The best holiday pictures you will see

IF you think your holiday photos are good, take a look at these beauties entered in the National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest.

Lost in white This photo captures the moment that I, along with 3 other Sami reindeer herders become a little lost while migrating with 350 reindeer. They were rounded up from a section of forest around 30kms south of this point. Our goal was to take them, via rivers, northwards to pastures new using the network of rivers and lakes that flow through Sweden. This was taken on Randijaur lake, Jokkmokk, Sweden

1/10Lost in white This photo captures the moment that I, along with 3 other Sami reindeer herders become a little lost while migrating with 350 reindeer. They were rounded up from a section of forest around 30kms south of this point. Our goal was to take them, via rivers, northwards to pastures new using the network of rivers and lakes that flow through Sweden. This was taken on Randijaur lake, Jokkmokk, Sweden

2/10Photo and caption by Hidetoshi Ogata / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest Little Eyewitness. "Little Eyewitness" was taken in Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagano, Japan on December, 2016. On a cold winter's day, monkeys have several ways to keep off the cold. For example, in order to keep them warm, they have a soak in a hot spring, take a bedrock bath or huddle together, etc. While monkeys were huddling together, I approached them with the stealthy footsteps. Then I photographed them from directly above at the moment when a little monkey nestled in mother's arms looked to the camera.

3/10Photo and caption by Takahiro Bessho / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest The Mirror. Lake Yogo, called "The lake of Mirror", sometimes reflects everything in front of you.

Photo and caption by Hiroshi Tanita / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest SymmetryrtemmyS Cherry blossoms reflected in perfect condition.

4/10Photo and caption by Hiroshi Tanita / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest SymmetryrtemmyS Cherry blossoms reflected in perfect condition.

5/10Photo and caption by Marc Henauer / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest Swallows Cave. A freediver swim in the deep of "swallows cave" in Tonga. This cave is settled by more than few thousand fish. They offer you a spectacular ballet when you dive inside. The contrast between the dark of the bottom and the light of the top make bright the fishes like stars.

Photo and caption by Tetsuya Hosokawa / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest Moss forest. Yakushima is an island full of abundant moss and beautiful water

6/10Photo and caption by Tetsuya Hosokawa / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest Moss forest. Yakushima is an island full of abundant moss and beautiful water

Photo and caption by Hiroki Inoue / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest Morning Cranes. I was able to capture the silhouettes of the cranes through the morning fog.

7/10Photo and caption by Hiroki Inoue / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest Morning Cranes. I was able to capture the silhouettes of the cranes through the morning fog.

8/10Photo and caption by Nao Akimoto / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest Blue pond the stellar sky. Voice from the stars

Photo and caption by Stas Bartnikas / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest Lonely salt lake Aerial shot was taken in Death Valley national park from a small plane

9/10Photo and caption by Stas Bartnikas / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest Lonely salt lake Aerial shot was taken in Death Valley national park from a small plane

Photo and caption by Manish Mamtani / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest A drive to remember. Aerial view of the Scenic drive and the beautiful Fall colors of New Hampshire. I used a drone to capture the fall colors that cannot be seen from the road.

10/10Photo and caption by Manish Mamtani / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest A drive to remember. Aerial view of the Scenic drive and the beautiful Fall colors of New Hampshire. I used a drone to capture the fall colors that cannot be seen from the road.

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