15 Sublime Proofs of Our World's Natural Magnificence!

Our Earth's landscape is diverse - from its vast oceans and natural scenery to its urban culture and city life. The photographs below, captured by National Geographic's Traveler Photo contestants, portray our planet in a light we seldom see it in. Take a look at some of Earth's most intimate nature shots and urban scenes.

1. Camel racers in Oman

 

 

2. Carlos Correa, a Freediver, ascends towards the light while on a break during the 2015 Caribbean Cup of Freediving in Rotan, Honduras

 

 

3. These unusually large and spherical boulders, known as the Moeraki Boulders, lie along a stretch of Koekohe Beach in New Zealand

 

 

4. Two people enjoying a canoe ride on Lake Louise's turquoise waters in Banff, Alberta

 

 

5. A young humpback calf swims in the waters outside of Tonga

 

 

6. Tourists capture the breathtaking Niagra Falls

 

 

7. Chile's Villarrica volcano, located south of Santiago, erupting 

 

 

8. Two Adelie Penguins stand atop an iceberg along the Antarctic Peninsula

 

 

9. A silhouetted figure moves through steam, against the backdrop of the Chrysler Building in NYC

 

 

10. A herd of wildebeest make their way toward the river in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya

 

 

11. A tornado just misses a home near Simla, Colorado

 

 

12. The radiant glow and heat of the sun on a late afternoon shines down on the Gorner Glacier above the Swiss town of Zermatt, offering enough warmth to let algae grow in the snow, casting a pink hue with their growth.

 

 

13. The Rock restaurant, captured just off shore in Zanzibar

 

 

14. 'Halle de Circe' in Eiskogelhohle cave in Salzburg, Austria

 

 

15. Sunrise at Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA