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The spectacular winners of the 2016 Rough Guides photography contest

These breathtaking images have made it onto the shortlist for Rough Guides’ first photography competition.

From an eerie shipwreck to a farmer herding his camel, amateur snappers sent in their finest photos to be judged by a team of travel experts in categories including landscapes, wildlife  and portraits.

Entries from India, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and beyond were then whittled down to the strongest 20 photographs with one winner coming out on top.

A young girl having green make up applied to her face for a festival by Somenath Mukhopadhyay was the overall winner, defeating several fantastic images, which took the runners-up positions.

Click this link to view more of the shortlisted images.