A stunning close-up of a village mayor's wife in Madagascar. (Photographer: Lisa Labinjoh)

A nomadic woman milks a yak on the snowy grasslands of Sichuan, China. (Photographer: John Quintero)

An elephant grieves the loss of its fellow friend, wrapping its trunk around the corpse's tusk, after successfully chasing away predators. (Photographer John Chaney)

The beautifully peaceful landscape of Tamblian Lake in Bali, Indonesia. (Photographer: Agung Krisprimandoyo)

In Afghanistan, a young Kyrgz girl named Marbet readies her donkey for a 2-hour trip to school when a gust of wind catches her veil. (Photographer:Cedric Houin)

A group of children joyously laughing inside a Jeepney in Cebu City, Philippines. (Photographer: Mac Kwan)

A surfer caught duckdiving his board as a wave passes overhead at Cloud Break in Fiji. (Photographer: Lucia Griggi)

2012 National Geographic Photo Contest (part 2):
http://www.teoti.co.uk/photography/118056-2012-national-geographic-photo-contest-part-2.html