National Geographic Traveler photo contest - in pictures

 

Selected entries from the 2013 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest, with captions written by the photographers. Contestants are able to submit photographs in any or all of four categories: travel portraits, outdoor scenes, sense of place and spontaneous moments.

 

Another perspective of the day: a fisherman at Bira Beach, Indonesia Photograph: Dody Kusuna/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

Goðafoss: Goðafoss is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland. Located in the central north of the island, translucent water cascades over the horseshoe-shaped falls and races down the canyon. Icicles cling to its rock ledges and fresh snow lies across the landscape under soft diffuse light of the type only Iceland can deliver Photograph: Joshua Holko/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

Girl at the door: I found this girl in a monastery in Jakar, Bhutan, posing at the door of the main entrance to the chapel Photograph: Juan Abal Lopez/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

Outburst: this image was taken at the Pacu Jawi festival which is a traditional bull race held after the harvest, by Minangkabau people, especially villagers from Tanah Datar, west of Sumatra. The bulls and jockeys are judged by how fast and straight they run Photograph: Fauzan Maududdin/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

King of the penguins: taken at Booth Island in Antartica Photograph: Nancy Dowling/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

Portrait of one chilled-out kangaroo: "Jeez Louise … those cookies were good" Photograph: Graham McGeorge/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

Barranco Camp at night, Kilimanjaro: Barranco camp was our third on our 7-day hike to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Taken after dinner while the group was getting ready to get a good night's rest before tackling the infamous Barranco Wall in the morning Photograph: Trevor Booth/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

Tourists: red-eyed tree frog posing for pictures Photograph: Sally Harmon/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

Mikael Inde, a child of Sámi reindeer herders, takes a break indoors after a long, cold day of rounding up the animals for vaccinations and slaughter. Children of reindeer herders learn to handle these animals and the land they thrive in from infancy - young Mikael here knew far more about the ways of nature than I could ever hope to learn Photograph: Michelle Schantz/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

Mount Erebus ice cave: a scientist climbs out of an ice cave formed by volcanic vents near the summit of Mt Erebus, Antarctica Photograph: Alasdair Turner/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

The Galactic Squid: while on a night dive in the waters off Okinawa, Japan, this reef squid showed up. The time and air I spent trying to get close to him paid off Photograph: Cameron Knudsen/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

One mother's love: I love watching the affection and attention that Bonobos have for their young. They truly are a wonderful species of ape Photograph: Graham McGeorge/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

Ice on the lake: I was walking around Lake Baikal, Siberia, at sunset and spotted this ice. I laid on the cold, frozen surface with my zoom lens and took this picture Photograph: Edward Graham/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest