ইহা কঠোরভাবে একটি রাজনীতি মুক্ত ব্লগ ।। NatGeo Travellers' এর 24th বার্ষিক ছবির প্রতিযোগীতার জন্য, ন্যাশনাল জিওগ্রাফিক পত্রিকা ২০১২ সালের জন্য বিশ্বের ১৫২টি দেশের ৬৬১৫ জন প্রতিভাবান পর্যটকের ১২০০০ ফটো থেকে ১১টি ফটো উত্তীর্ণ ঘোষনা করেছে। চলুন দেখে আসি নয়নাভিরাম সেই ফটোগুলো............... First Place Winner: Butterfly Photo and caption by Cedric Houin This image was shot in the Kyrgyz lands of the Wakhan Corridor. The intimacy of this everyday life moment, shot inside of a family yurt, is in total contrast with the harsh environment these nomadic tribes live in. Second Place Winner: My Balloon Photo and caption by Vo Anh Kiet H'mong children play with their balloons on a foggy day in Moc Chau, Son La province, Vietnam; photographed January 2012. Third Place Winner: Devotees Photo and caption by Andrea Guarneri During the Easter holy celebration called “Misteri” in Trapani, the devotees carry the scenes of Christ’s passion on their shoulders all night long. When the day comes they take a break. Merit Winner: Looking into Another World Photo and caption by Fred An This is the great Japanese maple tree in the Portland Japanese Gardens. I tried to bring a different perspective of this frequently photographed tree. Merit Winner: Lost in Time - An Ancient Forest Photo and caption by Ken Thorne Near the city of Morondava, on the West coast of Madagascar lies an ancient forest of Baobab trees. Some of the trees here are over a thousand years old. It is a spiritual place, almost magical. Merit Winner: Underwater Surf Photo and caption by Lucia Griggi Taken at Cloud Break at an outer reef in Fiji, a surfer duck dives his board to clear the rolling waves of the raw ocean. Merit Winner: Bagan Bliss Photo and caption by Peter DeMarco More than 2,000 Buddhist temples and pagodas fill the plains of Bagan. Once the capital of the Pagan Empire, farmers now raise their livestock within the centuries old complex. Merit Winner: Old Men with Djellaba Photo and caption by SauKhiang Chau The Last Supper Of Da Vinci? No, They are just some old men of Chefchaouen with djellaba, sitting and talking each other. Merit Winner: The Village of Gásadalur Photo and caption by Ken Bower The village of Gásadalur and the island of Mykines in the background. Merit Winner: Swimming in the Rain Photo and caption by Camila Massu In the south of Chile. Viewers' Choice Winner: Huset Photo and caption by Michelle Schantz A lonely cabin is illuminated under the Northern Lights in Finnmark, Norway. সুত্রঃ travel.nationalgeographic.com