The National Geographic has always been a showcase for the world’s most evocative photography, and its prestigious annual competitions never fail to attract the most talented photographers from around the globe.

The 2016 Travel Photographer Of The Year Competition is no exception, and as you can see from the selection of pictures below, this year’s judges have no easy task in choosing a winner from these amazing entries.

The Grand Prize on offer is a 7-day Polar Bear Safari for two (including airfare) at Churchill Wild-Seal River Heritage Lodge in Manitoba, Canada. But the real prize of course is simply being named National Geographic’s Travel Photographer of the Year. The competition ends on May 27 so you’ve still got time to enter. So what are you waiting for? Grab your camera and get out there!

#1 Jonas Blizzard And The Flatiron Building, New York, United States

1Michele Palazzo

#2 Beast, South Dakota, United States

2
James Smart

#3 Wherever You Go, I Will Follow You, Japan

3
Hiroki Inoue

#4 Mystic Shed, Finland

4
Pierre Destribats

#5 Golden Sunrise, Tuscany, Italy

5
Giovanni Modesti

#6 Family Ties, Japan

6
Takeshi Marumoto

#7 Blizzard In The Mountains, Switzerland

7
Julia Wimmerlin

#8 Trollstigen, Norway

8
Christoph Schaarschmidt

#9 Namibian Desert, Namibia

9
Doris Landertinger

#10 Terraces Village In The Mist, China

10
Thierry Bornier

#11 Farming The Sea, China

11
Tugo Cheng

#12 Childhood, China

12
Wing Ka H

#13 Fascination, Japan

13
Katsuyoshi Nakahara

#14 Ballet Dancer, Japan

14
Hiroshi Tanita

#15 Misty At Cemoro Lawang, Indonesia

15
Achmad Sumawijaya

#16 Havanna, Cuba

16
Toni Wallachy

#17 Selfie Taken With A Drone, New Hampshire, United States

17
Manish Mamtani

#18 Children With Painted Face, Ethiopia

18
Massimo Rumi

#19 Blue Heaven, Japan

19
Hidenobu Suzuki

#20 Lombard Street, San Francisco, United States

20
Toby Harriman

#21 The Spaceship, Antarctica

21
Massimo Rumi

#22 Timeless Lunch, China

22
Karen Morris-Lanz

#23 La Fournaise Volcano, RĂ©union Island

23
Gaby Barathieu

#24 Beneath The Eiffel Tower, France

24
Alejandro Merizalde

#25 Sunrise Over Bagan, Myanmar

25
Michael Kovler

#26 On Guard, Indonesia

27
Paul Nevin

#27 Yemeni Fortress, Wadi Dohan, Yemen

26
Reynold Dewantara

#28 Tombstone Impression, Yukon, Canada

28
Victor Liu

#29 Balanced Rock, Utah

29
Manish Mamtani

#30 Urban Jungle, Hong Kong, China

30
Andy Yeung

#31 Yalimo, West Papua Indonesia

31
Mattia Passarini

#32 Winding Roads, Morocco

32
Angiolo Manetti

#33 I Am Not Superman, Indonesia

33
Achmad Sumawijaya

#34 Powered Sight, Uluru, Australia

34
Christoph Schaarschmidt

#35 Where Is My Boat, Morocco

35
Suhaimi Abdullah

#36 Moment of Impact, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

36
Jaco Marx

#37 Pied Piper Of Ladhak, India

37
Saify Naqvi

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