15 Amazing Travel Photographs

From stunning landscapes to striking portraits, travel photography can be as inspiring and addictive as traveling itself. See our selection of amazing travel images that capture the essence of traveling better than words. 

By Berenger Zyla

1. Reflection of the 18th century Stock Exchange building in Bordeaux, France. The water mirror was created by French architects Claire and Michel Corajoud.

By Sukanto Debnath

2. An old woman at the Tibetan carpet factory. Sometimes it's difficult to keep the eyes open while spinning wool.

By afab

3. A buffalo surrounded by flamingos at Lake Naivasha, a freshwater lake in Kenya, lying north west of Nairobi.

By danorbit

4. The Petronas Twin Towers are the tallest twin buildings in the world. The complex of 451.9 m is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

By DavidDennisPhotos.com

5. A camel trek in Morocco has become a vital part of the tourist industry in the country. The picture above was selected for the National Geographic Daily Dozen for Week 3 in January 2008.

By wili hybrid

6. Pigeons landing on a statue in downtown Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.

Indonesia. By Christian Bachellier

 7. Outstanding portrait of an Indonesian child.

By duesentrieb

8. Plane shadow on the wall of the Berlin's airport, Germany.

By l'etrusco

9. The hilly and fertile region of Val di Cecina in Tuscany, Italy, is considered one of the most beautiful parts of the country.

By Georgios Karamanis

10. With over 250,000 visitors daily, the Stockholm Central Station, opened in 1871, is the largest railway station in Sweden and also the largest travel centre in the Nordic region.

By Stuck in Customs

11. Morning ice skating on the lake in Reykjavik, Iceland. 

By [auro]

12. A carousel in the Tuileries Garden (Jardin des Tuileries) in the centre of Paris. The complex emerged on a site of former Tuileries Palace built in the 16th century.

By joiseyshowaa

13. The mess and chaos of the jammed streets in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, are a pressing problem of the city, home to around 7 million people.

By EJP Photo

14. A woman in the rain. New York City.

By Bern@t

15. Who says the sunflowers must always be photographed from the front... A sunflower field in Catalonia, Spain.