The 20 most inspiring travel photos of the week
EACH WEEK WE CHOOSE OUR favorite images from readers, fans, and travelers, who tag their photos with #travelstoke and post them on our Instagram account. These pictures provide a daily dose of inspiration, and challenge us to photograph the world in innovative ways.
This week, we’ve dedicated our gallery to the students at MatadorU. Here’s this week’s editors’ picks of our students finding some serious #travelstoke:
1. Image shot by Jeremy Ullmann in Kyrygzstan.
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Jeremy Ullmann (@jeremyullmann) on
2. Paul Pichugin at The Treasury at Petra, Jordan.
A photo posted by Paul Pichugin (@paulmp) on
3. Emma Fehon in Moorea, Tahiti.
https://instagram.com/p/7yLskWTiGF/
4. Julie and Homer Ap travel the world with their family. This was shot in Joshua Tree National Park.
A photo posted by ★Open Wide the World★ (@openwidetheworld) on
5. Kristen Bor camping out Gros Ventre Campground, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
6. Brian Lewis trekking in Flat Tops Wilderness Area, Colorado.
7. Thuy Vi Gates shot UNESCO World Heritage site, Qutub Minar, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India.
A photo posted by THUY VI GATES – Travel Stories (@traveltype) on
8. Joanne Chui exploring Yathay Pyan Cave in Hpa-An, Myanmar.
9. Tara Lowry shot this in Havana, Cuba.
A photo posted by Gypsy Shutterbug (@taralowryphotography) on
10. Image shot by Sasha D Gupta at a school in Ladakh, India.
11. Image shot by Jeremy Ullmann in Petra, Jordan.
A photo posted by Jeremy Ullmann (@jeremyullmann) on
12. Doree Simon in the Cape of Goodhope, South Africa.
https://instagram.com/p/7ZAS2byJZp/
13. Ibra Cetindemir captures the recent eclipse in Mount Rainier National Park.
A photo posted by Ibra Cetindemir (@ibraphotog) on
14. Image shot by Jimi James Frazier Garland getting in deep at The Grand Canyon.
A photo posted by Jimi James Frazier Garland (@frazier_far_out) on
15. Nicole Thorton shot this over Mount Snowdon, Wales.
A photo posted by Nicole Thornton (@escapeartistnyc) on
16. Rachel Kristensen chasing the sun on Waterfowl Lakes in Banff National Park, Canada.
17. Katie and Scott Bray hunt Aurora Borealis in Nellim on the shore of Lake Inari in Inari, Finland.
A photo posted by Katie and Scott Bray (@twowayfaringwanderers) on
18. Candid photo of Nikki Vargas taken by @maxwhittaker at Mono Lake, California.
https://instagram.com/p/8bpwfjBW27/
19. Joanna Kalafatis walking on the cobblestone streets of the small town of Areopolis in Greece.
A photo posted by Joanna Kalafatis: Lose the Map (@losethemap_) on
20. Sharon Lewin shot this in Bagan, Myanmar.
https://instagram.com/p/8sYSFEGlWR/
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