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“The Running Boy”. A young boy is “flying” home. Location: Rabat Kasbah, Morocco. (Photo and caption by Pietro Sferrino/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Curious”. As I kid I was always curious to know where we were going. Always impatient to know the current locaiton and how much time is is going to get to the destination. Somehow knowing that would make me feel better. On a recent trip on a trian early morning I was taking some photos and there was this kid. He was peeping back every now and then and everytime the train stopped he was looking at the boards. once he saw camera in my hand he got curious but was not waitng for me to click.It was worth the wait and trys. I love how it has come just reminds me of my childhood travels... Location: Belgaum, Karnataka, India. (Photo and caption by Gopal Patil/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“The Knife Wallah”. Sparks fly as a knife wallah pedals to sharpen his wares on a whetstone mounted upon his bicycle. Location: Majnu Ka Tilla, Delhi, India. (Photo and caption by Oliver Lajevardi/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Innocent Gaze”. Lost in thought and soaking up all that there was to see and experience during a family hayride at dusk. Location: Highland Orchards – West Chester, PA. (Photo and caption by Patrick Stepp/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Poignancy”. Watching my friend (whom I had known since I was a little girl) with his young daughter, gave me a sense of profound poignancy. As I saw the thick fog swirl around the Sky deck on the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower, I watched the city of Chicago completely disappear under the white mist. As my friend's daughter started drumming her fingers on the glass, I felt it was a primordial beat sweeping the past by and ushering the future in. Location: Willis Tower 103rd Floor, Chicago, IL. (Photo and caption by Chandana Rao/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Guarding a Police Workstation”. 2 small boys playing outside a local police station. Location: Shong Shu Jie, Beijing, China. (Photo and caption by Ben Longland/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Women in Kaju Bridge”. This photo is taken in Esfahan, Iran in Kaju bridge. The look of one women with attractive eyes to her friend in front of the graphics of the bridge took my attention. (Photo and caption by Murat Bergi/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Sarasota Koi”. While enjoying an afternoon at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota Florida, this Koi pond immediately caught my eye due to its bright colors and playful fish splashing around. This yellow fish came up for a breath to say hello as soon as I clicked my shutter and was frozen in his moment of curiosity. (Photo and caption by Carrin Ackerman/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Mom... I love you”. A mother-child moment... Orangutan mom and child are gazing each other with love at Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park. Location: Kotawaringin Barat, Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia. (Photo and caption by Miranda Rachellina/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Mother and calf”. Elephant calf walking in the protective shadow of it's mother. Love how I captured their tails swinging in unison. Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa. (Photo and caption by Simon Hodgson/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Terraces at Yunan – China”. Wake up at cold and wet midnight, and awaiting the sun rise for my photograph. Travel thru foggy road with mud, arrived this terraces. Fog came and gone near 7 times, and the sun shine leaking at the top of mountain. Orange and golden color project on the surface of the terraces in order to construct this picture. (Photo and caption by Mike Cheng/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Celebrates Holi”. Holi is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus. Holi is also known as Festival of Colours. It is celebrated by people throwing scented powder. Location: Mathura, India. (Photo and caption by Ng Hock How/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Last shot before sinking”. Snapshot of a man taking a picture with his mob phone inside the hedge-maze of Alcazar Palace's gardens in Seville, Spain. (Photo and caption by Stefano Spezi/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“BOUND(LESS)”. Project Bandaloop preforming live at the New World Center in Miami Beach. (Photo and caption by Thomas Cavanagh/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Hanging Around i Berlin”. Alexander is the name of the young man i the picture - he is also my son. We went to Berlin this spring 2012 and when he saw the name of the Sub-way “Alexander Platz” he was very exited. I shot the picture so that Alexander is levitating from the ground because we were hanging around in Berlin, Germany. (Photo and caption by Pernille Bering/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Dancing in the Street”. Tango performers demonstrate the art of the dance in La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo and caption by Scott Sleek/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Poolside”. I had the privilege of staying with Maia and her family. In this photo Maia and her friend were caught up in a splash war when Bella, one of the pups, decided she wanted in on the fun. Location: Mapua New Zealand. (Photo and caption by Laura Casner/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“A Guardian Watches Over The Lovers”. Late in the afternoon the light was just right. The pillars created a guardian shaped figure as if watching over the two lovers as they remained entranced in each others company. Location: Agra, India. (Photo and caption by Sam Hawley/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Flight to liberty”. Seagulls flying around the Statue of Liberty, New York city. (Photo and caption by Dafna Ben Nun/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“One Afternoon at the Baltic Sea”. One Afternoon at the Baltic Sea, Germany. (Photo and caption by Siegfried Marks/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Her Name is Flower”. Flower is a girl from the Hill Tribes of northern Thailand who, wearing her native costume, comes to Doi Suthep temple, just above Chiang Mai, Thailand, to greet visitors. (Photo and caption by Ileana Oroza/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Double, No, Triple Bubble”. While biking in the city of Chicago my significant other and I stopped to watch a street performer create giant bubbles. The bubbles were attracting adults and kids alike. I nearly got trampled by the wild children chasing the floating soap. I caught a few myself as well as some decent shots. (Photo and caption by Sarah Yost/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Reflection”. Scene from a train station in Brussels, Belgium. This was truly a “caught” moment, un-staged. I call it “Reflection” because not only do we see someone in pain, in a moment of reflection, the effect of being shot through a window, and the resulting reflection, gives an almost ghost-like quality to the man, with the tracks suggesting something about his journey. In that regard, it has a powerful, almost conceptual quality. (Photo and caption by Adam Siers/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Enal with Pet Shark”. Enal, a young sea nomad, rides on the tail of a tawny nurse shark, in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Marine nomadism has almost completely disappeared in South East Asia as a result of severe marine degradation. I believe children such as Enal have stories that could prove pivotal in contemporary marine conservation. (Photo and caption by James Morgan/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Carrying the load”. I was walking through a village in Cappadocia, Turkey, when I saw this scene. After I took a few pics, they loaded up some grain on my back, just like part of the family. (Photo and caption by Amy Sacka/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Working on Tofu”. Man Making Tofu at Longseng village Guilin, China. (Photo and caption by Helminadia Jabur/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Swirl”. This was taken on 95th floor of John Hancock Building. I was fortunate to watch fast moving low hanging clouds swept through the city buildings during late afternoon. A cloud swirled around the Trump Tower for a very brief moment for me to capture two frames. This is one of the two. Location: John Hancock Building Chicago IL USA. (Photo and caption by Jian Lou/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Just missed it”. During a horse race show, which was held near Karakol, Kyrgyzstan, The rivals, while galloping, tried to lift up a small bag full of money from the ground. This talented rider just missed it. July 2011. (Photo and caption by Avinoam Faltin/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Viewers”. People watching car racing event from abandoned building balconies. Curiosity to see Formula 1 race for the first time in Lithuania was bigger then the risk standing on the edge of the building ment to be demolished. By now it is destroyed. (Photo and caption by Ruta Balciunaite/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Attacking Howler Monkey”. Due to a major tropical rainstorm my wife and I were forced to stay overnight in a Howler Monkey Rescue center in Panama. I used the time to explore the area and to take photos of the monkeys. Just after the rain finally stopped, I ran into this monkey that tried to mock attack me. I quickly took a couple of photos before retreating to a (more) safe distance. (Photo and caption by Christian Mueller-Planitz/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Fire Knife Boy Chiang Mai Thailand”. While working with a Discovery Channel group in Thailand, this was part of the farewell dinner show, I wanted to get the shot, I got too close and me & all my camera gear got coated in gasoline, well worth it though! Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand. (Photo and caption by Sean Hower/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“4X4”. As adults we often think there are not many things we could still learn. Adults people are always wrong! Location: Fouta Djallon, Guinea. (Photo and caption by Vincenzo Vitale/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Shadows”. This photo was taken during the sunset at the top of a hill in the park. Location: Atiu Creek Park, New Zealand. (Photo and caption by Pamela Marquez/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Harlequin shrimp”. It is about conservation and pollution... I found this creature under the water-in Indonesia,Lembeh strait,between many pieces of garbage. Location: Indonesia. (Photo and caption by Girts Kravalis/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Super Girl”. Possessing new found courage after watching her favorite TV show. Super Girl takes to the bed and lives here dream of being a superhero we all had in us at one time in our life. With no fear of the world she takes Flight! Location: New York. (Photo and caption by Cemhan Biricik/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“You lookin at me”. Young leopard blending into the environment in the middle of the day. One ear on me, the other listening behind. Location: Kirkman's Kamp, Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa. (Photo and caption by Charles Bongers/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Escondidas”. While waking down the endless streets of Varanasi, India, I saw these two little girls playing at the front door of their house. As soon as I approached, holding my camera, both girls covered their faces with their hands, feeling terribly embarrassed. I chose, anyhow, to capture the moment. (Photo and caption by Carla Colello/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Gym on the way”. A man training on a street in Harlem, New York. (Photo and caption by Sandor Csudai/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Deer under falling Cherry Blossom Petals”. I sat down a stump for rest after stroll in Nara Park, and watching deer. They were eating fallen cherry blossom petals in peacefully. Suddenly strong wind blew out and cherry blossom petals were started to fall on the deer. It is like a shower of falling cherry blossom petals. It is called “Hana Fubuki” in Japanese, literally means flower snowstorm. Location: Nara Park, Nara Prefecture, Japan. (Photo and caption by Hisao Mogi/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“One night in Tokyo”. Christmas in Tokyo. (Photo and caption by Hank Zhao/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“The “you can't catch me” Clam”. Oregon will always be a special place for me having grown up there. It taught me many things including how to respect nature and especially wildlife. So for me to be able to capture this clam in its natural habitat seemingly evading capture, was a moment that put a smile on my face.Little did I know that even Clams have a personality and know how to smile for the camera. (Photo and caption by Lucy Chien/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Can Ostrich Can Can?” Can-canning ostriches in Kenya, Amboseli.Romana Wyllie (Photo and caption by /National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Curiosity...” Once I decided to take some photos, which would reflect the day-life of children, living in, simply saying, bad conditions in children's' homes. So, in one of such homes, near the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi, when I was talking to the director of the home, this little sweethearts came out and starting to examine the situation. The boy stared at me for a second and suddenly ran away to hug her mother, sitting near. Meanwhile, boy's little sister, wondering what was happening outside, half-standing on her knees, was curiously involved in something that only she could understand that moment. (Photo and caption by Natalia Burduli/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“Football @ Mafalala”. This is a shoot of a little group playing soccer at one of the poorest areas of Maputo. Location: Mafalala, maputo, Mozambique. (Photo and caption by Pablo Caruncho/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

“The Boy and the Beast”. To me, this image defines spontaneous. Spontaneous in that it was taken at about 1:30am after my 7 month old son decided he wanted to wake up and play with some toys. Spontaneous in that I decided at 1:30 in the morning to test my ability to trigger an off camera flash with the Nikon point and shoot I took this picture with. And spontaneous in that our dog Molly decided to walk in front of the camera and yawn the moment I took this shot. I love this picture. Our dog is being lit by the small flash on the point and shoot, my son is being lit by a hot shoe flash set to slave mode. Location: Issaquah, WA USA. (Photo and caption by Eric Krebs/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)