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Take a look at 2015's best photos from around the world

National Geographic's Traveler magazine recently held its annual photo competition, drawing thousands of submissions from across the globe. Result is a series of winning photos that will take your breath away.

The "Whale Whisperer" is the winning picture from this years National Geographic Traveler magazine's photo competition, which included photos from all over the world, featuring many different subjects.

 

 

Some 17,000 photographers vied for the title of National Geographic's Traveler magazine "Photographer of the Year," and Ynet had the chance to speak to one of the winners.

 

First place: The Whale Whisperer 

Leading the list is Anuar Patjane Floriuk from Mexico with his photo "The Whale Whisperer."

 

Anuar Patjane Floriuk / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Anuar Patjane Floriuk / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

 

"The photo was taken around Roca Partida in the Revillagigedo Islands, in Mexico," said Anuar Patjane Floriuk. "This is an outstanding and unique place full of pelagic life, so we need to accelerate the incorporation of the islands into UNESCO as a natural heritage site in order to increase the protection of the islands against the prevailing illegal fishing corporations and big-game fishing."

 

"The photo wasn’t planned," he said. "I was taking pictures near the female whales, when suddenly she began swimming towards the divers. They gave her the space to move and swam away, and I just took a picture of the moment when the composition looked good to me."

  

Second place: Gravel Workmen  

Faisal Azim / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Faisal Azim / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

 

"The gravel-crush working place remains full of dust and sand. Three gravel workmen are looking through the window glass at their working place. Chittagong, Bangladesh."

 

Third place: Camel Ardah

Ahmed Al Toqi / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest (Photo: Ahmed Al Toqi / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
Ahmed Al Toqi / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

 

"Camel Ardah, as it is called in Oman, is one of the traditional styles of camel racing between two camels controlled by expert men. The faster camel is the loser, so they must be running at the same speed level in the same track. The main purpose of Ardah is to show the beauty and strength of the Arabian camels and the riders' skills. Ardah is considered one of the most risky situations, since always the camel's reactions are unpredictable and it may get wild and jump toward the audience."

 

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Fourth place: A Night at Deadvlei  

Ahmed Al Toqi / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Ahmed Al Toqi / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

 

"The night before returning to Windhoek, we spent several hours at Deadvlei. 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. Deadvlei means 'dead marsh.' The camelthorn trees are believed to be about 900 years old but have not decomposed because the environment is so dry."

 

Fifth place: Catching a Duck 

Sarah Wouters / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Sarah Wouters / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

 

"Two boys are trying to catch a duck at the stream of the waterfall. Nong Khai Province, Thailand."

 

Sixth place: Kushti, Indian Wrestling

Alain Schroeder / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Alain Schroeder / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

 

"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."

 

Seventh place: The Power of Few

Stefane Berube / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Stefane Berube / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

 

"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 30 feet 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 were grazing in front of me. Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Uganda."

 

Eighth place: Sauna in the Sky

Stefano Zardini / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Stefano Zardini / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

 

"A sauna at 2,800 meters high in the heart of Dolomites. Monte Lagazuoi, Cortina, eastern Italian Alps."

 

Ninth place: Highlanders

Bartłomiej Jurecki / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Bartłomiej Jurecki / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

 

"Traditional haymaking in Poland. Many people continue to use the scythe and pitchfork to sort the hay."

 

Tenth place: Romania land of Fairy Tales  

Eduard Gutescu / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Eduard Gutescu / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

 

"Romania, land of fairy tales. White frost over Pestera village."

 


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