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
Photo credit: Gleb Tarro
The Midnight Sun Setting through Fog, Trollstigen, Norway
Photo credit: Sean Ensch
Night Fishing for Eels in Japan
Photo credit: The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images
Winter in Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, USA
Photo credit: Jeff Vanuga
The Lantern Festival, Hebei Province, China
Photo credit: Yang Shiyao
Sunrise in the Southern Alps, New Zealand
Photo credit: Michael Melford
Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Arizona
Photo credit: Kevin Moloney, New York Times
Fish Baskets on a Bicycle, Hung Yen, Vietnam
Photo credit: Huynh Jet
Ice Skaters on Lake Baikal, Russia
Photo credit: Evgeny Dubinchuk
Flamingos in Lake Bogoria National Park, Kenya
Photo credit: Martin Harvey
Mardi Gras Carnival, Binche, Belgium
Photo credit: Sergi Reboredo
Havana, Cuba
Photo credit: The New York Times
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg
Photo credit: Sasse
National Park, La Réunion
Photo credit: Spani Arnaud
The Matterhorn, Switzerland
Photo credit: Susan Seubert
The Devil’s Pipe Organ, Mount Rainier National Park, USA
Photo credit: Tianjia Zhang
Swimming in Cristalino Cenote, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Photo credit: Christian Vizl
Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
Photo credit: Bettina Schwarz
Laguna Province, Luzon, the Philippines
Photo credit: Per-Andre Hoffmann
Hindu Bride, New Delhi, India
Photo credit: Zheng Huansong Xinhua
A Breaching Humpback Whale, Tonga
Photo credit: Craig Parry
Siti Khadijah Market, Kota Bharu, Malaysia
Photo credit: Duratul Ain D
Female of the Hamar Tribe, Ethiopia
Photo credit: Yu Haoliang
A Snowy Day in Bern, Switzerland
Photo credit: Peter Klaunzer
Death Valley, California, USA
Photo credit: Marc Adamus
Victoria Peak Tram, Hong Kong
Photo credit: Naki Kouyioumtzis
Sunset in Paris, France
Photo credit: Brian Hammonds
Flipped over Iceberg, Antarctica
Photo credit: Alex Cornell
Chhau Dancers, Purulia, India
Photo credit: Rupak De Chowdhuri
Water Park, Nanjing, China
Photo credit: China Daily
Northern Lights over Iceland
Photo credit: Daniele Boffelli
Reindeer in Gällivare, Sweden
Photo credit: Kris Davidson
San Rafael Falls, Coco River, Ecuador
Photo credit: van Kashinsky, The New York Times
Terrific aren’t they? Which stirs your soul more – people or places?
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