On holiday explorations, we often try to capture all those unforgettable moments with our photographic lenses. But the truly astonishing scenes are brought by this year's winners of the best travel photos.
Timothy Allen. West Wales resident Emma Orbach playing the harp in her mud hut.
Photos of the year
Peter Downing, winner of the top prize for an individual photograph in the category "Tales from the Wild", with his depiction of a kingfisher catch in the British county of Worcestershire.
Jigokudani Yaen, winner of the grand prize in the “Tales from the Wild” category, with a depiction of a Japanese macaque monkey.
Ed Hetherington, winner of the second prize in the "Tales from the Wild" category, with a series of depictions of a lioness hunt on Botswana's Chief's Island.
Ed Hetherington, winner of the second prize in the "Tales from the Wild" category, with a series of depictions of a lioness hunt on Botswana's Chief's Island.
Jonathan Rystrøm, the main prize winner in the category of young photographers up to 14 years old, with a depiction of a dreamy vacationer in Dubrovnik's square.
10-year-old Patria Prasasya, winner of the award in the category of young photographers under 14, with his depiction of an anthill in Surabaya, Indonesia.
ino Lee, winner of the award in the monochrome photography category, with a series of depictions of a fisherman on China's Dong Jiang River.
Jino Lee, winner of the award in the monochrome photography category, with a series of depictions of a fisherman on China's Dong Jiang River.
Emmanuel Coupe, winner of the Grand Prize for Independent Travel Photography, with his depiction of Gullfoss Falls in Iceland.
Timothy Allen. A woman from the Dogon tribe of Mali sheltering from the rain.
The main prize of the competition this time went to the British photographer Timothy Allen and his series of depictions of the mud layering festival of a mosque in Mali, Africa, and his research of the people of Bhutan and Wales.
