Best scenes from across the globe go on display in London as Travel Photographer Of The Year show opens today

THESE pictures reveal the best scenes from across the globe that go on display in London as the Travel Photographer Of The Year (TPOTY) show opens today.

From fascinating wildlife to the vibrant colours of the earth, this competition‘s images let you experience the world from your doorstep.

Mauro di Bettio / Travel Photographer of the Year

A honey hunter is pictured in this stunning shot in Nepal by Mauro di Bettio[/caption]

Andrew James

This photo of an elephant seal and Gentoo penguin shot by Andrew James in Yankee Harbour, Antarctica[/caption]

Stephen King / Travel Photographer of the Year

Lava from the Kilauea Volcano flows into the ocean in Kapalana, Hawaii in a picture taken by Stephen King[/caption]

Louis Montrose / Travel Photographer of the Year

A typical gravity defying moment of action during a Lucha Libre match – the Mexican version of professional wrestling taken by Louis Montrose[/caption]

Ignacio Palacios / Travel Photographer of the Year

A chameleon shows off its bright colours in Mantadia National Park, Madagascar shot by Ignacio Palacios[/caption]

Image (©) Isabella Smith / Travel Photographer of the Year® (TPOTY®). No reproduction i

A boy in Chefchaouen, Morocco plays with oranges shot by Isabella Smith[/caption]

Vladimir Alexseev

Kids are pictured in the Nenets, which consist of long sticks, and stitched reindeer skins stretched over it, pictured by Vladimir Alekseev in Russia, Yamal Peninsula[/caption]

Marsel van Oosten / Travel Photographer of the Year

The Grand Tsingys in Bemaraha NP, Madagascar pictured by Marsel van Oosten[/caption]

Jichang Liu

Swans and ducks add a further element of tranquility to an already peaceful scene shot by Jichang Liu in China[/caption]

Oscar Tarneberg

Oscar Tarneberg shot a famous highway intersection in Shanghai where two of the city’s core arteries meet in China[/caption]

Stefano Pensotti

In the last light of day the inhabitants of Timbuktu wash their clothes and take a shower in the port of Kabara in Mali, shot by Stefano Pensotti[/caption]

Marsel van Oosten

The Qinling golden snubnosed monkey is listed as Endangered by the IUCN as only some 3,800 individuals still exist, shot by Marsel van Oosten in China[/caption]

Daniel Burton / Travel Photographer of the Year

‘The Underwater Waterfall’ Off the southwestern coast of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius is pictured by Daniel Burton[/caption]