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National Geographic Travel Photographer Of The Year crowned winners in 3 different categories: People, Nature, and Cities. Here are the 12 best pictures from this year’s competition.

Category 1: People

Grand Prize winner: Winter Horseman by Anthony Lau

Second Place winner: Rooftop Dreams, Varanasi by Yasmin Mund

Third Place winner: Remote life at -21 degree by Mattia Passarini

Honourable Mention: Muscle Beach Gym by Dotan Saguy

Category 2: Nature

First Place winner: Wherever you go, I will follow you!! by Hiroki Inoue

Second Place winner: Double trapping by Massimiliano Bencivenni

Third Place winner: Lagunas Baltinache (Atacama Desert) by Victor Lima

Honourable Mention: Bears on a Berg by John Rollins

Category 3: Cities

First Place winner: Ben Youssef by Takashi Nakagawa

Second Place winner: Silenced by Wing Ka H.

Third Place winner: Celestial Reverie by Jeremy Tan

Honourable mention: Divide by Kathleen Dolmach