Can You Make the Cut?
The 25th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest has been moving full steam ahead, and we’ll be publishing the first round of stand-out submissions in each category — Outdoor Scenes, Sense of Place, Spontaneous Moments, and Travel Portraits — next week.
Enter today for your chance to have your entry featured appear on the National Geographic website in the first batch of galleries. Here’s a sneak preview of our editors’ favorites so far:
Traveler magazine will be awarding seriously spectacular prizes this year, so enter today for your chance to win.
The prizes: The grand-prize winner will earn two spots on a 10-day trip to the Galápagos with National Geographic Expeditions to experience — and document — some of the most spectacular wildlife on Earth. Other prizes include an intensive 7-day Santa Fe photography workshop, a 6-day cruise for two on a windjammer schooner in Maine, and $200 gift certificates to B&H Photo. Best of all, the ten prize-winning photos will appear in the year-end issue of Traveler magazine and on the National Geographic website!
The deadline: June 30, 2013
The cost: $15 per entry
So what are you waiting for? Read the rules and fine print, check out last year’s winners for inspiration, then submit your best travel photos today for a chance to show off your talents in a big way.
See all the photos that have been submitted so far and vote for your favorites at NationalGeographic.com/TravelerPhotoContest.
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