10 Winning Shots from the 2015 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
After receiving nearly 18,000 photo submissions, National Geographic Traveler magazine has selected the winning shots for this year’s Traveler Photo Contest. It’s a series of images of our world that dazzles your eyes and stirs your imagination.
Grand Prize: “Whale Whisperer”
“The photo wasn’t planned,” says Floriuk. “I was taking photos near the head of the whale, and all of a sudden she began to swim toward the rest of the diving team. The divers gave the whale and her calf space, and I just clicked at the moment when the flow and composition seemed right.”
The grand prize of this year’s National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest was an eight-day National Geographic Photo Expedition to Costa Rica and the Panama Canal for two.
Second Place: “Gravel Workmen”
Third Place: “Camel Ardah”
Seven other photographs were selected as merit winners: