Fascinated by the 12 most beautiful photos awarded National Geographic 2016

This photo was taken in Mongolia. Temperatures there can drop below -20 degrees Celsius in winter.

This is an artistic photo with a beautiful reflection effect.

A pair of foxes were randomly discovered and photographed by the author on his way home in late winter in Biei, Hokkaido, Japan.

The photo was taken on the rooftop of the hotel where the author was staying (in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India). The photo was taken around 5:30 am on a summer day.

Crocodiles on the Pantanal River in Rio Negrinho, Brazil are hunting.

Student dormitory of South China Normal University in Guangzhou (China).

The author of this photo said that the photo was taken during a trip across the Atacama Desert, San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta (Chile) in April 2016.

The photo captures lightning in the sky over the island city of Penang (Malaysia). In the photo is the Komtar Tower, a symbol of George Town.

The photo shows a woman living in Mimachal Pradesh village (India) carrying firewood home to burn to keep warm in the cold of -21 degrees Celsius.

The photo was taken by the author from a helicopter while flying over Central Park West in Manhattan, New York (USA) on the occasion of his birthday on November 5, 2014. This is a very scientifically planned city architecture.

This is not a snow mountain but a photo of an iceberg floating on the sea at Baffin Island, Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut (Canada), taken on April 2, 2016. If you pay attention, you will see a mother and baby snow bear resting.

An outdoor gym in Venice Beach (California, USA).

Every year, the photo contest initiated and organized by National Geographic magazine (USA) attracts thousands of photographers from around the world to gather and compete with their best works.

This year's entries are assessed to be of high quality, consistent, and suggest many new and unique angles and frames.

• Romantic wedding photos of a young couple at Quang Trung apartment complex
• Impressive images of Vietnamese martial arts students from Nghe An
• The more selfies you take, the faster you age.
• 5 types of photos of children that parents should not show on Facebook
• The regulation 'banning taking and distributing nude photos online' will be abolished.