Stunning snaps in the Travel Photographer of the Year contest are unveiled

THE beauty of nature, people and landscapes have once again been captured in the breathtaking Travel Photographer of the Year competition.

In what was a difficult year for travel globally, photographers have delivered some stunning shots from locations around the world.

Skiers on the mountains of southeast AlaskaCredit: Pally Learmond/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

The overall winner of the competition was Fortunato Gatto who was born in Italy but has lived in Scotland since 2007.

He used Scotland as a muse for his nature-themed photographs, which judges thought “warm the soul” of the viewer.

Sand in Scotland portraying the image of a phoenix flying away from its ashesCredit: Fortunato Gatto/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

All of the beautiful pictures will be displayed in a free outdoor exhibition near King’s Cross in London in April and May 2022.

At low tide the harbour area in Bethlehem exposes all the rubbish that has been thrown into seaCredit: Johnny Haglund/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

An old woman walks under North Korea's Mansudae Grand Monument with its 22m-high bronze statues of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il — An old woman walks under North Korea’s Mansudae Grand Monument with its 22m-high bronze statues of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-ilCredit: Alain Schroeder/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

Neighbours in the bombed city of Idlib, Syria have breakfast together to break their Ramadan fastCredit: Mouneb Taim/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

A young Muslim girl with her face covered, although her features can be seen through the fabricCredit: Alessandro Bergamini/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

A shoemaker in Saigon is still working at the age of 90Credit: Viet Van Tran/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

A leopard out for a night time stroll in Kenya is snapped while the moon rose over the horizonCredit: Will Burrard-Lucas/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

Fresh snow covering the mountains in Polychrome Pass, Denali National Park, AlaskaCredit: Fortunato Gatto/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

When rushing to get the best spots in Al Dhaid, UAE, lots of dust and sand is kicked up by both people and camelsCredit: Indigo Larmour/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

Camels walk through the Danakil Desert in Ethiopia which at 120m below sea level is the second lowest place on earth and is also the hottestCredit: Trevor Cole/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

A man sleeps in an underground hut the size of a coffin every night in Lombardy, ItalyCredit: Beniamino Pisati/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

A young Mundari herder covering himself in fresh urine from his cow in South SudanCredit: Trevor Cole/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

The reflection on the wet sand created a colourful ‘painting’ made of blue and red in the Small Isles, ScotlandCredit: Fortunato Gatto/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

A grizzly bear's fur instantly freezes in -30C weather in Canada — A grizzly bear’s fur instantly freezes in -30C weather in CanadaCredit: Marko Dimitrijevic/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

Salt deposits form around Lake Magadi in Kenya and form colourful patternsCredit: Jie Fischer/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

A zebra is almost symmetrical in Kenya as it stares at the photographerCredit: Yaron Schmid/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

More than 170 men and horses fight for possession of a bull in KyrgyzstanCredit: Alain Schroeder/2021 Travel Photographer of the Year/TNG

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