The Entries For the Nat Geo Photo Contest Will Fill You With Deep Wanderlust

Updated on 5/5/2016 at 6:45 PM

National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

Need a reminder to take a vacation? Look no further than this year's entries for National Geographic's Travel Photographer of the Year contest. The photos range from truly spectacular nature shots to a new angle on animals. The contest, which ends May 27, includes three different categories: nature, cities, and people. Thinking about entering? You might want to give it a try, considering the grand prize winner will receive a seven-day polar bear photo safari for two.

Check out some of the entries ahead, complete with the original caption from the photographer. Sorry not sorry if you're suddenly thinking of traveling to these places. If you can't get enough of photos like these, take a look at last year's winners.

Eid ul Fitr Prayer

"This is a general view of Eid ul Fitr Prayer at Alamgir Mosque in Varanasi, Uttarpradesh, India. Eid prayers, also known as Salat al-Eid and Salat al-Eidain , is the special prayer offered to commemorate two Islamic festivals.This image depicts the Hindu–Muslim brotherhood exploring the dynamics of communal relations in Varanasi-a holy city of the Hindus." Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Winding Roads

"In the Gorges du Dades there are some breathtaking bends between walls of rock." Boumalne, Souss-Massa-Draa, Morocco

Dronie - Selfie taken With a Drone

"This image is an aerial selfie image. We laid down on the bridge covered with snow and flew the drone above us to take this image." Mittersill, New Hampshire, United States

Pak Tai Festival

"Performances of Chinese opera are usually held in a mat-shed at the Pak Tai Temple in Taipa village. In this small temporary make-up room built solely with bamboo and iconic red-blue-white plastic bags, over 10 performers are preparing for the show." Macau, China

La Fournaise Volcano

"The last eruption of LA Fournaise Volcano." Réunion Island, Saint-Denis, Reunion

Wherever you go, I will follow you!!

"Romance is in the air. It was the time of day immediately following sunset. I heard a voice. 'Wherever you go, I will follow you' the voice says." Biei, Hokkaido, Japan

Lioness At Sunset

"Lioness (Panthera leo) at sunset, Vumbura Concession, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa." Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Early Morning on Skye

"An hours walk on a cold Winter's morning was needed to get to this location. Looking back over the Trotternish Ridge from the Quirrang on the Isle of Skye is one of my favourite locations." Flodigarry, Scotland, United Kingdom

Jonas Blizzard and the Flatiron Building

"While walking through the Jonas Winter Storm that swept across the East Coast last week, I captured this shot of the Flatiron Building against a backdrop of swirling snow. With the exception of a few minor details like logos and a food cart, the image looks like an impressionist right out of another another century. The cloudy atmosphere and gusty winds creates patterns that appear uncannily like brush strokes." New York City, New York, United States

Peaks and Penguins in Antarctic Sunrise

"Stunning peaks and thousands of King Penguins on South Georgia in soft early sunrise. The photography challenge was to resist shooting only Penguin close-ups (very tempting for sure) and step back occasionally to be equally amazed by the landscape in which they live. Special Bonus: It was 100 years to the month that Shackelton’s boat (Endurance) finally went under the Antarctic pack ice (Nov 1915), precipitating his epic traverse of South Georgia, before finding help at nearby Stromness (1916)." South Georgia