Thank you to everyone who participated in the 18th Annual World of Photos Contest! Below are the winning photos, which were announced on November 16, 2022.
Urban Scenes
![a coastal village in Santorini](/sites/sites/files/2022-11/Urban%202.jpg)
First Place: Santorini by Dawn Carpenter
![a night sky with skyscrapers](/sites/sites/files/2022-11/Urban%207.jpg)
Second Place: London Sky by Jadyn Scott
Third Place: Along the Oxford Canal by Stephen Wirls
The Natural World
![a small bird on a large pine frond](/sites/sites/files/2022-11/Natural%2014.jpg)
First Place: Pearly-Eyed Thrasher, Lelyunque National Forest, Puerto Rico, by Jadyn Scott
![a sailboat is seen on a lake through an old dock](/sites/sites/files/2022-11/Natural%2012.jpg)
Second Place: Found Portrait of Paradise, Herrenchiemsee, Germany, by Hollie Brown
![a young boy runs on a grassy field](/sites/sites/files/2022-11/Natural%201.jpeg)
Third Place: A Boy's Love, Eagleville, TN, by Mady Richter
People
![a young African American woman with a yellow scarf looks at the camera](/sites/sites/files/2022-11/People%203.jpg)
First Place: by Millie Mencke
![a young woman sits in a Gothic arch](/sites/sites/files/2022-11/People%206.jpg)
Second Place: by Jadyn Scott
![a young man sits on the crossbar of a goalpost](/sites/sites/files/2022-11/People%204.jpg)
Third Place: by Jack Seigerman
Narrative
![a dog is seen looking out a picture window](/sites/sites/files/2022-11/Narrative%204.jpeg)
First Place: by Geoff Bakewell
![a woman waves from afar with a lake and hills](/sites/sites/files/2022-11/Narrative%205.jpg)
Second Place: by Jadyn Scott
![a dead bird lays on the pavement](/sites/sites/files/2022-11/Narrative%203.png)
Third Place: by Jack Seigerman
Lynn Conlee People's Choice Award
![a sailboat on a lake seen through an old dock](/sites/sites/files/2022-11/Natural%2012_0.jpg)
Found Portrait of Paradise by Hollie Brown