Children play at a beach in Lhoknga, Indonesia's Aceh province, on June 2, 2023. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)

The Royal Observatory just announced its Astronomy Photographer Of The Year 2013 winners. Australian photographer Mark Gee was chosen among a thousand amateur and professional photographers around the globe to win the top title. His work is part of an exhibition of the winning photographers, which opened on Sept. 19 at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. The Royal Observatory shared with us the winners and notable mentions of the competition. Their descriptions of the prizewinners can be found below the images.

A member of the Acorda Capoeira (Awaken Capoeira) group performs on a rooftop in the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 24, 2016. In a favela with a history of violence between police and drug gangs, or armed battles between traffickers themselves, capoeira is an outlet that gives kids a sense of community – its practice a collective exercise blending characteristics of drum circles, sparring and tag-team gymnastics. (Photo by Bruno Kelly/Reuters)

A reveller attends a LGBT+ pride parade in Santiago, Chile, November 13, 2021. (Photo by Ivan Alvarado/Reuters)

A woman poses for photographs after Gucci Cruise 2024 collection fashion show at the Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea on May 16, 2023. (Photo by Kim Soo-Hyeon/Reuters)

Revelers play in tomato pulp during the annual “La Tomatina” food fight festival in Bunol, Spain on August 30, 2023. (Photo by Eva Manez/Reuters)

A couple poses for wedding photos in front of the Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City on December 7, 2023. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)

A policewoman uses a tissue during a protest to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Mexico City, Mexico on November 25, 2021. (Photo by Raquel Cunha/Reuters)