-Winners Of The 2015 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest-
"Whale Whisperers"(Winner)
Photograph: Anuar Patjane
The grand prize went to whale whisperers – diving with a humpback whale and her newborn calf while they cruise around Roca Partida island, in Revillagigedo, Mexico. ‘This is an outstanding and unique place full of pelagic life so we need to accelerate the incorporation of this islands into Unesco as natural heritage site in order to increase the protection of the islands against the prevailing illegal fishing corporations and big-game fishing’
"Gravel Workmen"(Second Place)
Photograph: Faisal Azim
Gravel workmen took second place. The gravel crush working place is full of dust and sand. Three gravel workmen are looking through the window at work place Chittagong, Bangladesh.
"Camel Ardah"(Third Place)
Photograph: Ahmed Al Toqi
Third place went to Camel Ardah, as it called in Oman – one of the traditional styles of camel racing.
"A Night at Deadvlei"(Merit)
Photograph:Beth McCarley
The night before returning to Windhoek, we spent several hours at Deadveli in Namibia. The moon was bright enough to illuminate the sand dunes in the distance, but the skies were still dark enough to clearly see the milky way and magellanic clouds. Deadveli means "dead marsh." The camelthorn trees are believed to be about 900 years old, but have not decomposed because the environment is so dry.
"Catching a Duck"(Merit)
Photograph: Sarah Wouters
Two boys trying to catch a duck at the stream of the waterfall in Nong Khai province, Thailand.
"Kushti,Indian Wresting"(Merit)
Photograph: Alain Schroeder
Kushti is the traditional form of Indian wrestling. Wearing only a well-adjusted loincloth (langot), wrestlers (pelwhans) enter a pit made of clay, often mixed with salt, lemon and ghee (clarified butter). At the end of a workout, wrestlers rest against the walls of the arena, covering their heads and bodies with earth to soak up any perspiration and avoid catching cold. This relaxation ceremony is completed with massages to soothe tired muscles and demonstrate mutual respect.
"White Rhinos"(Merit)
Photograph: Stefane Berube
White rhinos at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Uganda. ‘The night before this photo, we tried all day to get a good photo of the endangered white rhino. Skulking through the grass carefully trying to stay 30ft away to be safe, didn’t provide me the photo I was hoping for. In the morning however, I woke up to all three rhinos grazing in front of me’
"Sauna in the Sky"(Merit)
Photograph: Stefano Zardini
A sauna at 2,800 meters in the heart of the Dolomites at Monte Lagazuoi, Cortina, in the eastern Italian Alps.
"Highlanders"(Merit)
Photograph: Bartlomiej Jurecki
Traditional haymaking in Poland, where many people continue to use the scythe and pitchfork to sort the hay.
"Romania,Land of Fairy Tales"(Merit)
Photograph: Eduard Gutescu
White frost over Pestera village in Romania.
"Whale Whisperers"(Winner)
Photograph: Anuar Patjane
The grand prize went to whale whisperers – diving with a humpback whale and her newborn calf while they cruise around Roca Partida island, in Revillagigedo, Mexico. ‘This is an outstanding and unique place full of pelagic life so we need to accelerate the incorporation of this islands into Unesco as natural heritage site in order to increase the protection of the islands against the prevailing illegal fishing corporations and big-game fishing’
"Gravel Workmen"(Second Place)
Photograph: Faisal Azim
Gravel workmen took second place. The gravel crush working place is full of dust and sand. Three gravel workmen are looking through the window at work place Chittagong, Bangladesh.
"Camel Ardah"(Third Place)
Photograph: Ahmed Al Toqi
Third place went to Camel Ardah, as it called in Oman – one of the traditional styles of camel racing.
"A Night at Deadvlei"(Merit)
Photograph:Beth McCarley
The night before returning to Windhoek, we spent several hours at Deadveli in Namibia. The moon was bright enough to illuminate the sand dunes in the distance, but the skies were still dark enough to clearly see the milky way and magellanic clouds. Deadveli means "dead marsh." The camelthorn trees are believed to be about 900 years old, but have not decomposed because the environment is so dry.
"Catching a Duck"(Merit)
Photograph: Sarah Wouters
Two boys trying to catch a duck at the stream of the waterfall in Nong Khai province, Thailand.
"Kushti,Indian Wresting"(Merit)
Photograph: Alain Schroeder
Kushti is the traditional form of Indian wrestling. Wearing only a well-adjusted loincloth (langot), wrestlers (pelwhans) enter a pit made of clay, often mixed with salt, lemon and ghee (clarified butter). At the end of a workout, wrestlers rest against the walls of the arena, covering their heads and bodies with earth to soak up any perspiration and avoid catching cold. This relaxation ceremony is completed with massages to soothe tired muscles and demonstrate mutual respect.
"White Rhinos"(Merit)
Photograph: Stefane Berube
White rhinos at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Uganda. ‘The night before this photo, we tried all day to get a good photo of the endangered white rhino. Skulking through the grass carefully trying to stay 30ft away to be safe, didn’t provide me the photo I was hoping for. In the morning however, I woke up to all three rhinos grazing in front of me’
"Sauna in the Sky"(Merit)
Photograph: Stefano Zardini
A sauna at 2,800 meters in the heart of the Dolomites at Monte Lagazuoi, Cortina, in the eastern Italian Alps.
"Highlanders"(Merit)
Photograph: Bartlomiej Jurecki
Traditional haymaking in Poland, where many people continue to use the scythe and pitchfork to sort the hay.
"Romania,Land of Fairy Tales"(Merit)
Photograph: Eduard Gutescu
White frost over Pestera village in Romania.
