National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.
1. A fennec fox walks against the wind in Morocco. The
fennec, or desert fox,
is a small nocturnal fox found in the Sahara Desert
in North Africa.
(? Francisco Mingorance/National Geographic Traveler Photo
Contest)
2. A raging sea dwarfs Seaham Lighthouse in County
Durham in England,
with 100 ft waves after a cold front moved down from the
north bringing freezing
temperatures to the North of England. (? Owen
Humphreys/
National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
3. A Sadu pilgrim from Varanasi, India.
(? Craig
Stevenson/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest) 
4. Crater lake Segara Anak located in Mount Rinjani,
Lombok, Indonesia.
(? Dodi Sandradi/National Geographic Traveler Photo
Contest)
5. A group of 12-14 hyenas were chasing a herd of 7-8
elephants.
The elephant herd included 2 adult females, a few teenagers,
and a baby that was a few days old (belonging to one of the adult females).
The hyenas were trying to get at the baby. In this picture, the mother is
kicking at the hyenas.
(? Jayesh Mehta/National Geographic Traveler Photo
Contest)
6. Sunset on top of Lao Zhai mountain at the bank of Li
River, Xingping, Guangxi, China.
(? James Bian/National Geographic Traveler
Photo Contest) 
7. The late morning fall air was just cool enough that
the sap weeping
from the trees would solidify in mid flight... creating
beautiful marbles of amber
falling to the ground. Kingston Mills Water Locks
- Kingston, ontario, Canada.
(? Jay Foulds/ National Geographic Traveler
Photo Contest)
8. Masters of disguise. The Eastern Screech Owl is seen
here doing
what they do best. You better have a sharp eye to spot these
little birds of prey.
(? Graham McGeorge/National Geographic Traveler Photo
Contest)
9. This tabular iceberg floats majestically in the
Southern Ocean
a few miles from South Georgia Island. Formerly a whaling
station,
the island is now an Antarctic research center.
It was the
ultimate destination of Ernest Shackelton's desperate rescue voyage in
1916.
(? Sue Volek/ National Geographic Traveler Photo
Contest)
10. I have been traveling around the world and parts of
Asia for the last six months
and this is a shot I took at Tiger Palace in
Bangkok, this is one of just a few
tiger sanctuaries in Thailand that do not
drug the animals, and because
of this they sometimes get incredibly playful,
here the tigers are having a play
fight in some water. What was truly
amazing was the speed at which they move,
one minute they are 200 yards
away, the next, they are right next to you staring down
like they are
deciding how you taste! (? Daniel Sakal/National Geographic Traveler Photo
Contest)
11. A very hungry humming bird drinking from the mouth
of a person in
Wyoming during an extreme drought in 2012. (? Sundell
Larsen/National
Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
12. This picture is not a photo of painting, landscape
nor I have used
any Photoshop except minor cropping, rotation and converting
from
raw to jpeg. It is colored threads/wool hanging from the wall in an
amazing
way with a nail head coming out in between. I tried to create a
feeling of
moon and sea. (? Aditya Vardhan Tibrewala/National Geographic
Traveler Photo Contest)
13. King of the Hill: An American Bison on the National
Bison Range,
Moiese, Montana. (? Mark Mesenko/ National Geographic Traveler
Photo Contest)
14. The view from our hotel room in the San Blas
district of Cusco.
This area of town overlooked the rest of the city and
gave us a breathtaking
view as the sun and rain mixed one evening. (? Blake
Burton/
National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest) 
15. I have seen alligators and turtles together in ponds
before,
but never like this! I was at Bluebill Pond in Harris Neck NWR when
I saw
what I thought was an alligator sunning itself on a stump. As I got
closer
I realized that it was actually perched on the back of a turtle! I
wish I had been
there to witness how this surprising esprit de corps had came
to pass!
(? Mary Ellen Urbanski/National Geographic Traveler Photo
Contest)
16. Imagine yourself as this lone tree, standing in the
snow waves.
Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
(? Victor
Liu/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
17. Living in Seattle I am spoiled by its beautiful
skyline and the iconic Space Needle.
This was not my first attempt capturing
the moon with the Space Needle.
After one failed attempt, I went back the
next day for a second attempt and
was treated with perfect conditions. As
the moon rose above the horizon I was in
disbelief as to how big it was,
dwarfing the entire Space Needle observation deck.
(? Hai Nguyen/National
Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
18. This picture was taken at the majestic Iguazu Falls,
Misiones, Argentina.
The flight of this flock of swifts across the huge
waterfalls portrays the sense
of freedom and wildness that belongs to this
fantastic world wonder.
(? Francesco Filippo Pellegrini/National Geographic
Traveler Photo Contest)
19. Tearing down a super tanker on a shoe-string
budget.
A gas torch, a tow line and human labor force, Sitakunda, Chittagong,
Bangladesh.
(? Lee Chong Kuang/National Geographic Traveler Photo
Contest)
20. While on safari in Kruger National Park we watched a
coalition of four
male cheetahs crossing the plain. This one got distracted
and fell behind.
Once he noticed the others were gone, he sprinted to catch
up.
I caught him nicely with a slow shutter pan.
(? Douglas
Croft/National Geographic Traveler Photo
Contest)
21. Shooting New Taipei City night scene, in the
distance, a huge, strange cloud,
from time to time issuing a strange flash
reflection like a a beautiful watercolor painting.
(? / National Geographic
Traveler Photo Contest)
22. Long necked Padaung tribe woman wearing neck rings
on Inle Lake, Myanmar.
They come down from the mountains to sell their
handmade jewelry and woven
bags to tourists. (? Cynthia MacDonald/National
Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
23. Kauai is a wild and magical place. It invokes a
sense of freedom,
appreciation, and love. At this particular beach waves
rebound and crash off of lava
rocks and cliffs forming into interesting
shapes.
(? Lace Andersen/National Geographic Traveler Photo
Contest)
24. A young bat and his mother in flight in Pardes
Hanna-Karkur, Israel.
(? Gilad Guy/National Geographic Traveler Photo
Contest) 
25. Bonobos...the unknown Ape. Most people do not even
know what Bonobos are.
I have been documenting their behavior for over 4
years now at the Jacksonville
Zoo here in Florida and all I can say is this:
"Minutes turn to hours when
I am photographing Bonobos. I love to watch their
mannerisms and interactions
with each other. They are without a doubt our
closest relative.
It is my dream to one day get a chance to photograph them
in the wild in
their own world in the DRC." (? Graham McGeorge/National
Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
26. on the way to Ergaki, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.
Twilight away the lights of
one of the bases. (? Alexander Nerozya/National
Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
27. A fascinating and breathtaking view of the
Cappadocia morning breeze, in Turkey.
(? Reynaldi Herdinanto/National
Geographic Traveler Photo Contest) 
28. Located in the heart of Siberian Russia, Lake Baikal
freezes over ever year.
Walking around on the ice at sunset, I got down low
to the ground and took this
shot of some ice with the beautiful sunset in
the background.
(? Edward Graham/National Geographic Traveler Photo
Contest)
29. A child, captured by surprise, during shooting of a
part of the old city
(Sun City) of Jodhpur, India. (? Bruno
Tamiozzo/National Geographic Traveler Photo
Contest)
30. Eruption of the Cordon Caulle, Chile. This was taken
from Antillanca mountain.
However despite the distance, the sound was
awesome and was the most incredible
experiences of my life with my uncle,
who accompanied me that night.
(? Rival Gustavo/National Geographic Traveler
Photo Contest)
31. I took this photograph near the spillway of Jordan
lake dam shortly
after the Osprey returned to my area for the 2013 season.
Early in the spring, you can find them fishing at the base of the dam.
I
love photographing wildlife, but have a special place in my heart for any type
of raptor.
(? Brad Lenear/National Geographic Traveler Photo
Contest)
32. A scientist climbs out of an ice cave formed by
volcanic vents near the summit of
Mt. Erebus, Antarctica. (? Alasdair
Turner/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
33. An impending storm moving in over a beautifully lit
field in the evening in Montana.
(? James Lam/National Geographic Traveler
Photo Contest)
34. A one-horned gazelle looks up at just the right
moment in the Maasai
Mara National Reserve, Kenya. (? Kellie
Reifstenzel/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
35. "The redbreast whistles from a garden-croft; and
gathering swallows
twitter in the skies." (John Keats). The Duke of
Westminster's Drive, in Chester, England.
(? Robert Reginald
Williams/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
36. Cowboy, the real deal. Photo taken near J Bar L
Ranch in Montana.
This gentleman and his friends were riding across the
state using only the real deal
old school equipment. (? Jesper
Anhede/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
37. Pergamon was an ancient Greek city in Aeolis, today
located 16 miles (26 km)
from the Aegean Sea on a promontory on the north
side of the river Caicus.
Some ancient authors regarded it as a colony of
the Arcadians,
but the various origin stories all belong to legend.
(?
Mehmet Fatih Yaldiz/National Geographic Traveler Photo
Contest)
38. Taken during the Belle Fouche prescribed burn at
Devils Tower
National Monument, Wyoming. (? Drew Gilmour/National Geographic
Traveler Photo Contest)
39. This great white shark struck directly from below
with such force that it leapt
entirely clear of the water. Gansbaai, South
Africa, where this image was taken,
is one of the only places in the world
where the sharks exhibit this behavior.
(? Thomas Pepper/National Geographic
Traveler Photo Contest)
40. This image is shot in Kampung Pulo in East Jakarta.
This village is unique
with their various colors and plenty and maze like
alleyways.
I waited for a perfect moment on this dark alley when a child
went out of his home
and ran through the alley to meet his friends to play.
(? Michael Ken/ National Geographic Traveler Photo
Contest)
41. This church was built about 200 years ago on the
banks of Hemavathi
River near Hassan, India. About 25 years before, Gorur
Dam was built,
and every year the monsoons fill up the reservoir and flood
the church,
submerging it. Every Cycle takes away part of this holy place
until nothing will remain.
Hopefully this picture would provide a view of
what man makes and how nature takes it away.
(? Gurdyal Singh/National
Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
42. Spring arrives in Sweden and the ice finally starts
to melt on Lake V?ttern.
What started out as this year's first stand-up
paddle trip with my best friend ended up as a
weird photo shoot, in Hjo,
Sweden.
(? Jesper Anhede/National Geographic Traveler Photo
Contest)