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:
1 Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile
Photo credit: Gleb Tarro
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2 The Midnight Sun Setting through Fog, Trollstigen, Norway
Photo credit: Sean Ensch
3 Night Fishing for Eels in Japan
Photo credit: The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images
4 Winter in Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, USA
Photo credit: Jeff Vanuga
5 The Lantern Festival, Hebei Province, China
Photo credit: Yang Shiyao
6 Sunrise in the Southern Alps, New Zealand
Photo credit: Michael Melford
7 Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Arizona
Photo credit: Kevin Moloney, New York Times
8 Fish Baskets on a Bicycle, Hung Yen, Vietnam
Photo credit: Huynh Jet
9 Ice Skaters on Lake Baikal, Russia
Photo credit: Evgeny Dubinchuk
10 Flamingos in Lake Bogoria National Park, Kenya
Photo credit: Martin Harvey
11 Mardi Gras Carnival, Binche, Belgium
Photo credit: Sergi Reboredo
12 Havana, Cuba
Photo credit: The New York Times
13 Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg
Photo credit: Sasse
14 National Park, La Réunion
Photo credit: Spani Arnaud
15 The Matterhorn, Switzerland
Photo credit: Susan Seubert
16 The Devil’s Pipe Organ, Mount Rainier National Park, USA
Photo credit: Tianjia Zhang
17 Swimming in Cristalino Cenote, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Photo credit: Christian Vizl
18 Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
Photo credit: Bettina Schwarz
19 Laguna Province, Luzon, the Philippines
Photo credit: Per-Andre Hoffmann
20 Hindu Bride, New Delhi, India
Photo credit: Zheng Huansong Xinhua
21 A Breaching Humpback Whale, Tonga
Photo credit: Craig Parry
22 Siti Khadijah Market, Kota Bharu, Malaysia
Photo credit: Duratul Ain D
23 Female of the Hamar Tribe, Ethiopia
Photo credit: Yu Haoliang
24 A Snowy Day in Bern, Switzerland
Photo credit: Peter Klaunzer
25 Death Valley, California, USA
Photo credit: Marc Adamus
26 Victoria Peak Tram, Hong Kong
Photo credit: Naki Kouyioumtzis
27 Sunset in Paris, France
Photo credit: Brian Hammonds
28 Flipped over Iceberg, Antarctica
Photo credit: Alex Cornell
29 Chhau Dancers, Purulia, India
Photo credit: Rupak De Chowdhuri
30 Water Park, Nanjing, China
Photo credit: China Daily
31 Northern Lights over Iceland
Photo credit: Daniele Boffelli
32 Reindeer in Gällivare, Sweden
Photo credit: Kris Davidson
33 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?
