15 wonderful photos of people from the National Geographic travel-photography competition

& laquo; Lady Havana & raquo ;. Lauren Breedlaw

& laquo; During a recent trip to Cuba, I walked along Old Havana and noticed on the street this confident woman. Something in her struck me: her eyes seemed to store a million stories. I did not have any cash with me, I took a trifle from a friend and approached the cube with a request to photograph it. She nodded and began to pose as if from a director's chair — with a cigar and all that & raquo;.

& laquo; Another rainy day in Nagasaki, Kyushu island & raquo ;. Hiro Kurasina

& laquo; This is the view of the main street of Nagasaki from the city tram. The tram is rather old and outdated — True, modified by modern equipment for ticket sales. On board there is no more conductor — only the driver. Nagasaki often pours rain, several decades ago it was even dedicated to the popular song & raquo;.

& laquo; Popular meeting place in Tokyo & raquo ;. Hiro Kurasina

& laquo; Two girls and two men are waiting for someone near the decommissioned train — and earlier he traveled every day thousands of residents of the suburbs and other passengers between the stations of Shibuya and Sakuragicho in Yokohama. Now this train stands near the station of Shibuya and serves as an information center for tourists. Near him often appoint meetings with friends and loved ones. Facial expressions and people's pose on the pictures show that they have problems with empathy & raquo;

& laquo; Free riders & raquo ;. Mauro de Bettio

& laquo; Tazh and Akash and his mother travel from one station to another every day and beg, to make a living. & ldquo; Zagging & rdquo ;, that is, riding outside the car, for Bangladesh the usual mode of transportation, although it is dangerous and illegal. There have been occasions when & ldquo; snaggers & rdquo; they beat them with their current, they lost their arms and legs, fell on the way and flew into the tunnels. All this does not stop the stowaways: every day people continue to jump on moving trains and run away from policemen with bamboo sticks & raquo;

& laquo; Smile of the Tibetan soul & raquo ;. Mattia Passarini

& laquo; This monk rushed back To my room after the day's prayer. I ran after him, trying to take a good shot, but he continued to cover his face. I called him in Chinese: & ldquo; Pai yi zhang ba (just one photo)! & Rdquo; He turned and began to laugh & raquo ;. Photo taken at Tashilongpo Monastery, Tibet.

& laquo; Miho Portrait &, Akiomi Kuroda.

& Slam-dunk & raquo; (throw from the top). Brandon Kacher

& laquo; The basketball player soars high in the air, trying to throw the ball from above Ring & raquo;.

& laquo; Praying in Ramadan & raquo ;. Pradeep Raja

& laquo; Women pray inside Istiklal mosque in Jakarta — the largest mosque in Southeast Asia & raquo;

& Retro trip & raquo ;. Lorraine Yip

& laquo; Journey through Cuba to Chevrolet 1950 with idle speedometer. We passed through the city of Camagüey, famous for its winding streets. On the instrument panel of the classic Chevrolet — a modern figure of a girl performing a Hawaiian hula dance, and a yellow taxi sign that brings travel elements in time to the trip. And all this against the backdrop of the old and possibly old, but not forgotten Cuba & raquo;

& laquo; Fighting the wave & raquo ;. Jerome Gens

& laquo; Boy with a rope playing in the Niger River, battling the tide & raquo;

& laquo; Old age & youth & raquo ;. Hua Zhu

& laquo; This photo was taken in a small Chinese village in Uyuan . In large cities, about 250 million rural residents live. Many young people earn money in the cities, and parents and children are left in their native villages & raquo;

& laquo; Bridge between generations & raquo ;. Jobbert George

& laquo; Father and Son in traditional clothing is celebrated by Uraza Bairam near a mosque in New Delhi, India &.

& sacquot; Holy bathing & raquo ;. Yogesh Gupta

& laquo; Yamuna River is dirtiest in the place where Delhi passes . This is the second sacred river in the country after the Ganges. Plunge into the waters of the Yamuna for the Indians — religious ritual. In the winter, flocks of the East Siberian gulls fly here. For a few months they bring new features to this place. In the photo, a local resident makes a daily bath in Yamuna & raquo;

& laquo; Let's go back to Holi & raquo ;. Miguel Salas

& laquo; Father and sons are going to leave the house and return to celebrating Holi. City of Barsana, India & raquo;

& laquo; Four seconds later & raquo ;. Diana Sta Ana

& laquo; street Jaipur, India & raquo;.

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