Every year, the National Geographic holds a photographer of the year contest in different categories.

I'm a huge fan of photography so I love to look at the submissions (and winners.)
It fascinates me how different life around the world is, and how that can be captured with a simple camera!

So now I want to share some of my favorites from the winners of the NATURE category with you:

And my personal favorite:

Which one of these is your favorite?

All Images are already winners from the contest and have been taken from here.
Although these are a few years old, I think they're still relevant and incredibly beautiful.