Explore the planet and use photography to tell amazing stories

Road to the sky - Aso, Kumamoto Japan - Photo and caption by Shumon Saito

2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year - Here is a small selection of photographs already submitted in category: nature
The National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest is now underway, and entries will be accepted until the end of the month, May 27, 2016. The grand prize winner will receive a seven-day Polar Bear Safari for two in Churchill, Canada. But the real prize of course is simply being named National Geographic's Travel Photographer of the Year. 

Sunrise fire - Erta Ale volcano - Photo and caption by Enrique López-Tapia

Morning Pools - Baishuitai, Hebei, China - Photo and caption by khai chuin Sim

Rain in the Desert - Solitaire, Khomas, Namibia - Photo and caption by Stefan Forster

Northern lights in the snowy forest - Äkäslompolo (Finland) - Photo and caption by Christoph Schlatter

 Light of Hope - Yosemite Valley, California, - Photo and caption by Kyon. J

Great sea of cloud - From Takabochi highland - Photo and caption by Takashi

 On fire @ Pinnacles WA - Photo and caption by Sam Yick

The Catbells Festival of Light - Keswick, England -  Photo and caption by Tom McNally

 River Delta 6 - river deltas in South Iceland - Photo and caption by Stephen King

The Dragon - Beijing, China -  Photo and caption by Dave Chou

Camel Train, Nubra Valley, Himalayas -  Khardungla Pass (18,40 feet) in the Himalayas into the Nubra Valley - Photo and caption by Nick Melidonis

 Antarctic companions - Snow Hill, Antarctica - Photo and caption by Roger Pimenta

Early morning - Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico - Photo and caption by Yisus CR

Powered sight - Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia - Photo and caption by Christoph Schaarschmidt 

Golden sunrise - San Quirico d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy - Photo and caption by Giovanni Modesti

"Our Travel Photographer of the Year program is a way to show that our readers are among the world’s best travelers and photographers," said George Stone, editor in chief of National Geographic Travel. "We are passionate about visual storytelling and we hope that our contest will inspire our global audience to explore the planet and use photography to tell amazing stories."

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