22 stunning images from the Travel Photographer of the Year Awards

After a search for the most captivating, exciting and beautiful travel photography, the Travel Photographer of the Year Awards announced their final winners last week. Here is a selection of our favourite images from this set of talented photographers.
Eagle hunter, Alti Region, Mongolia
By Simon Morris | www.tpoty.com
Powell Point, Grand Canyon South Rim, USA
By Gerard Baeck | www.tpoty.com
A woman serves butter tea in her home in Laya, Bhutan
By Timothy Allen | www.tpoty.com
Emma Orbach playing the harp in her mud hut in Pembrokeshire, Wales
By Timothy Allen | www.tpoty.com
Japanese Macaques, Jigokudani Yaen Kōen, Japan
By Jasper Doest | www.tpoty.com
Nepali New Year festival, Bhaktapur, Nepal
By Jovian Salak | www.tpoty.com
Lionesses hunting, Chief’s Island, Botswana
By Ed Hetherington | www.tpoty.com
Northern Lights, Kirkjufell, Iceland
By James Woodend | www.tpoty.com
Lioness defends her kill from vultures, hyenas and jackals Masai Mara, Kenya
By Nicolas Lotsos | www.tpoty.com
Phuket, Thailand
By Justin Mott | www.tpoty.com
Cheetah cub and mother, Masai Mara, Kenya
By Marco Urso | www.tpoty.com
Altai Mountains, Mongolia
By Tariq Sawyer | www.tpoty.com
Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India
By Roberto Nistri | www.tpoty.com
Lionesses hunting, Chief’s Island, Botswana
By Ed Hetherington | www.tpoty.com
A spear gypsy spear-fishing in the Andaman Sea
By Cat Vinton | www.tpoty.com
Amazon rainforest, Brazil
By David Lazar | www.tpoty.com
Camel racing, north of Wahiba Sands, Oman
By Jason Edwards | www.tpoty.com
Kolkata Skateboarding Club, Kolkata, India
By Gavin Gough | www.tpoty.com
A grain seller, Jaipur, India
By Merissa Quek | www.tpoty.com
Pokot tribe, Amaya village, East Pokot, Kenya
By Roberto Nistri | www.tpoty.com
The Flatiron building, New York City, USA
By Tom Pepper | www.tpoty.com
Masai Mara, Kenya
By David Lazar | www.tpoty.com