The best travel photos of 2018

A photo of camels moving across the Asale salt lake in Ethiopia has won first prize in the 2018 Travel Photographer of the Year competition. Photo: Stefano Pensotti

A mother sparrow feeds her chicks in China. Photo: Fuyang Zhou

Penguins and seals brave a blizzard at Yankee Harbor in Antarctica. Photo: Andrew James

Red lava erupts into the night sky from the Fuego volcano near the city of Antigua in Guatemala. Photo: Florent Mamelle

A boy wearing torn shoes in Diafarabe, Mali. Photo: Matjaz Krivic

A rare pair of golden snub-nosed monkeys were captured by a photographer in a forest in China. Photo: Marsel van Oosten

Morning mist covers the valley leading to the small village of Shugruf in the Haraz Mountains in Yemen. Photo: Matjaz Krivic

Children enjoy playing in the rain in Sadar city, Bangladesh. Photo: Fardin Oyan

A boy plays on the street in Chefchaouen, Morocco. Photo: Isabella Smith

Men play chess and relax in the Széchenyi Baths, built in 1913 in Budapest, Hungary. Photo: Stefano Pensotti

Pilgrims walk on a snow-covered road in Gannan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, China. Photo: He Jian

Two boys, Taj and Akash, and their mother travel by train every day from one station to another in Gazipur, Bangladesh. Photo: Mauro de Bettio

A man hunts for honey on a Himalayan cliff in Dhaulagiri, Nepal. Photo: Mauro de Bettio

Swans and ducks swimming in a lake in China. Photo: Jichang Liu

Extremely rare underwater waterfall phenomenon off the coast of Le Morne Island, Mauritius. Photo: Daniel Burton

Tourists conquer the Grand Tsingy stone forest in Madagascar. Photo: Marsel van Oosten

The beauty of light on Lake Baikal, Russia. Photo: Edward Graham

The beauty of Rio Lagartos lake, Yucatan, Mexico. Photo: Daniel Burton

Red lava from the Kilauea volcano flows into the ocean in Hawaii, USA. Photo: Stephen King

This aerial photo captures the beauty of the Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Photo: Daniel Burton