15 stunning, award-winning travel photos that will give you serious wanderlust
- 2018 winners of the prestigious National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition were recently announced.
- The stunning photos depict travel destinations ranging from New York City to Mongolia, inspiring serious wanderlust.
This week, National Geographic Traveller (UK) announced the 2018 winners of its prestigious Photography Competition.
With a judging panel comprised of award-winning wildlife and travel photographers, art directors, and editors - submissions in five different photo catagories were scrutinized and debated - with the best photos coming out on top.
Of the grand prize winning photo, which dipicts two penguins in South Georgia taken by Renato Granieri, judge Chris Hudson, National Geographic Traveller's art director, said in a press release: "This entry stood out from the first moment we saw it, probably because of the stark white background that forms the environment in which these penguins live. There is, however, an element of tenderness about it all to contrast this, and in the composition Renato has managed to capture a touching moment with the highest technical and compositional standards."
The winners got some sweet prizes too. Granieri will enjoy a six-night wildlife photography adventure in the Carpathian Mountains, and the winner in the portfolio catagory, Daniel Burton, will get a vacation to Qatar.
See the beautiful winning photos - sure to inspire a case of wanderlust - below.