The winners of the 24th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest were announced this week.
The nice folks at the magazine have given us permission to publish the top 11 photos here -- 10 winners, plus one readers' choice shot.
National Geographic Traveler says the 11 images were chosen from more than 12,000 entries submitted by 6,615 photographers from 152 countries.
We don't envy the judges in having to choose their favorites. These shots are incredible.
All submitted photographs fit into one of four categories: Travel Portraits, Outdoor Scenes, Sense of Place and Spontaneous Moments.
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