Every year, thousands of photographers send their best work to the editors at National Geographic. They all have the same aim - to win the prestigious NG Photo Contest.
Here are the winners and finalists for this year - and what incredible shots they are!
1st place: The whale's whispers
2nd Place: Workers, Bangladesh
3rd place: Camel racers
A small tarsier hides behind some leaves
Submerged
The Grand Prismatic Spring
Mom, carry me!
The route to someone's wedding
Greetings from the Arctic
Nighttime in Death Valley
A surprising encounter
Before sunrise
Oh, you do make me laugh!
Waiting for the unexpected
Morning on the Matterhorn
A small cheetah
Nature's fury
A moment of intimacy
Dancing
A curious child
A storm at sunset
Can we be friends?
A vision of the Yosemite Valley
Try and catch me
Do we go right or left?
A dream about tigers