Winners from Nat Geo's Travel Photographer of the Year - 2017

#1 Grand Prize Winner: The Power Of Nature, Rancho De Aguirre, Colima, Mexico

The prestigious grand prize went to Sergio Tapiro Velasco of Mexico for his hauntingly captivating image of a lightning strike, shooting from a volcano's ash cloud.

#2 Honorable Mention, Nature: Forest Of The Fairy, Tamba, Japan

#3 People's Choice Winner, Cities: Colorful Market, Bangkok, Thailand

#4 Honorable Mention, Nature: Marble Caves, Torres Del Paine, Magallanes, Chile

#5 Third Place Winner, People: Under The Wave, Tavarua, Fiji

#6 People's Choice Winner, Nature: Buff Tailed Coronet, Ecuador

#7 First Place Winner, People: Workship, Konya, Turkey

#8 Third Place Winner, Cities: Henningsvær Football Field, Henningsvær, Nordland, Norway

#9 Second Place Winner, People: Interesting Moment, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

#10 Honorable Mention, Nature: Mt. Bromo, East Java, Indonesia

#11 Honorable Mention, People: The Man's Stare, Gazipur, Bangladesh

#12 First Place Winner, Cities: Levels Of Reading, Stuttgart, Germany

#13 Third Place Winner, Nature: Crocodiles At Rio Tarcoles, Costa Rica

The judges reviewed more than 15,000 entries from travelers around the word for awards in three categories: nature, people and cities.

#14 Second Place Winner, Nature: To Live, Oinukake, Miyagi, Japan

#15 Honorable Mention, Nature: In Your Face, Cuba

#16 Honorable Mention, Cities: Al Ain, Al BuraymĪ, Muhafazat Al Buraymi, Oman

#17 Honorable Mention, People: Bridging Generation, New Delhi, Nct, India

#18 People's Choice Winner, People: Sand Porter, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh

#19 Second Place Winner, Cities: Walled City #08, Hong Kong

#20 Honorable Mention, People: Blessings At Besakih, Bali

#21 Honorable Mention, Cities: Colorful Apartment, Kitagata, Gifu, Japan