As the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2015 enters its final month for submission, click through to take a look at a selection of the stunning images submitted so far. The contest is accepting entries until June 30. The grand prize winner will receive an eight-day National Geographic Photo Expedition to Costa Rica and the Panama Canal for two.
"A bird's-eye view of tulip fields near Voorhout in the Netherlands, photographed with a drone in April 2015." Anders Andersson.
"Blood-red water populated with flamingos conjures up an image of only one place in the world: Laguna Colorada. Located in Bolivia's Southern Altiplano, this high altitude lake derives its rusty, burnt-orange hue from algae and plankton that live in the mineral-rich water. I stood atop a windswept ridge and zoomed in with my Nikon D7100 to capture the essence of this place in its simplest terms: the color of the lake and the birds which frequent it." Dottie Bond.
"The mountain road, Trollstigen, in western Norway. I was lucky enough to live here for two months during summer and one evening, I saw the valley filling with fog, so I drove up the road to watch the late summer midnight sun set as the fog swayed through the valley below." Sean Ensch.
"Lucky timing! The oxpecker was originally sitting on hippo's head. I could see the hippo was going into a huge yawn (threat display?) and the oxpecker had to vacate its perch. When I snapped the pic, the bird appeared on the verge of being inhaled and was perfectly positioned between the massive gaping jaws of the hippo. The oxpecker also appears to be screeching in terror and back-pedaling to avoid being a snack!" Howard Singleton
"The Yetis of Nepal - the Aghoris as they are called - are marked by colorful body paint and clothes." Abrar Mohsin.
"Taken from a zodiac raft on a painfully cold, rainy day." Madeline Crowley.
Pont de l'Archeveche—hundreds of thousands of padlocks locked to a bridge by random couples, as a symbol of their eternal love. After another iconic Pont des Arts bridge was cleared of the padlocks in 2010 (as a safety measure), people started to place their love symbols on this one. Today both of the bridges are full of love locks again." Martyna Blaszcyzk.
"This wave is situated right near the Central Business District of Sydney. Some describe it as the most dangerous wave in Australia, due to it breaking on barnacle-covered rocks only a few feet deep and only 3.2 feet from the cliff face. If you fall off, you could find yourself in a life and death situation. This photo was taken 300 feet directly above the wave from a helicopter, just as the surfer is pulling under the lip of the barrel." Ian Bird.
"A view of Lion's Head from Kloof Corner in Cape Town, South Africa." Neeve Terman.
SOURCE:http://www.msn.com/en-ph/travel/news/national-geographic-traveler-photo-contest-2015/ss-BBkyBH4#image=10
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