These Masterfully Captured Travel Photos Will Make You Want To Pack Your Bags Right NOW!

Photographers have a very unique ability. They see the most ordinary, innocuous objects, scenes and people, and turn them into some of the most extraordinary masterpieces. The best in the business recently showcased their works in the Siena International Photo Awards 2016.

Here are some of the best pictures: 

1. Just mundane fish nets… or perhaps the Lazarus pit?

 

2. Pure happiness in that smile. 

 

3. Hard to imagine it’s not a computer generated graphic, right?

 

4. This golden net shall catch me the best of sea dwellers!

 

5. Getting a little too flirtatious with death? 

 

6. The sheer scale of that explosion is staggering!

 

7. A walk of perfect harmony

 

8. There’s beauty in chaos.

 

9. A grand palace, or the inside of an advanced alien spaceship?

 

10. This reminds me of the cover of Homeland. Anyone else?

 

11. I’m a wanderer, unafraid to row till the very ends of the earth.

 

12. Those little things… are houses!

 

13. Is that a sign? 

 

14. At just the right angle, even empty hallways start to look beautiful!

 

15. Throwback to the Age of Empires anyone? 

 

16. A symphony of expressions, culture and colours. 

 

17. And so it begins… the terrifying journey to Mordor.

 

18. The tributaries of life. 

 

19. The various reds add an extra charm to the scene, don’t they? 

 

20. Playful joy!

 

21. The northern lights are always a dazzling sight, aren’t they?

 

22. A perfect personification of the unhindered spirit!

 

23. He’s found the perfect companion for his ride. 

 

24. All the fun in the world can be had just through a little effort and a lot of imagination. 

 

25. There lies beauty in organisation as well!

 

26. What happens when heaven itself descends upon our humble earth.

 

27. I’m the king of the world!

 

 

28.  Calm among the chaos. 

 

30. All that red, those are red chillies!

 

31. Simple, pure, unhindered joy!

 

32. The greatest joy comes from the simplest things.

These pictures don’t just remain a series of colours on a two-dimensional screen. The skill of the photographers turn this two-dimensional viewing into a multi-dimensional experience.

Absolutely incredible!

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