Spectacular Winning Photos from the National Geographic Traveller 2025 Competition
People: Winner – “The Red Dao minority people of Lao Cai Province” by Justin Cliffe
The 2025 National Geographic Traveller (UK) Photography Competition once again highlighted the finest travel photography, attracting thousands of entries from across the UK and Ireland.
Editor Pat Riddell praised the exceptional quality of submissions, emphasizing their global appeal and storytelling power. Among the 18 winning images were breathtaking landscapes, vibrant city scenes, and intimate moments, with the grand prize going to Justin Cliffe for his touching portrait of a woman and her great-granddaughter in Vietnam. These remarkable photographs celebrate the beauty of the world and the emotional depth of human connection, reinforcing the competition’s role in showcasing world-class photography.
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Peoople: Runner-up – “Chilam Joshi Festival in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” by Jo Kearney
Peoople: Runner-up – “The Suli Muli tribe” by Bianca Goldman
Food: Winner – “Barkhor Square, Lhasa, Tibet” by Prabir Kumar Mitra
Food: Runner-up – “Solomon Islanders” by Mark Carwardine
Food: Runner-up – “Vibrant district of Shimbashi in Tokyo” by James Maloney
Landscape: Winner – “An aerial view of the Hveravellir geothermal area” by Pawel Zygmunt
Landscape: Runner-up – “The edge of the vast glacier in Greenland” by Edward Hasler
Landscape: Runner-up – “Under a starry sky” by Christopher Wes
Portfolio: Winner – Joshua Mallett
Portfolio: Runner-up – Dylan McBurney
Portfolio: Runner-up – Lauren Winslow-Llewellyn
City Life: Winner – Scott Antcliffe
City Life: Runner-up – Jordan Banks
City Life: Runner-up – Andrew Nelson
Wildlife: Winner – Victoria Andrews
Wildlife: Runner-up – Jo Noon
Wildlife: Runner-up – Hari Kumar Prasannakumar
