The inspiring National Geographic Travel Photo Contest is back again this year and accepting entries until 3 May 2019. Nat Geo shared some of the submissions they received so far and we couldn’t help but be struck be the sheer beauty of every photo.
The competition encourages camera-lovers to harness the power of photography and share their experiences from around the globe, entering their images under the categories of nature, cities and people.
Winners of the competition will rake in some serious winnings, with the grand prize being $7,500 or R106,202 and a slot on the National Geographic Travel Instagram page, while first place will win $2,500 or R35,400, second prize $1,500 or R21,240 and third place $750 or R10,620.
Here are a few of the latest impactful images that have been entered into the competition.
Photo by Anuroop Krishnan of a red-fronted brown lemur in Madagascar.
Photo by Michel Perea of a wild horse in Northern New Mexico.
Photo by Florian Ledoux of crab eater seals of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Photo by Sonalini Khetrapal of a newborn lion cub and its mother in the plains of the Masai Mara, Kenya.
Photo by Damilice Mansur – an up-close-and-personal shot of the globally-threatened Dalmatian Pelicans in Lake Kerkini, Greece.
Photo by Naveen Srikantachari of a nimble leopardess in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve.
Photo by Antonio Chiumenti of an interesting landscape in northern Argentina.
Photo by Tong Son of The Forest Walk in Singapore.
Photo by Aya Okawa of a Honolulu neighborhood at sunset.
Photo by Enrico Pescantini of the 2,000-year-old city of Petra carved in the rocks of Jordan.
Get your photo in the running and submit your work while you still can here.
Pictures: National Geographic Travel Photo Contest
