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.

Photography by Clane Gessel

winners
2018

National Geographic Nature Photographer of the
Year

Each week, our editors choose stunning photos submitted by members of Your Shot,
National Geographic's photo community.
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Dark, cold, and windy

The mornings in Iceland were not the easiest for me. Dark, cold, and windy. The conditions at Jökulsárlón exceeded my wildest expectations. Puzzled pieces of ice in various shades of white and blue, a warm light illuminating the tops of the mountains covered in snow

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Sony World Photography Awards

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We are delighted to reveal the winners of the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards. Browse the various galleries below to see the full range of stunning imagery from around the world.

Golden Sunrise

This photo was taken during sunrise in Bagan, Myanmar

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The highest residential building in Asia Photo by Albert Dros

I was desperate to come back to Moraine Lake Photo by Dave Valler

The Kumano Nachi Grand Shrine & the Nachi Waterfall Photo by Hidenobu Suzuki

Walking into Torres del Paine National Park Photo by Daniel Klazkin

a flight above the Þórsmörk Highlands in Iceland Photo by Nils Junker

I was desperate to come back to Moraine Lake Photo by Dave Valler

25 Amazing Photos of Life
Underwater

Although these dolphins are enjoying a feeding frenzy,
Lecoeur notes that the sardines upon which they depend
are becoming scarcer—“victims of overfishing and
climate change”—and this type of hunt less predictable.

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Photography by MARC HENAUER