The winners took home some incredible prizes. The grand prize winner won an 8-day National Geographic expedition to Alaska for two, the second place winner won a 5-day National Geographic photo workshop in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and third place won a 6-day cruise for two on a windjammer schooner in Maine.
We've collected the winners and the merit prize runner-ups here. You can learn more about the photo contest at the National Geographic Traveler.