All winners of the National Geographic Traveler 2015 Photo Contest

Grand Prix of the photo contest - Whale Whisperers

The absolute winner was Anuar Patyane Floriuk (Anuar Patjane Floriuk) from the Mexican city of Puebla. His picture was taken quite accidentally during the diving of a whole group, to which the whale approached out of curiosity. The winner received two prizes: an 8-day photo expedition to Costa Rica and a tour of the Panama Canal for two.

Second place - Gravel Workmen

A photo of Faisal Azim made in Chittagong, Bangladesh, shows us three workers in the production of gravel. The workers look through the glass that is dirty from dust and sand.

Third place - Camel Ardah

This is the name of camel racing in Oman. In the race involved two camels with riders. Animals start at the same speed and lose the one who comes first to the finish. The author of the photo - Ahmed Al Toqi.

Laureate - A Night at Deadveli

The author, Beth McCarley (Beth McCarley): The last night before returning to Windhoek, we spent several hours at Deadveli. The moon was still bright, but the sky was permissible dark to capture the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds. These dry trees are about 900 years old and they do not decompose solely because of the dry climate.

Laureate - Catching a Duck

Two boys are trying to catch a duck at the foot of a waterfall in the Thai province of Nong Khai. The author of the photo is Sarah Wouters.

Winner - Kushti, Indian Wrestling

Kushti is a traditional Indian fight that takes place in a clay pit. Often, salt, lemon and even ghee are added to the clay. After the confrontation, as a sign of respect, wrestlers make each other a massage. Photographer - Alain Schroeder.

Winner - White Rhinos

Stefan Berube: I spent more than one night and a day in ambush trying to look out for the representatives of the endangered species of white rhinoceros. All attempts were vain. One day, I woke up with a strange noise. A few meters from me grazed a trio of white rhinos.

Laureate - Sauna in the Sky

This is a real sauna located in the Italian part of the Dolomites at an altitude of 2800 meters above sea level. Photographer Stefano Zardini (Stefano Zardini) managed to somehow steam out there.

Laureate - Highlanders

Despite modern technology, in Poland haymaking is often carried out with the help of a conventional braid. And hay is collected and stored in stumps with normal forks. Photographer - Bartłomiej Jurecki.

Laureate - Romania, Land of Fairy Tales

A truly fabulous Romania appeared before the lens of Eduard Gutescu. A frosty morning near the village of Pester.

That's it. See you in new photo contests.