A new free exhibition due to open in London next month will show many of the moving winning entries from the Travel Photographer of the Year competition.
Featuring a selection of unusual and beautiful photography from around the world, the competition winners include both professional and amateur photographers of all nationalities, some as young as 17.
You can see the full exhibition from 22 June to 19 August at London's Royal Geographical Society, but here's just a taste of what's in store.
And if they inspire you, the search for Travel Photographer of the Year 2012 has now begun. Find out how to enter at topty.com
Travel Photographers Of The Year Winners
Dhaka, Bangladesh(01 of22)
This image from GMB Akash, from Bangladesh, won a special mention in the Exotic category. (credit:GMB Akash/www.tpoty.com)
Quepos, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica(02 of22)
Pacific tree frog by Tom Spence, age 17, runner up. (credit:Tom Spence/www.tpoty.com)
Hudson Bay, Canada(03 of22)
Thomas Kokta from Germany, was runner up in the single image category: One Shot Wild Moments for this image of the Northern Lights. (credit:Thomas Kokta/www.tpoty.com)
Oaxaca, Mexico: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)(04 of22)
Louis Montrose from the USA, was one of the overall winners. (credit:Louis Montrose/www.tpoty.com)
(05 of22)
Fishermen, Democratic Republic of Congo(06 of22)
Johnny Haglund from Norway won a special mention in the Spirit of Adventure category with this image. (credit:Johnny Haglund/www.tpoty.com)
Wye Creek, Queenstown, New Zealand(07 of22)
Chris McLennan from New Zealand captured the moment a rock climber tackled a difficult overhang. It won a highly commended award in the Spirit of Adventure category. (credit:Chris McLennan/www.tpoty.com)
West Mongolia, somewhere in the Altai Mountains(08 of22)
Edoardo Agresti from Italy was highly commended in the Spirit of Adventure category. (credit:Edoardo Agresti/www.tpoty.com)
Stupa at Tsaparang, Tibet(09 of22)
Taken in the the ancient capital of the Guge kingdom in Tsada, this image by Slovenia's Matjaz Krivic was highly commended in the Natural Elements portfolio. (credit:Matjaz Krivic/www.tpoty.com)
Beluga whale, White Sea, Karelia Region, Northern Russia(10 of22)
Best Single Image in a Spirit of Adventure portfolio, taken by Franco Banfi from Switzerland. (credit:Franco Banfi/www.tpoty.com)
Kaieteur Falls, Guyana(11 of22)
Stuart Dunn from the UK won the One Shot Wild Moments category. (credit:Stuart Dunn/www.tpoty.com)
Three children playing hide and seek, Senegal(12 of22)
Edgard de Bono won the New Talent portfolio: Diary of A Destination with this image of children on Goree Island. (credit:Edgard de Bono/www.tpoty.com)
Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Venezuela(13 of22)
Philip Lee Harvey from the UK, and was commended in the Natural Elements portfolio. (credit:Philip Lee Harvey/www.tpoty.com)
Calcutta, India(14 of22)
Sumit Dua from the USAwon a commendation in the First Shot Work Rest and Play (beginners' image category). (credit:Sumit Dua/www.tpoty.com)
On the train from Urumqi to Dunhuang, China(15 of22)
Sheng Hong Tan from Malaysia, who won the First Shot Work Rest and Play (beginners' single image category). (credit:Sheng Hong Tan/www.tpoty.com)
London, UK(16 of22)
Malgorzata Pioro from Poland scooped the top prize in the Exotic portfolio. (credit:Malgorzata Pioro/www.tpoty.com)
Courtship ritual, Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea(17 of22)
Timothy Allen from the UK was the runner up in the Exotic portfolio.
Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia(18 of22)
Thomas Endlein from Germany was highly commended in the Exotic portfolio. (credit:Thomas Endlein/www.tpoty.com)
(19 of22)
Yeow Kwang Yeo from Singapore won the Best Single Image in the Exotic portfolio category. (credit:Yeow Kwang Yeo/www.tpoty.com)
Nomadic life, Yamal, Russia(20 of22)
This photo, taken by Sergey Anisimov from Russia, won the Cultures and Traditions portfolio. (credit:Sergey Anisimov/www.tpoty.com)
Congo Basin, Central African Republic(21 of22)
Timothy Allen from the UK received a special mention in the Cultures and Traditions category. (credit:Timothy Allen/www.tpoty.com)
Tribal dancer, Bafut, Cameroon(22 of22)
The UK's Philip Lee Harvey was the winner of the Best Single Image in the Cultures and Traditions Category. (credit:Philip Lee Harvey/www.tpoty.com)