National Geographic has always been a showcase for the world’s most evocative photography, and its prestigious annual competitions never fail to attract the most talented photographers from around the globe.
The 2016 Travel Photographer Of The Year Competition is no exception, and as you can see from the selection of pictures below, this year’s judges have no easy task in choosing a winner from these fantastic entries.
Grab your camera and get out there! The Grand Prize on offer is a 7-day Polar Bear Safari for two (including airfare) at Churchill Wild-Seal River Heritage Lodge in Manitoba, Canada. But the real prize is being named National Geographic’s Travel Photographer of the Year. The competition ends on May 27, so you still have time to enter. So what are you waiting for?
More info: National Geographic (H/T)
01. Jonas Blizzard And The Flatiron Building, New York, United States
02. Beast, South Dakota, United States
03. Wherever You Go, I Will Follow You, Japan
04. Mystic Shed, Finland
05. Golden Sunrise, Tuscany, Italy
06. Family Ties, Japan
07. Blizzard In The Mountains, Switzerland
08. Trollstigen, Norway
09. Namibian Desert, Namibia
10. Terraces Village In The Mist, China
11. Farming The Sea, China
12. Childhood, China
13. Ballet Dancer, Japan
14. Misty At Cemoro Lawang, Indonesia
15. Fascination, Japan
16. Havana, Cuba
17. Children With Painted Face, Ethiopia
18. Selfie Taken With A Drone, New Hampshire, United States
19. Lombard Street, San Francisco, United States
20. Blue Heaven, Japan
21. The Spaceship, Antarctica
22. Timeless Lunch, China
23. La Fournaise Volcano, Réunion Island
24. On Guard, Indonesia
25. Beneath The Eiffel Tower, France
26. Tombstone Impression, Yukon, Canada
27. Yemeni Fortress, Wadi Dohan, Yemen
28. Sunrise Over Bagan, Myanmar
29. Yalimo, West Papua Indonesia
30. Balanced Rock, Utah
31. Urban Jungle, Hong Kong, China
32. Winding Roads, Morocco
33. I Am Not Superman, Indonesia
34. Powered Sight, Uluru, Australia
35. Where Is My Boat, Morocco
36. Moment of Impact, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
37. Pied Piper Of Ladakh, India
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