35 Breathtaking Pictures courtesy National Geographic

The National Geographic has always been crucial for the world's most revolutionary photography, and its special annual contests always attract the most talented photographers worldwide.The 2016 Travel Photographer Of The Year Competition is no exception. This year's judges faced real tough time picking a winner from these fantastic entries. The Grand Prize on offer was a 7-day Polar Bear Safari for two (including airfare) at Churchill Wild-Seal River Heritage Lodge in Manitoba, Canada. But the real prize of course is simply being named National Geographic's Travel Photographer of the Year. The competition ended May 27th.

Here are some of the most beautiful entries of the contest, including one of the winning entries:

Mystic Shed, Finland

Jonas Blizzard And The Flatiron Building, New York, United States

Beast, South Dakota, United States

Wherever You Go, I Will Follow You, Japan

Winner entry

Golden Sunrise, Tuscany, Italy

Family Ties, Japan

Blizzard In The Mountains, Switzerland

Trollstigen, Norway

Namibian Desert, Namibia

Terraces Village In The Mist, China

Farming The Sea, China

Childhood, China

Ballet Dancer, Japan

Misty At Cemoro Lawang, Indonesia

Fascination, Japan

Havanna, Cuba

Selfie Taken With A Drone, New Hampshire, United States

Blue Heaven, Japan

Children With Painted Face, Ethiopia

Lombard Street, San Francisco, United States

The Spaceship, Antarctica

Timeless Lunch, China

Beneath The Eiffel Tower, France

On Guard, Indonesia

La Fournaise Volcano, Réunion Island

Tombstone Impression, Yukon, Canada

Sunrise Over Bagan, Myanmar

Yemeni Fortress, Wadi Dohan, Yemen

Balanced Rock, Utah

Yalimo, West Papua Indonesia

Urban Jungle, Hong Kong, China

Winding Roads, Morocco

I Am Not Superman, Indonesia

Powered Sight, Uluru, Australia

Where Is My Boat, Morocco

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