An eerie scene in Lapland, where snow-covered trees look like clouds dropped on the landscape. (Photo by Pierre Destribats/2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest)





Light from car headlights streak across the hills of Bø, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. (Photo by Christoph Schaarschmidt/2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest)





The Mount Bromo volcano erupts in the Bryce Canyon, Utah. (Photo by Reynold Dewantara/2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest)





Early morning fog rises across terraces in Guizhou, China. (Photo by Thierry Bornier/2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest)





Lightning strikes in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta national park, Australia. (Photo by Christoph Schaarschmidt/2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest)





Cherry blossom in Minobu, Yamanashi, Japan. (Photo by Katsuyoshi Nakahara/2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest)





A Springbok grazes in the Namibian desert near Swakopmund, Erongo. (Photo by Doris Landertinger/2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest)





A supercell thunderstorm rises over the town of Blackhawk, South Dakota. (Photo by James Smart/2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest)