National Geographic shares a gallery of some standout entries from this year’s contest. The photos below are all from the Cities category.
For more information on the contest visit the 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest page.
NYC Light II

Photo and caption by Lars Sivars / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest
Identical Hong Kong different birdsong

Photo and caption by Lester Lau / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest
Uummannaq

Photo and caption by Rayann Elzein / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest
MotherBoard City

Photo and caption by Ho Lam Cheng / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest
Vibrant Life on Commercial Street

Photo and caption by Nikhil Rasiwasia / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest
Al Ain

Photo and caption by andrzej bochenski / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest
New city on the desert
Scared of Heights

Photo and caption by Albert Dros / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest
Walled City #08

Photo and caption by Andy Yeung / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest
Moonlightning

Photo and caption by Christopher Markisz / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest
Lantern festival celebration

Photo and caption by Hua Zhu / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest
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