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