The 30th annual

National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year

is now accepting submissions. Harness the power of photography and share your stunning travel experiences from around the globe.

Submit in any of the following categories:

•

Nature

•

Cities

•

People

There is no limit on the number of entries per person. Photographs must be in digital format, but the photograph need not be taken necessarily with a digital camera; scans of negatives, transparencies or photographic prints are acceptable.

All digital files must be 20 megabytes or smaller, must be in JPEG or .jpg format, and must be at least 1,600 pixels wide (

if a horizontal image

) or 1,600 pixels tall (

if a vertical image

).

Photographs must have been taken within

two years

before the date of entry and may not previously have won an award in any

National Geographic

photo contests. Only minor burning, dodging and/or colour correction is acceptable, as is cropping. High dynamic range images (

HDR

) and stitched panoramas are not acceptable.

There is an entry fee of 15 USD per entry.

Eligibility

Open only to individuals who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry and who reside in the United States, including all its territories and the District of Columbia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada (

excluding Quebec

), Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.

Prize

The grand prize winner will receive

10,000 USD

and be named the

2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year

. Two finalists will be named first prize winners and will receive

2,500 USD

.