These are just some of the amazing photos that have been entered into National Geographic’s annual photo contest this year.
China
Night fishing”- Kwok Tai
Jokulsarlon Glaier Lagoon, Iceland
“Dreamscape”- Francesco Riccardo Iacomino
Jokulsarlon Glaier Lagoon, Iceland
“Dreamscape”- Francesco Riccardo Iacomino
Nicosia, Cyprus
“Sunward”- Hasan Baglar
Pengalengan West Java, Indonesia
“Morning Glory” – Cherly Jong
Mingun Village, Myanmar
“Novice Monks”- April Badilles
Waimea Canyons Park, Kauai, HI
“Colorful Waipo’o Falls”- John Lee
Vatican City, Italy
“Vatican Light”- Karen McDonald
Elmvale Zoo, Elmvale, Ontario, Canada
“King of the Zoo”- Cindy Rossit
Shellharbour, NSW, Australia
“Physalia Physalis”- Matthew Smith
Island of Bonaire, Kralendijk, Dutch Caribbean
“The Iguana’s cave”- Lorenzo Mittiga
Strezlecki Desert, Australia
“A tree dreaming”- Christian Spencer
Mbabane, Swaziland, Africa
“Hope on the Horizon”- Christina Kehres
Ormond Beach, Florida, United States
“mother”- Catherine Runyan
Cappadocia, Turkey
“Balloons of Cappadocia”- Dipanjan Bhattacharjee
Weatherford, Texas
Entry for the 2014 National Geographic Photography Contest: “The Buckskin”-Bill Stipp
Plaosan Temple, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Sunrise Plaosan Temple”-Bill Stipp
West Sumatra
“Achmad Sumawijaya”- Achmad Sumawijaya
Mt. Pilatus – Lake Lucerne, Switzerland
“Close to Heaven”-Mark Forder
Alpe di Siusi, Italy
“Alpe di Siusi”-Douglas Croft
Varanasi, India
“Cultural differences.”- Rainier Jr Ona
Biei Hokkaido, Japan
“Iridescent Clouds”- Oh Kobayashi
Arundel, Quebec, Canada
“Amongst the Fallen Leaves”- Eric Ste Marie
Maasai Mara, Kenya
“Maasai Women”- Seth Langbauer
Oaxaca, Mexico
“Painted Ladies”- Daniel Kudish
Myanmar
“Temple of Gold”- Vince Lws
Jakarta
“Hello Friends”-Lessy Sebastian
Machu Picchu, Peru
“Machu Picchu Sunrise”- John Pena
Thanda Game Reserve, South Africa
“Angry Kitty”- Hamish Mitchell
St. Lucia, South Africa
“Up Close & Personal”- Hamish Mitchell
Myanmar
“Myanmar Woman”- Serena Woodward
Porth Elizabeth, South Africa
“Walking on the Savannah”- Jackson Albuquerque
Turkey
“Metal Worker”- Murat Yılmaz
Andasibe, Madagascar
“Curious lemur”- Nicoletta Muscas
Isaan, Thailand
“Young Muay Thai Fighter in Buriram, Thailand”- Scott Hirano
Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico
“Stones and Manners”- Valerio Esposito
Geneva, Switzerland
“20’000 Leagues Under The Sea”- Marc Henauer
Basey, Samar Island, Philippines
“After Typhoon Haiyan”- Sergey Ponomarev
Homs, Syria
“Destroyed Homs”-Sergey Ponomarev
Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
“Hand-Tube Fireworks (TOYOHASHI GION)”- Hidenobu Suzuki
Poipu, Kaua’i
“Ha O Ka Mo’o (Dragon’s Breath)”- Aaron Feinberg
Hawai’i Island, Hawai’i
“Phone Home”- Aaron Feinberg
Black Rock City, NV
“Thunderdome”- Aaron Feinberg
Marco Island, FL
“Eye Wonder”- Jean Hall
Rocklands, South Africa
“Malachite Sunbird”- Beau Kahler
Uyuni, Bolivia
“Floating Car”- Takashi Nakagawa
Brevard, North Carolina
“Searching for Love”- Spencer Black
Grundarfjörður, West Iceland
“Icy Night”- Isaak Schiller
Vatnajökull, South Iceland
“The Forgotten World”- Isaak Schiller
Litang, Sichuan, China
“Horse Rider”- Marc Ressang
Palamedu, Madurai, Tamilnadu
“Taking it by the horns”- Arun Maroon
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa
“Violet Breasted Roller”- Kathryn Duffy
Little Talbot Island State Park, Florida, USA
“Snowy in Florida…You’re Having a Laugh”- Graham McGeorge
San Bartolomé de Pinares, Spain
“Luminarias”- Bartłomiej Jurecki
Kilimanjaro Region – Tanzania
“The Taste of Nature”- Tim Frost
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
“Honoring the Past”- Panos Laskarakis
Ocean City, MD
“Immortal”- Chris Parypa
Bagan, Myanmar
“Teacher and Student”- April Badilles
Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
“Connection”- Peter Mather
Antarctic Peninsula
“Pondering Weddell”- Kristian Parton
Chukotka, Russia
“Reindeer Herder”- Sasha Leahovcenco
Blue Heron Bridge, Riviera Beach, Florida, USA
“Octopus Eye Closeup”- Howie Grapek
Burma, Kalaw
“Burmese Medicine Man”- Jason Van’t Padje
Vava’u Kingdom of Tonga
“Emergence” – Craig Parry
Bronx Zoo, New York
“Heartbroken”- Kristyna Novakova
Sand Dunes at Wahiba, Sultanate of Oman
“Chance Encounter”- Sandra Bruttomesso
Fitzroy Island, Cairns, Australia
“Lunch Time”- Christian Miller
Tanzania, Africa
“Reflection in Beauty” – Julie Caverson
Gulf of Trieste, Adriatic Sea, Italy
“Cothyloriza and Miramare castle”- Adriano Morettin
Istead Rise, Kent, UK
“Ominous”- Russ Francis
Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada
“Let’s Play!”- Jonathan Huyer
Monument Valley, Arizona
“West Mitten”- Benjamin Murto
Southwest Idaho
“Whooo you lookin’ at?”- Glen Hush
Pilannesberg, South Africa
“Golden Glance”-Bêca Arruda
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
“Burning Autumn”- Yuga Kurita
Madha, Oman
“The Winner”- Lal Nallath
Ke’e, Kauai, Hawaii, USA
“When Conditions are Right (wheel of life)”- Lee Scott
Montana, USA
“Focus”- Serhat Demiroglu
Zermatt, Switzerland
“Conquering the Alps.”- Terence Kong
Arviat, Nunavut, CA
“Being this cute can sure be hard work”- John Rollins
Florida
“Melancholy Flamingo” – John Trent
Oxford, CT
“Apartments for Salamanders” – Andrey Antov
Inari, Kyoto, Japan
“The Lovely Inari” – Iker Deng
Bozeman, Montana – USA
“Siberian” – Michel Zoghzoghi
Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean
“Blue and Red” – Marc Henauer
Saskatchewan River Crossing, Alberta, Canada
“Sunset Apocalypse”- Amanda Nand
Montréal
“Powder Color” – Christopher Dormoy
Vietnam
“Best friends” – Réhahn Croquevielle
Inle Lake, Myanmar
“Intha fishermen” – Michele Martinelli
Khwai River, Botswana
“The Dentist” – Hannes Lochner
Yellowstone National Park
“Grand Prismatic Spring” – Tsuyoshi Shirahama
Vik, Iceland
“Freedom” – Courtney Regan
Pastaza, Ecuador
“Chamanismo” – Abel Barroso
Bagan, Burma
“Another World” – Sabrina Dang
Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland
“Siesta” – Danka Lo
Athabasca Canyon
“Athabasca Canyon” – Candice Gordon
Glenfinnan Viaduct
“Glenfinnan Viaduct” – Vytenis Malisauskas
Shanghai, China
“Metropolitan Spaghetti” – Michael Sroslak
Port Moody, BC
“Turkey Tail Bracket Fungus” – Lance Isackson
Jökulsarlón, South-Iceland
“Natural Light Painting” – Stefan Brenner
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
“The Grand Teton” – YOUXI LIN
Elliston, Newfoundland
“Puffin Ballet” – Donald Gutoski
Mostar, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
“Traditional Mostar jumps from Old bridge” – Haris Begić
Luzzara, Reggio Emilia, Italy
“At the window” – Alberto Ghizzi Panizza
Namibia, Africa
“San Girl with Cheetah” – Beverly Houwing
Kolmanskop; Namibia
“Crooked Door in a Sand-filled Room” – Beverly Houwing
Luzzara, Reggio Emilia, Italy
“The mirror of the spider” – Alberto Ghizzi Panizza
Bagan, Myanmar
“Temples at Dawn” – Andy Ferrington
Plaza de Ponchos, Otavalo, Equador
“Otavalo Matriarch” – Leo Jansen
The Coast of South Georgia Island
“Transition” – Cheryl Schneider
Niagara Falls, Canada
“Niagara Falls” – Ed Norton
Pacuare Nature Reserve, Costa Rica
“Under the moon” – Fernando Martínez Belmar
Madeira, Portugal
“the way of light” – Barbara Seiberl-Stark
Oxford, CT
“Red and Green” – Andrey Antov
Sarapiqui, Heredia. Costa Rica
“Boat Billed Heron Portrait” – Alvaro Cubero
Sarapiqui, Heredia. Costa Rica
“Anolis capito” – Alvaro Cubero
Gabón
“The Rainforest´s Rainbow” – José Mingorance
Madagascar. National Park Berenti
“Actually, I’m in charge here” – Gudkov Andrey
Altay Mountains, Bayan Olgii Aimag, Mongolia
“Herding in the Altai” – Tariq Sawyer
Ávila, central Spain
“Friendly bee-eaters” – Jose Luis Rodriguez Sanchez
Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
“Cooler than a school bus…” – Devashish Pradhan
Kinmen County
“Make up”
Puerto Rico
“La Cueva Ventana” – Omar AlQabandi
Chicago, IL
“Rarity” – Steve Zywica
Paucas, Huari, Ancash, Perú
“The eyes of the world” – Charlene Sanchez Tarazona
Tarangire, Tanzania
“Sassy” – James Friedland
Capoeira at Ipanema beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
“Capoeira at Ipanema beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil” – Giovani Cordioli
Ontario, Canada
“You are not my lemmings, are you?” – Charles Han
Kocaeli, Turkey
“The Storm” – Aytül AKBAŞ
Milford Sound, New Zealand
“Milford Sound, New Zealand” – Tom Putt
The Pit Cenote, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
“Diving ‘The Pit’ in the Mexican Jungle” – Danny Kessler
Singapore, Singapore
“Meerkat in the Morning Sun”- Cami Senior
Meghalaya, India
“Memories”- Jayanta Roy
Thetford Forest, England
“Fox Glance”- Sam Morris
Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand
“Crashing home”- Douglas Gimesy
Srimangal, Bangladesh
“Srimangal Tea Pickers”- Simon Urwin
Jigokudani,Nagano prefecture, JAPAN
“Sleeping”- Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Richmond Park, London, UK
“Stag Deer Bellowing- Prashant Meswani
South Africa
“Beauty”- Chris Fischer
Paro, Bhutan
“Tiger’s nest (Taktsang)”- Thiago Casquilha
Hang Son Doong, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam
“An Alien World”- Chris Miller
Darjeeling, India
“Obervatory Hill Monkey”- Normand Archambault
Mae Haad Beach, Koh Phangan, Thailand
“Squid Lightning”- Nate Luck
Pixya, Yucatan, Mexico
“Cenote Noh Mozon”- Benjamin Magana
Masai Mara, Kenya
“Gaze of Death”- Kanwar Juneja
Masái Mara, Kenya
“Determinación”- Daniela Werner
Page, Arizona, USA
“Window to the heavens”- Rachna Niranjan
Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England
“Raining”- Kutub Uddin
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
“Modern Frame of Spirituality”- Danny Cote
Marshall Point Lighthouse, Port Clyde, Maine
“The Star Gazers”- Manish Mamtani
Winners From the 2014 NatGeo Traveler Photo Contest: Julesburg, Colorado, USA
First Place Winner of the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Contest: “The Independence Day”- Marko Korosec
Mea Shearim. Jerusalem, Israel
Second Place Winner of the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Contest: “Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, Israel”-Agnieszka Traczewska
Grüner See at Tragöss, Austria
Third Place Winner of the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Contest: “Diver in Magic Kingdom”- Marc Henauer
Old Bagan, Burma
Merit Prize Winner of the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Contest: “Light Source”-Marcelo Castro
Banos, Ecuador
Merit Prize Winner of the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Contest: “End of the World” – Sean Hacker Teper
Summit of Tin-Merzouga, Tadrat, Tassili N’Ajjer National Park, Algeria
Merit Prize Winner of the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Contest: “A Well Earned Rest in the Sahara”- Evan Cole
Kaveripattinam, Tamilnadu, India
Merit Prize Winner of the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Contest: “Divine Makeover”- Mahesh Balasubramanian
Burough Market, London, England
Merit Prize Winner of the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Contest: “Ladies in Waiting”- Susie Stern
Český Krumlov, South Bohemian, Czech Republic
Merit Prize Winner of the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Contest: “Foggy, Small Town”- Duowen Chen
Jonathans Lodge, Qachas Nek, Sehlabathebe National Park, Lesotho
Merit Prize Winner of the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Contest: “”Khotso” Peace at Devil’s Knuckles”- Byron Inggs
Sequoia National Forest, CA
Viewer’s Choice Winner of the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Contest: “Among the Giants” – James Eimmerman
