(B Stafford/H Arase Vargasl/NASA via SWNS)
By Dean Murray
NASA has announced the winners of its seventh annual Photographer of the Year awards.
The out-of-this-world images, revealed Friday, May 16, offer Earth-based scenes of the space agency's activities captured by staff photographers in 2024.
Pictures were selected across the categories: Documentation, Portrait, People and Places.
FIRST PLACE WINNER: People
THIRD PLACE WINNER: Documentation
FIRST PLACE WINNER: Portrait
THIRD PLACE WINNER: Places
SECOND PLACE WINNER: Documentation
SECOND PLACE WINNER: Portrait
SECOND PLACE WINNER: Places
SECOND PLACE WINNER: People
FIRST PLACE WINNER: Places
FIRST PLACE WINNER: Documentation
THIRD PLACE WINNER: People
Highlights range from moody portraits of astronauts Nichole Ayers and Zena Cardman, to a quirky documentary photograph of a simulated moonwalk in the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Northern Arizona.
NASA's Johnson Space Center commented: "Check out some of these images taken by the winners of NASA's seventh annual Photographer of the Year awards. Their vision and expertise give us some of the best views possible.
"Congratulations to all of the winners, including Johnson's very own Josh Valcarcel, Bill Stafford, and Helen Arase Vargas."
