National Geographic photography contest winners announced

The winners of what must be the ultimate travel photography contest have been announced by National Geographic in their Worldwide Photography Contest.

International photography contest

Four photographers are chosen from 148,203 images submitted to
the International Photography Contest. View the winners' photos here.

English language winners

Four photographers are chosen from over 24,000 images submitted to
the English Language portion of the International Photography Contest. Winners' photos are here.

Other categories

Honorable mentions and other selections are found in the following categories: Animals, People, and Landscape.

Do you want to enter your own photography?

The competition is open to residents in United States and the District of Columbia, United Kingdom, Canada (excluding the province of Quebec), Australia and New Zealand and you can find the other requirements on the National Geographic contest rules page.

If you're hankering for having your photography published by the magazine, you can enter the Your Shot competition. This picks 12 winners each month and showcases them in National Geographic and online. All the Your Shot entry information is here.

- By Jack on 09 December, 2007 in Travel photography.