a restless Caracolera common snake tangled around a colourful flower , a portrait of a beautiful young woman from the Arbore tribe in Ethiopia and a cute little girl albinism marvelling at an exhibition about her very condition in Valencia . A Grand Prize winner from the 10 finalists in each of the six categories - Natural World , Travel , People , Americana , Altered Images and Mobile - will be announced on March 31 . Kristen Keefer , of Glenwood Springs , Colorado , made the final with her portrait of construction worker Leslie . Olivier Douliery 's shot of US President Barack Obama standing in the Oval Office of the White House is a finalist in the America section . A snake swallows this unlucky frog near the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica , as captured by Spanish photographer Nicolas Reusens . These fearless boys climb the main minaret of the Grand Mosque in Bani , Burkina Faso - after this they headed to the river for a swim . These boys are having a blast doing backflips near their village of Nghiem Xuyen Village in Vietnam . After midnight in Hong Kong , Brian Yen could n't resist this scene of a densely packed Christian cemetery overlooking the city lights . A young girl looks out of a slowly moving train while an elderly woman sleeps in this photograph by Spanish photographer Jorge Fernandez . To see all of the finalists visit the Smithsonian website .
Smithsonian 's March 31 Annual Photo Contest finalists have been announced across six categories . Categories include Natural World , Travel , People , Americana , Altered Images and Mobile . Photos are accepted from all over the world with finalists coming from Myanmar to Ethiopia . The grand prize winner will be announced on 12th .