At a “Guts” tour stop in Seattle, American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo in the first decade of August 2024 basks in the glow her ensemble creates. (Photo by Olivia Rodrigo/Instagram)

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions during her first daily briefing at the White House in Washington on January 28, 2025. (Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters)

American model and socialite Hailey Bieber in the first decade of August 2025 rolls solo onto a flight with bags of fries and other treats from In-N-Out Burger. (Photo by Hailey Bieber/Instagram)

Denver Broncos cheerleaders perform during the first half of a preseason NFL football game between the Denver Broncos and the Arizona Cardinals, Saturday, August 16, 2025, in Denver. (Photo by David Zalubowski/AP Photo)

The interior of the first class cabin of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is seen during a media tour on February 12, 2012 in Singapore. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

American singer-songwriter Chloe Bailey in the first decade of April 2024 shows off her assets in an orange bikini. (Photo by chloebailey/Instagram)

Miners pulling up lazy tourists to the rim of Kawah Ijen (Ijen Volcano), East Java, Indonesia on September 21, 2017. They will earn as much as they would bring down a load of sulfur. Nomadic Explorer, Cultural Lifestyle Photographer Claudio Sieber captured striking images of miners working at Ijen volcanic range in East Java, Indonesia. The sulphur miners risk their lives daily as they climb the active volcano carrying heavy loads, which they sell to sugar refineries. (Photo by Claudio Sieber/Barcroft Images)

Second Place Winner: “Thunderstorm at False Kiva”. I hiked out to these ruins at night hoping to photograph them with the Milky Way, but instead a thunderstorm rolled through, creating this dramatic image. – Max Seigal. National Geographic Traveler Director of Photography Dan Westergren, one of this year's judges, shares his thoughts on the second place winner: “This photo combines two different scenes into one: the small kiva in a cliff dwelling and the grand vista of Canyonlands National Park across the valley. I really like the two different color palettes – warm inside and purple outside. This two-for-one scene was caused by the lightning storm outside the dwelling, which lit up the landscape like it was a huge electronic flash. Looking at this picture I can imagine what a wonderful sight it must have been for the ancient people who lived here. It doesn't seem too amazing now in our modern world, but might have been mind-blowing for the prehistoric residents”. Location: Utah. (Photo and caption by Max Seigal/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)