National Geographic Reveals Winner of its 2019 Travel Photo Contest

Source: National Geographic “There are four runways at San Francisco’s International Airport (SFO). This is a rare look at the approach end of runways 28 left and right,” photographer Jassen Todorov captioned his picture titled “In the Age of Aviation.” ” I had dreams of documenting the motion at SFO and [arranged] permission to fly directly overhead. What a windy day it was. Winds at SFO were 35-45 miles per hour, which meant a bumpy flight, and it was much harder to control the plane while photographing. The flight was challenging, but it was also so thrilling that I couldn’t sleep for several days afterward.” “People pray on the street in Dhaka, Bangladesh during Ijtema,” Chattopadhyay captioned the amazing photograph. “Bishwa Ijtema is one of the major Islamic religious gatherings which is [observed] annually in Dhaka and millions of Muslims visit [during this time]. Dedicated prayer grounds are not [large] enough to handle this huge number of people, so large numbers of people come to [Tongi], the main street of Dhaka. All the ground transportation and [pedestrian crossings] are suspended during that time.”