The “Wilderness Forever” Photo Contest received over 5,000 entries this year. The exhibition of winning photos can be seen on display in “Wilderness Forever: 50 Years of Protecting America’s Wild Places” a new photo exhibition at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC through summer of 2015. Here are some of our favorites. To see more images and to vote for your favorite, visit [Smithsonian](http://wilderness.smithsonian.com/vote/vote-180952419/).



























