National Geographic Traveler- Photo Contest 2012 Winners

First Place Winner: Butterfly
Photo and caption by Cedric Houin
Location: Wakhan Corridor Afghanistan
Category: Sense of Place

Second Place Winner: My Balloon
Photo and caption by Vo Anh Kiet
Location: Moc Chau, Son La province, Vietnam
Category: Outdoor Scenes

Third Place Winner: Devotees
Photo and caption by Andrea Guarneri
Location: Trapani, Sicily, Italy
Category: Travel Portraits

Merit Winner: Looking into Another World
Photo and caption by Fred An
Location: Portland, OR
Category: Outdoor Scenes

Merit Winner: Lost in Time - An Ancient Forest
Photo and caption by Ken Thorne
Location: Avenue du Baobab, Morandava, Madagascar.
Category: Sense of Place

Merit Winner: Underwater Surf
Photo and caption by Lucia Griggi
Location: Cloudbreak, Fiji, Pacific Ocean.
Category: Sense of Place

Merit Winner: Bagan Bliss
Photo and caption by Peter DeMarco
Location: Bagan, Myanmar (Burma)
Category: Sense of Place

Merit Winner: Old Men with Djellaba
Photo and caption by SauKhiang Chau
Location: Chefchaouen, Morocco
Category: Travel Portraits

Merit Winner: The Village of Gásadalur
Photo and caption by Ken Bower
Location: Gásadalur, Faroe Islands
Category: Outdoor Scenes

Merit Winner: Swimming in the Rain
Photo and caption by Camila Massu
Location: Lago Caburgua, Chile
Category: Sense of Place

Viewers' Choice Winner: Huset
Photo and caption by Michelle Schantz
Location: Finnmark, Norway
Category: Outdoor Scenes