10 outstanding photos from Nat Geo's Photographer of the Year competition
10 August 2017 - 14:37
'The Power of Nature' depicting the eruption of Colima Volcano in Mexico on December 13 2015, took 1st Place in the Nature Category and was the overall Grand Prize winner.
'The Man's State', which was taken at the Tongi Railway Station in Gazipur, Bangladesh, got an Honorable Mention in the People Category.
'Marble Caves' depicting the awe-inspiring marble caves of Patagonia got an Honorable Mention in the Nature Category.
'Under The Wave' took 3rd Place in the People Category. "The usual surf shots have all been done so we decided to get a little creative," says Rodney Bursiel of his photograph which was taken with pro surfer Donavon Frankenreiter at Cloudbreak in Tavarua, Fiji.
'Walled City #08' took 2nd Place in the Cities Category. This aerial view of Hong Kong's apartment buildings reminded the photographer of the Kowloon Walled City which, up until it was demolished in the 1990s, was the most densely populated place on earth.
'Interesting Moment' took 2nd Place in the People Category. As museum visitors look at a Rembrandt painting it appears as if the people in the painting are curiously watching them too.
'To Live' took 2nd Place in the Nature Category. "Swans live vigorous lives even in mud," said the photographer.
'Levels of reading', depicting the modern interiors of the city library in Stuttgart, Germany, took 1st Place in the Cities Category.
'Forest of the Fairy', a magical shot showing fireflies flitting about a Japanese forest, got an Honorable Mention in the Nature Category.
This photograph of Mount Bromo, a small active volcano on the island of Java, Indonesia, got an Honorable Mention in the Nature Category.