If you don’t want to fuel your wanderlust you have to stay away from the National Geographic website. The photographs are so stunning that your mouth just waters with the idea of being in such fabulous locations. And if you don’t know why I feel such passion, here’s a selection of National Geographic photos from 2015, many of which were taken by amateur photographers and NG members:
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Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile
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Photo credit: Gleb Tarro
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The Midnight Sun Setting through Fog, Trollstigen, Norway
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Photo credit: Sean Ensch
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Night Fishing for Eels in Japan
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Photo credit: The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images
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Winter in Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, USA
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Photo credit: Jeff Vanuga
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The Lantern Festival, Hebei Province, China
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Photo credit: Yang Shiyao
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To give oneself earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom.
Sunrise in the Southern Alps, New Zealand
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Photo credit: Michael Melford
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Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Arizona
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Photo credit: Kevin Moloney, New York Times
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Fish Baskets on a Bicycle, Hung Yen, Vietnam
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Photo credit: Huynh Jet
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Ice Skaters on Lake Baikal, Russia
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Photo credit: Evgeny Dubinchuk
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Flamingos in Lake Bogoria National Park, Kenya
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Photo credit: Martin Harvey
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Mardi Gras Carnival, Binche, Belgium
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Photo credit: Sergi Reboredo
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Havana, Cuba
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Photo credit: The New York Times
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Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg
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Photo credit: Sasse
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National Park, La Réunion
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Photo credit: Spani Arnaud
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The Matterhorn, Switzerland
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Photo credit: Susan Seubert
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The Devil’s Pipe Organ, Mount Rainier National Park, USA
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Photo credit: Tianjia Zhang
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Swimming in Cristalino Cenote, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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Photo credit: Christian Vizl
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Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
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Photo credit: Bettina Schwarz
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Laguna Province, Luzon, the Philippines
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Photo credit: Per-Andre Hoffmann
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Hindu Bride, New Delhi, India
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Photo credit: Zheng Huansong Xinhua
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A Breaching Humpback Whale, Tonga
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Photo credit: Craig Parry
Siti Khadijah Market, Kota Bharu, Malaysia
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Photo credit: Duratul Ain D
Female of the Hamar Tribe, Ethiopia
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Photo credit: Yu Haoliang
A Snowy Day in Bern, Switzerland
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Photo credit: Peter Klaunzer
Death Valley, California, USA
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Photo credit: Marc Adamus
Victoria Peak Tram, Hong Kong
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Photo credit: Naki Kouyioumtzis
Sunset in Paris, France
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Photo credit: Brian Hammonds
Flipped over Iceberg, Antarctica
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Photo credit: Alex Cornell
Chhau Dancers, Purulia, India
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Photo credit: Rupak De Chowdhuri
Water Park, Nanjing, China
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Photo credit: China Daily
Northern Lights over Iceland
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Photo credit: Daniele Boffelli
Reindeer in Gällivare, Sweden
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Photo credit: Kris Davidson
San Rafael Falls, Coco River, Ecuador
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Photo credit: van Kashinsky, The New York Times
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