Incredible Winners of the 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest

FULL STORY by Jessica Stewart: MY MODERT MET…..

After months of entries, the winning photographs were selected from over 13,000 images. International photographers were encouraged to submit photos to one of three categories—People, Cities, and Nature. From there, an expert panel—which included Whitney Johnson, vice president of visual experiences at National Geographic, and polar photographer Camille Seaman—selected the winners.

“I was amazed at the quality of images and the sensibility towards subject in all three categories for this competition,” said Seaman. “Looking at hundreds of images choosing the winners was a daunting task. The images that stood out did so based not solely on their technical execution but also a sensitivity for a feeling of the moment and originality."