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Many of us living in urban areas do not get to experience the wonder of natural beauty that can be so inspiring (not to mention good for your lifespan). But thanks to the efforts of photographers who take photos like these, nature is available for all of us to see, up close and personal.

These amazing images are from the Nature’s Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards, and, if any of you will be in the Washington D.C. area, are on display at the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum through April 27.

Please take a break to enjoy some of nature’s most stunning examples of beauty.