Third Place Winner: Diver in Magic Kingdom by Marc Henauer
The winning images from the National Geographic Traveler Magazine 2014 Photo Contest have been announced, and they are breathtaking.
They were chosen from over 18,000 photographs sent in from around the globe, and range from stunning landscapes to scenes of different cultures around the world.
The Grand Prize went to Marko Korošec for his amazing photograph of an approaching storm taken near Julesburg, Colorado.
Check out some of the winning entries below and view all the submissions here.
Second Place Winner: Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, Israel by Agnieszka Traczewska
Merit Prize Winner: End of the World by Sean Hacker Teper
Merit Prize Winner: Light Source by Marcelo Castro
Merit Prize Winner: Divine Makeover by Mahesh Balasubramanian
First Prize Winner: The Independence Day by Marko Korošec
[via BuzzFeed, images and captions by various photographers via National Geographic Traveler Magazine]