Travel news around the world: Let These Amazing Award Winning Panoramic Photos Envelop You

A six shot panorama image of the Himalayas won this year's EPSON International Pano Awards.

The stunning photo, titled "The Ice Prison," was taken by Max Rive of the Netherlands.

Now in it's sixth year, the competition celebrates beautiful achievements in panoramic photography. More than a thousand professional and amateur photographers from 60 countries sent in 4345 entries combined.

ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95a4,562a3ac71400002200c7aad2,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a3ac71400002200c7aad2.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Max Rive/The EPSON International Pano Awards,"The Ice Prison," Himalayas)

Mateusz Piesiak's of Poland won the amateur competition with his long exposure panorama of egrets in a pond titled "Phantoms of the Morning."

ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95a6,562a3e871900002e00b94b77,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a3e871900002e00b94b77.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Mateusz Piesiak/The EPSON International Pano Awards,"Phantoms of the Morning," Barycz Valley, Poland)

See more of the amazing winners from The EPSON International Pano Awards below:

ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95a8,562a405c1400001b013c8f84,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a405c1400001b013c8f84.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Carlos F. Turienzo,"Lighting The Way," Punta Nariga, Spain)
ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95a9,562a41801900002d00b94b7a,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a41801900002d00b94b7a.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Nicholas Roemmelt/The EPSON International Pano Awards,"Welcome Milky Way")
ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95aa,562a426f1900002d00b94b7d,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a426f1900002d00b94b7d.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Matthew Smith/The EPSON International Pano Awards,"Smiling Assassin," Jardines de la Reina, Cuba)
ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95ab,562a43251400002b003c8f85,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a43251400002b003c8f85.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Dmitry Moiseenko/The EPSON International Pano Awards,Eruption of the volcano Kluchevskaya Sopka, Jan. 2015)
ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95ac,562a43b11400002b003c8f86,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a43b11400002b003c8f86.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Darren Moore/The EPSON International Pano Awards,"Tower," Broadway Tower, Worcestershire, United Kingdom)
ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95ad,562a44091400002200c7aae2,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a44091400002200c7aae2.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Max Rive/The EPSON International Pano Awards,"The Endless Search")
ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95ae,562a44441400001b013c8f8b,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a44441400001b013c8f8b.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Judith Conning/The EPSON International Pano Awards,"Braving the Blizzard")
ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95af,562a44991400001b013c8f8c,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a44991400001b013c8f8c.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),John Finnan/The EPSON International Pano Awards,"Foggy Sunrise at Wallaces Hut")
ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95b0,562a44c71900002d00b94b88,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a44c71900002d00b94b88.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Miles Morgan/The EPSON International Pano Awards,"Weeping Walls")
ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95b1,562a4546140000e800c7aae6,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a4546140000e800c7aae6.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Darren Moore/The EPSON International Pano Awards,"Curvature")
ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95b2,562a459c140000e800c7aaea,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a459c140000e800c7aaea.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Dag Ole Nordhaug/The EPSON International Pano Awards,"Vibrant Sunset")
ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95b3,562a45d71400002b003c8f92,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a45d71400002b003c8f92.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Monish Mansharamani/The EPSON International Pano Awards,"Heart of Dubai")
ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95b4,562a46471900002d00b94b91,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a46471900002d00b94b91.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),David Martin Casta/The EPSON International Pano Awards,"New York City")
ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95b5,562a46751900002e00b94b92,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a46751900002e00b94b92.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Clair Norton/The EPSON International Pano Awards,"Pehoe Fire")
ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95b6,562a469a1400001b013c8f94,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a469a1400001b013c8f94.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Guido Brandt/The EPSON International Pano Awards,"Toffee")
ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95b7,562a46c21400001b013c8f95,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a46c21400001b013c8f95.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Gary Pullar,"Sydney Harbour with QE2")
ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95b8,562a4728140000e800c7aaee,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a4728140000e800c7aaee.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Arun Mohanraj/The EPSON International Pano Awards,"Wildebeest Migration," Masai Mara)
ImageContent(562a493ce4b0aac0b8fc95b9,562a47ad1900002d00b94b97,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562a47ad1900002d00b94b97.jpeg,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Wojciech Kruczynski/The EPSON International Pano Awards,"Helvete")

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