caves in Patagonia, Chile
clouds and rocks in Japan
women praying during Ramadan
a road surrounded by trees in New Hampshire
a village in Norway
a man standing near the Yamuna River
a village near water and mountains in Japan
a pond and stars in the sky
fog rolling over mountains
moss covered rocks in the woods
apartment buildings in Hong Kong
a person swimming near fish
Mount Bromo volcano
a taxi in Cuba
monkeys huddling together in Japan
skyscrapers in Korea
a person stoking a fire during a festival in Japan
Jujing
Bagan, Myanmar
Cherry blossoms
Gifu Prefecture of Japan.
birds in Okayama, Japan
Sami reindeer herders
Hand tube fireworks
hong kong from aerial
salt miners in Ethiopia
lightning striking over lower Manhattan
woman in Cuba
Caribbean reef sharks
an old woman in Bucovina, Romania
a mountain in Iceland
Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
Muslims attending Jummah prayer
shrine
girl walking on path towards mountain
sea of red houses
boats on dock in background
older woman in rustic room
highlands in iceland
cranes in fog
new zealand south island
light trails from traffic in snow cityscape
lava falling on water
reflective lake in snowy landscape
polar bear cub
salt lake from the air
person on horseback
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"The marble caves of Patagonia"—Clane Gessel
Photograph by Clane Gessel, National Geographic Your Shot

51 Spectacular Photos of Our World

The 2018 Travel Photographer of the Year contest is coming up. Here are some of our favorites from last year's competition.

ByNational Geographic Staff
May 16, 2017
Captions were written and submitted by the photographer.

A great photograph is a combination of light, composition, and moment. Add picturesque locations and colorful expressions of culture and you have something spectacular. Photographers from around the globe submitted their best images of people, places, and nature to the 2017 Travel Photographer of the Year contest. Here, we share a curated collection of what caught our eye.

Ready to join the competition? The 2018 Travel Photographer of the Year will begin April 2. See last year's winners and prepare to enter to win up to $10,000!

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