Renato Granieri/National Geographic Traveller
The grand prize winning photo of the National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition.
- 2018 winners of the prestigious National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition were recently announced.
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The stunning photos depict
travel destinations ranging from New York City to Mongolia, inspiring serious wanderlust.
This week, National Geographic Traveller (UK) announced the 2018 winners of its prestigious Photography Competition .
With a judging panel comprised of award-winning wildlife and travel photographers, art directors, and editors - submissions in five different photo catagories were scrutinized and debated - with the best photos coming out on top.
Of the grand prize winning photo, which dipicts two penguins in South Georgia taken by Renato Granieri, judge Chris Hudson, National Geographic Traveller's art director, said in a press release: "This entry stood out from the first moment we saw it, probably because of the stark white background that forms the environment in which these penguins live. There is, however, an element of tenderness about it all to contrast this, and in the composition Renato has managed to capture a touching moment with the highest technical and compositional standards."The winners got some sweet prizes too. Granieri will enjoy a six-night wildlife photography adventure in the Carpathian Mountains, and the winner in the portfolio catagory, Daniel Burton, will get a vacation to Qatar.
See the beautiful winning photos - sure to inspire a case of wanderlust - below.
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Action, winning photo, Stuart Dunn
"The temperature was incredibly low, somewhere in the region of -20C. I was attempting to photograph dog sledding using a snowmobile to track ahead of the dogs, which wasn’t working. The problem was that the snowmobile would leave tracks in the snow. In the end, I opted for racing ahead of the dogs and crouching in the snow while they charged towards me. I'd capture a few shots before diving out of the way, so as not to get run down. It was pretty scary, but well worth it," Dunn told National Geographic Traveller.
Action, shortlisted photo, Jonny Williams
Action, shortlisted photo, Anais Voski
Urban, winning photo, John White
"I was lucky enough this year to have a work trip to New York. With my one spare day, I headed south from my hotel and just started walking, hoping to see something interesting — I had no idea that practically everything I saw would be photo-worthy, and pretty much fell in love with the city that day. Making my way back from the Williamsburg Bridge, I turned the corner of Elizabeth and Prince, and there it was — this huge dog, hilariously trying over and over again to get its head through the window to sneak a bite of a customer's meal. I captured the shot just before the dog’s owner turned to get him down," White told National Geographic Traveller.
Urban, shortlisted photo, Michael Scott
Urban, shortlisted photo, Francis Cox
People, winning photo, Simon Morris
"I took this shot while staying with a Kazakh family in Western Mongolia for a week during winter. They hunt with a female golden eagle at this time of year; usually hunting foxes and, very occasionally, wolves. They treat the eagle as part of their family and care deeply for this majestic bird of prey. This image captures what to us seems rather incongruous — the hunter resting at home with his eagle on one side and the family cat on the other," Morris told National Geographic Traveller.
People, shortlisted photo, Trevor Craske
People, shortlisted photo, James Abell
Portfolio, winner, Daniel Burton
"My theme is based on the four classical elements of nature (earth, wind, fire and water). The images are designed to be viewed together as a set of four and have been arranged using colour theory, with red/green and yellow/blue diagonally opposite each other as per a colour wheel," Daniel Burton told National Geographic Traveller.
Portfolio, shortlist, Chris Kirby
Portfolio, shortlist, Elizabeth Bennett
Nature and all around grand prize winner, Renato Granieri
"I was walking through a vast colony of king penguins in South Georgia, looking for inspiration. I decided to focus on intimate behaviour, so I sat on the snow and waited patiently. Two of the penguins came within a few feet of me, and I soon realised I had the opportunity I was looking for. I took a few shots before the pair started chasing each other and disappeared into the throng," Granieri told National Geographic Traveller.
Nature, shortlisted photo, Paul Wynn
Nature, shortlisted photo, Jasmine Van Hoeylandt
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