a man standing on an overlook in Wanaka, New Zealand
a winding road in Tianmen Mountain National Park, China
people at the base of a waterfall in Goias, Brazil
a gondola in a canal, Veniza, Italy
of a person walking barefoot in Marrakesh, Morocco
a man walking near ice cliffs in Svalbard, Norway
a crowd of people walking around the Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh, India
a boat on Lago di Braies in South Tyrol, Italy
women in front of the Hawa Mahal Palace in Jaipur, India
a girl sitting in the woods in Manali, India
rice terraces in Tu Le Valley, Vietnam
a kayaker at night in Quebec, Canada
a boardwalk on Plitvice lakes, Croatia
a person enjoying sunrise over Lake Rotoiti in New Zealand
visitors at the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove in Kyoto, Japan
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Photograph by Jack Bolshaw, National Geographic Your Shot

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We asked our Your Shot community to submit their best travel photos to Travelermagazine's "Best of the World" cover assignment. Our editors selected 15 of their favorite shots, but only one photograph was chosen as the cover of Traveler'sDecember/January Best of the World issue. See the winning image >>

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