The winners of the 2013 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest have been announced, and Wagner Araujo from Brazil has taken first place for his photo “Brazil Aquathlon”. Chosen from more than 15,000 images, the winning pictures show everything from quiet landscapes to surprising moments.
Here are the winning images from the 2013 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest. First Prize is a 10-day Galápagos National Geographic Expedition for two, second prize a seven-day National Geographic Photography Workshop, third a six-day cruise on a Maine windjammer schooner for two and there are seven Merit Prizes – $200 gift certificates to B&H Photo and a matted and framed print of your entry.
These images will appear in the December 2013 / January 2014 issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine.
First Place: Dig me river
Our featured image, above, is © Wagner Araujo / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest. He says: “I was in Manaus, Amazonas, during the Brazilian Aquathlon (swimming and running) championship. I photographed it from the water and my lens got completely wet, but there was so much energy in these boys that I just didn’t worry about that.”
Second Place: Thunderstorm at False Kiva
Third Place: Say cheese
Merit: The TataHonda sect
Merit: sakura
Merit: Children of Reindeer
Merit: Piano play at sunset
Merit: Portrait of an Eastern Screech Owl
Merit: Guanjiang Shou
Merit: Lady in Water
Viewers Choice: Another perspective of the day
See more National Geographic images:
A picture post from June: Irresistible images from National Geographic’s Traveler Photo Contest
And The 2013 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest (part 2)
