Winners of National Geographic's Prestigious 2013 Traveler Photo Contest
National Geographic Traveler magazine has announced the winners of its 2013 photo contest, featuring stunning photography from around the world. The winning images will appear in the Dec. 2013/Jan. 2014 issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine.
By Sadho Ram — 22 Aug 2013, 03:00 AM — Updated about 11 years ago
FIRST PLACE: "Dig Me River" by Wagner Araujo
I was in Manaus, Amazonas, during the Brazilian Aquathlon (swimming and running) championship. I photographed it from the water and my lens got completely wet, but there was so much energy in these boys that I just didn't worry about that. (Photo and caption by Wagner Araujo/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
Image via huffpost.comSECOND PLACE: "Thunderstorm At False Kiva" by Max Seigal
I hiked out to these ruins at night hoping to photograph them with the Milky Way, but instead a thunderstorm rolled through, creating this dramatic image. (Photo and caption by Max Seigal/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
Image via huffpost.comTHIRD PLACE: "Say Cheese" by Yanai Bonneh
Cheetahs jumped on the vehicle of tourists in Masai Mara national park, Kenya. (Photo and caption by Yanai Bonneh/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
Image via huffpost.comMERIT: "The TataHonda Sect" by Gergely Lantai-Csont
The photographer could get inside of an enclosed sect named Tatahonda in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The ladies are preparing for their religious ceremony. (Photo and caption by Gergely Lantai-Csont/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
Image via huffpost.comMERIT: "Children Of Reindeer" by Michelle Schantz
Mikael Ánde, a child of Sámi reindeer herders, takes a break indoors after a long, cold day of rounding up the animals for vaccinations and slaughter. Children of reindeer herders learn to handle these animals and the land they thrive in from infancy - young Mikael here knew far more about the ways of nature than I could ever hope to learn. (Photo and caption by Michelle Schantz/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
Image via huffpost.comMERIT: "Sakura" by Hideyuki Katagiri
The cherry blossom is called Sakura in Japanese. The cherry blossom is a Japanese symbolic flower. There are various kinds in a cherry tree and an especially old cherry tree has many kinds called Edo-Higan. (Photo and caption by Hideyuki Katagiri/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
Image via huffpost.comMERIT: "Piano Play At Sunset" by Nikola Smernic
Streets of Queenstown, New Zealand at the end of one more day filled with adrenaline. Calming and doleful scene with piano sound in the background. (Photo and caption by Nikola Smernic/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
Image via huffpost.comMERIT: "Portrait Of An Eastern Screech Owl" by Graham McGeorge
Masters of disguise. The Eastern Screech Owl is seen here doing what they do best. You better have a sharp eye to spot these little birds of prey. (Photo and caption by Graham McGeorge/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
Image via huffpost.comMERIT: "Guanjiang Shou" by Chan Kwok Hung
Guanjiang Shou troupes are one of Taiwan's most popular activities that may be seen all over Taiwan at traditional folk religion gatherings. With their fiercely painted faces, protruding fangs and powerful, choreographed performances, they are easily recognized. They may be described as underworld police or gods' bodyguards. (Photo and caption by Chan Kwok Hung/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
Image via huffpost.comMERIT: "Lady In Water" by Marcelo Salvador
A lady collects water in the river by a village in Bagan, Myanmar, 2013. (Photo and caption by Marcelo Salvador/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
Image via huffpost.comVIEWERS' CHOICE: "Another Perspective Of The Day" by Dody Kusuma
The fisherman at Bira Beach (Photo and caption by Dody Kusuma/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
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