King penguins, South Georgia. By Renato Granieri, grand prize winner and nature winner. Granieri’s two-category winning image was praised by judges: “There is an element of tenderness about it, and in the composition Renato has managed to capture a touching moment with the highest technical and compositional standards”. (Photo by Renato Granieri/UK National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2018)





Baboons, Chobe River, Kasane, Botswana. By Paul Wynn, finalist: nature. (Photo by Paul Wynn/UK National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2018)





Montane Mansion, Hong Kong. By Michael Scott, finalist: urban. (Photo by Michael Scott/UK National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2018)





Cafe, Beijing. By Francis Cox, finalist: urban. (Photo by Francis Cox/UK National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2018)





Dog at cafe window in Lower Manhattan. By John White, winner: urban. Described by judges as a mixture of “gritty black and white, and slapstick comedy. John’s shot has all the hallmarks of classic reportage”. (Photo by John White/UK National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2018)





Songkran Festival, Bangkok. By Trevor Craske, finalist: people. (Photo by Trevor Craske/UK National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2018)





People on a tram, Lisbon. By James Abell, finalist: people. (Photo by James Abell/UK National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2018)





Hunter with his golden eagle in western Mongolia. By Simon Morris, winner: people. Taken while the photographer was staying with a Kazakh family in western Mongolia, the judges described Morris’s shot as an “image that draws us into the hunter’s world, as all good environmental portraits should”. (Photo by Simon Morris/UK National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2018)





“Red Arrows” at the 2016 royal air tattoo, RAF Fairford, UK. By Jonny Williams, finalist: action. (Photo by Jonny Williams/UK National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2018)





Farmer spreading fertiliser on his rice crop, northern Ghana. By Anais Voski, finalist: action. (Photo by Anais Voski/UK National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2018)





Dog sledding, Svalbard, Norway. By Stuart Dunn, winner: action. An epic, icy shot, taken from a snowmobile. Judges comments included: “More than just a fast shutter speed is needed here – great action photographs plunge you into the experience”. (Photo by Stuart Dunn/UK National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2018)





Daily life, Soweto, South Africa. By Chris Kirby, finalist: portfolio. (Photo by Chris Kirby/UK National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2018)





Elements. By Daniel Burton, winner: portfolio. Burton took his theme from the elements of nature (earth, wind, fire and water) for these images, which should be viewed as a set of four and have been arranged using colour theory, with red/green and yellow/blue diagonally opposite each other as per a colour wheel. (Photo by Daniel Burton/UK National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2018)





Daily life, Soweto, South Africa. By Chris Kirby, finalist: portfolio. (Photo by Chris Kirby/UK National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2018)