National Geographic's Travel Photographer of the Year competition is a pretty big deal, with photographers from across the globe never ceasing to amaze with their insane photography skills for capturing some of the planets most beautiful moments and places. The following are a few of our stand out favourites...
Grand Prize Winner 2016 - "Winter Horseman", Anthony Lau, Mongolia

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Second place winner, people - "Rooftop Dreams, Varanasi", Yasmin Mund, India

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Third place winner, people - "Remote life", Mattia Passarini, India

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Honorable mention, people - "Muscle Beach Gym", Dotan Saguy, USA

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First place winner, nature - "Wherever you go, I will follow", Hiroki Inoue, Japan

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Second place winner, nature - "Double Trapping", Massimiliano Bencivenni, Brazil

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Third place winner, nature - "Lagunas Baltinache (Atacama desert)", Victor Lima, Chile

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Honorable Mention, Nature - "Bears on a berg", John Rollins, Canada

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First place winner, cities - "Ben Youssef", Takashi Nakagawa, Morocco

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Second place winner, cities - "Silenced", Wing Ka H. , China

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Third place winner, cities- "Celestial Reverie", Jeremy Tan, Malaysia

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Honorable mention, cities - "Divide", Kathleen Dolmatch, USA

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