The search for the 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year is underway, and early entries suggest we're in for another visually inspiring competition.
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The most stunning entries from the 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest
The search for 2017's National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year is underway, and early entries suggest we're in for a treat.
'Swallows Cave'
Entries to the competition will be accepted until June 30, and the grand prize winner will receive a 10-day trip for two to the Galápagos Archipelago with National Geographic Expeditions.
'A Drive to Remember' — Manish Mamtani
The photo shows an aerial view of the scenic drive and beautiful fall colors of New Hampshire.
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"I used a drone to capture the fall colors that cannot be seen from the road," Mamtani said.
'The Mirror' — Takahiro Bessho
"Lake Yogo, called 'The Lake of Mirror,' sometimes reflects everything in front of you," Bessho said.
'Lost in White' — Adam Cunningham-White
"This photo captures the moment that I, along with three other Sami reindeer herders, become a little lost while migrating with 350 reindeer," said Cunningham-White.
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"They were rounded up from a section of forest around 30 km south of this point. Our goal was to take them, via rivers, northwards to pastures new using the network of rivers and lakes that flow through Sweden."
'Lonely Salt Lake' — Stas Bartnikas
This aerial shot was taken in Death Valley National Park from a small plane.
'Swallows Cave' — Marc Henauer
This stunning image shows a freediver swim in the deep of "swallows cave" in Tonga.
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"This cave is settled by more than few thousand fish," Henauer said. "They offer you a spectacular ballet when you dive inside. The contrast between the dark of the bottom and the light of the top make [the fish bright] like stars."
'Little Eyewitness' — Hidetoshi Ogata
"Little Eyewitness" was taken in Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagano, Japan on December, 2016.
"On a cold winter's day, monkeys have several ways to keep [out of] the cold," Ogata said. "For example, in order to keep them warm, they have a soak in a hot spring, take a bedrock bath, or huddle together, etc."
"While monkeys were huddling together, I approached them with stealthy footsteps. Then I photographed them from directly above at the moment when a little monkey, nestled in mother's arms, looked to the camera."
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'SymmetryrtemmyS' — Hiroshi Tanita
This image shows cherry blossoms reflected "in perfect condition," according to Tanita.
'Blue Pond The Stellar Sky' — Nao Akimoto
Akimoto described the image as a "voice from the stars."
'The Salt Miners' — Tugo Cheng
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"As the most ancient and gruelling trade in Ethiopia, the salt miners in the Afar region are still using the most traditional camel caravan to carry loads of salt bricks extracted from the vast salt flats every day," Cheng. "However, an under-construction railway from Djibouti and new road traversing the old salt route may soon render the camel caravan obsolete."
'Moss Forest' — Tetsuya Hosokawa
This sharp photograph shows Yakushima, "an island full of abundant moss and beautiful water," according to Hosokawa.
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