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National Geographic - 2017 Travel Photographer of the Year contest is open and accepting entries - April 9, 2017.

Click on link to see a gallery of last year's top INCREDIBLE contributions.

Winners were announced in three categories: people, cities, and nature. You can see photographs from all three of those categories here.

This link will take you to NG - but the link doesn't take you to the 2017 photos - see below -
SEE THE INCREDIBLE PHOTOS HERE

Very unfortunately, NG does not keep the link for very long . . . but I found another link with some of the early entries to the contest:

The Atlantic

Alan Taylor
May 10, 2017
16 Photos

And here are the WINNERS of the 2017 Contest.

Hopefully the link will last a bit longer . . .

MORE AMAZING PHOTOS!

THE EMAIL FORWARD DIDN'T LIST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, BUT I SUSPECT MANY OF THESE PICTURES MAY BE FROM ONE OF THEIR PHOTO CONTESTS.  IT WOULD BE COOL IF THEY PUT THE AUTHORS NAMES ON THE PHOTOS.

'The cat without fear''

Conservatory of Music in China 

Kiss in Paris

Premature elephant born only one minute ago

''I think I'll try to take a picture of myself''

Two year-old Chimpanzee feeding milk

to "Aorn" a small tiger 60 days old.

Spectacular rice fields in China

Austria 's Green Lake is a beautiful park in winter. 

The snow melts in summer and creates a very clear lake. 

Baby Chameleons

"The road to Heaven" a place in Ireland 

where every two years the stars align with the road. 

World's Largest Swimming Pool in San Alfonso, Chile. 

More than 1,000 yards long. 

Crystal Palace. Madrid

The Northern Lights', Alaska 

Llamas after fleecing

The white owl, unbelievable

Eiffel Tower. 

Romantic and beautiful Paris, France 

Sea otters hold hands while they sleep 

in case the current leads to awaken together. 

Northern lights over the 

Rocky Mountains in Canada 

Otter embraces baby 

2012 National Geographic Photo Contest - NATURE

Link to NG to see more submissions

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Browse our editors' favorite submissions to the photo contest.

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 Grand Prize - Nature

 Honorable Mention

 Viewer Choice Award

 Honorable Mention

 Honorable Mention

 Honorable Mention

2012 National Geographic Photo Contest - PLACES

Link to see more submissions

Click on the link above to see more pics . . . 

Choose “select a gallery” which will take you to the web page of
Browse our editors' favorite submissions to the photo contest.

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 Winner - Places

 Viewer's Choice Award

 Honorable Mention