Tuesday 19 May 2015

10 Incredible Shots From This Year's National Geographic Photo Contest That Will Make You Hit The Road

There's nothing like the 2015 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest to make you want to pack your bags and explore the hidden corners of the world.

From a heartwarming image of a child in Mongolia to a stunning picture of the majesty of Niagara Falls, this year's globetrotting contestants have an eye for capturing the great and remarkable.

Want to see your picture in the contest? The competition is open until June 30. The winner will take home an eight-day National Geographic Photo Expedition to Costa Rica and the Panama Canal for two.

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A bird ́s view of tulip fields near Voorhout in the Netherlands, photographed with a drone in April 2015. (Photo by Anders Andersson /National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)




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Kit Mikayi is a rock formation about 40m high situated west of kisumu, western Kenya. She climbs up the rocks rocks daily to meditate. (Photo and caption by Allan Gichigi /National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)




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Lucky timing! The oxpecker was originally sitting on hippo's head. I could see the hippo was going into a huge yawn (threat display?) and the oxpecker had to vacate it's perch. When I snapped the pic, the oxpecker appeared on the verge of being inhaled and was perfectly positioned between the massive gaping jaws of the hippo. The oxpecker also appears to be screeching in terror and back-pedaling to avoid being a snack! (Photo and caption by Howard Singleton /National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)




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The Yetis of Nepal - The Aghoris as they are called are marked by colorful body paint and clothes. (Photo and caption by Abrar Mohsin /National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)




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On a weekend trip to Buffalo from Toronto we made a pit stop at Niagara Falls. I took this shot with my Nexus 5 smartphone. I was randomly shooting the falls themselves from different viewpoints when I happened to get a pretty lucky and interesting shot of this lone seagull on patrol over the falls. The sun rise in the background, the steam from the falls and the silhouette of the seagull come together for pretty neat composition in the photo. (Photo and caption by Chris Ludlow /National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest )




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Toddler helping her mother with laundry by hanging clothes on their ger in Mongolia.(Photo and caption by Daria Berkowska /National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest).




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This wave is situated right near the CBD of Sydney. Some describe it as the most dangerous wave in Australia, due to it breaking on barnacle covered rocks only a few feet deep and only ten metres from the cliff face. If you fall off you could find yourself in a life and death situation. This photo was taken 300 feet directly above the wave from a helicopter, just as the surfer is pulling under the lip of the barrel. (Photo and caption by Ian Bird /National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)





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A view of Lion's Head from Kloof's Corner in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo and caption by Neeve Terman /National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)




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The mountain road, Trollstigen, in western Norway. I was lucky enough to live here for two months during summer and one evening I saw the valley filling with fog, so I drove up the road to watch the late summer midnight sun set as the fog swayed through the valley below. (Photo and caption by Sean Ensch /National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)




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This photo was taken during an afternoon safari in Amboseli National Park, Kenya. This huge male elephant was roaming around some bushes while we approached. However, he passed by as if he did not perceive us and continued feeding from leaves and grass. Such a close encounter was surely breathtaking. (Photo by Felipe Arias Gutiérrez /National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

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