18 breathtaking winning photos from National Geographic's Travel Photographer of the Year contest
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National Geographic has announced the winners of its prestigious Travel Photographer of the Year competition this week, exhibiting some of the most notable and awe-inspiring travel photos from around the world.
The competition celebrates stunning photography captured by people across the globe, and praises those that inspire readers to see the world through a new lens.
Over 15,000 entrants from 30 countries submitted their astonishing photographs to the competition's three categories: nature, people, and cities.
Mexican photographer Sergio Tapiro Velasco was awarded the prestigious title for 2017 with his stunning portrait of a volcano, titled "The Power of Nature." The grand prize was a 10-day trip for two to the Galápagos Archipelago with National Geographic Expeditions
Scroll down to see some of the most the breathtaking entries across all three categories, along with an explanation from the photographer of what inspired each image.
"The Power of Nature" — Sergio Tapiro Velasco.
Nature, First Place and Grand Prize Winner
"Powerful eruption of Colima Volcano in Mexico on December 13th, 2015. That night, the weather was dry and cold, friction of ash particles generated a big lightning of about 600 meters that connected ash and volcano, and illuminated most of the dark scene. On last part of 2015, this volcano showed a lot of eruptive activity with ash explosions that raised 2-3 km above the crater. Most of night explosions produced incandescent rock falls and lightning not bigger than 100 meters in average."
"To Live."— Hiromi Kano.
Nature, Second Place
"Swans who live vigorous even in mud."
"Crocodiles at Rio Tarcoles"— Tarun Sinha.
Nature, Third Place
"This image was captured in Costa Rica when I was travelling from Monteverde to Playa Hermosa. As you cross over this river, you can stop and peer over the edge of the bridge. Below, reside over 35 gigantic crocodiles,relaxing on the muddy banks of the river. I wanted to capture the stark difference between the crocodiles on land and in the water. In the murky waters, the body contours of these beasts remain hidden, and one can only truly see their girth as they emergefrom the river."
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