Prepare to get a severe case of itchy feet . National Geographic Magazine has open its annualNature Photographer of the Yearcompetition for 2017 .
Just likelast class ’s competition , the entranceway are already look pretty incredible . National Geographic has unloose a handful of early weft from the contender to get the creative juices flowing and , hopefully , revolutionize lensman to go in their best shot .
you may enter photographs in one of four categories : wildlife , landscape , antenna , and underwater . The winners will be decided by a panel of judge but there will also be a Peoples ’ option winner , as decided by an online voting during the first 11 days of December .
The Grand Prize Winner will receive $ 10,000 , a post on the@NatGeo Instagram , and publication in National Geographic Magazine . First - place winners from each of the four category will find $ 2,500 .
The deadline to enter is 12 pm EST on November , so blow the junk off your tv camera , encounter that missing charger , and get snapping . In the interim , savor some of the former launching below .
