Humpback elephants, the traditional camel race in Arabia or the bears in the Arctic . are the most impressive photos selected from over 1,700 entries submitted to the competition.

The most impressive photos of 2015

National Geographic Traveler is an annual photography competition with the aim of calling visitors from all over the world to share photos and experiences in their lives. Recently, National Geographic magazine has published excellent travel photos of 2015 with four themes of landscapes, emotions, moments and portraits.

National Geographic released the first edition in 1888 and began to become one of the most prestigious magazines in the world. This year's photo contest has attracted professional and amateur photographers from over 150 countries worldwide. Let's admire the 20 best photos selected by this magazine below:

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The winner of this year's competition is the image of 'Humpback Whales' by Anuar Patjane.The photo captures the moment of a diver swimming near a humpback whale on the west coast of Mexico.(Author: Anuar Patjane)

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The photo of the portrait category recorded the faces of the golden workers looking through a glass-made window filled with dust and sand at work in Chittagong-Bangladesh by Faisal Azim author won the second prize in this year's competition.

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The photo "Traditional camel race in Arab" by Ahmed Al Toqi is the third prize in this year's competition.This is one of the traditional Arab races.The purpose of the competition is to show the beauty and strength of the Arab camel as well as the skill of the person controlling them.

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A small monkey is hiding under the leaf. (Author: Bonnie Stewart).

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Deep in the sea.(Author: Nadia Aly).

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Grand Prismatic Spring Lake in the United States.(Author: Jassen T).

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The photo captures the moment when the naughty lion climbed to his mother's head at the Naboisho Conservancy National Park, Africa is also one of the most appreciated photos at this year's competition.(Author: Marja Schwartz)

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On the way to the wedding.(Author: Tristan O'Tierney).

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Polar bear welcome screen.(Author: Laura Keene).

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"Night in the dead valley".(Author: Beth McCarley).

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An encounter is unexpected and interesting.(Author: Danny Caro).

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The scene before dawn in a small Hokkai lake.(Author: Keisuke Otani).

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Bright smile on the face of a donkey (Author: Chee Chang F).

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Beautiful strips of light in West Iceland.(Author: Stefan Brenner).

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Morning view at the foot of Matterhorn - Switzerland.(Author: Andrey Omelyanchuk).

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A small leopard in South Africa.(Author: Zaev Suskin).

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"The anger of nature".(Author: Oscar Martinez).

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"Intimate moments of two monkeys".(Author: Petra Burová).

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"The fun moments of the tiger".(Author: Thomas Vijayan).

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"Curiosity of a child".(Author: Karim Iliya).