Inside Insights: Photographs by the Smithsonian Community

These 36 winning entries from the 2012 Smithsonian Staff Photo Contest are inspiring, entertaining, and riveting. Taken by Smithsonian staff, fellows, volunteers, and interns, they capture the diversity and depth of the Smithsonian’s mission, as well as the unique perspective of the Smithsonian family both on and off the job. This absorbing glimpse of people, objects, and places offers a deeper understanding of the Smithsonian and its talented staff.