These Are the Stunning Photos That Won Nat Geo’s Travel Photo Contest

A dramatic photo of a lightning strike on an erupting volcano in Mexico gave Sergio Tapiro Velasco the honor of being National Geographic’s Travel Photographer of the Year. His photo along with many others have been highlighted in NatGeo’s annual roundup of the best travel photography. 

It’s a jaw-slackening, wanderlust-inducing set photos from around the world, by photographers from around the world. A handful of photographs are re-presented here, but there are even more at National Geographic.