The National Geographic travel photography contest 2016 has come to an end and it's time to announce the winners! Chosen from more than 10,000 entries, below are the best travel photographs of the year.
The grand prize went to Anthony Lau from Hong Kong for his stunning photograph of a horseman in Inner Mongolia. Other winners included Hiroki Inoue who came first in the nature category for his stunning picture of foxes in Hokkaido, Japan; second place winner Yasmin Mund for her beautiful aerial shot of people sleeping on rooftops in Varanasi, India; and third place winner Victor Lima for his otherworldly image of Chile's Atacama Desert. We're just glad somebody else had to judge them because we'd give them all the grand prize!