From dramatic landscapes to snapshots of local life, this year's National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition finalists have it all. Split into six categories – action, nature, people, urban, portfolio and video – the shortlisted images offer a unique view on places and people around the world. Here are the incredible photos by the finalists.

Anaïs Voski has captured the moment when a farmer in northern Ghana spreads fertiliser on his rice crop.

This colourful shot features the Red Arrows at the 2016 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in England.

Photographer Stuart Dunn gets up close with the dogs pulling a sled in Svalbard, Norway.

Paul Wynn captures two baboons deep in conversation by the Chobe River in Kasane, Botswana.

An eerie depiction of the cormorant colony at the Lake Kariba in Matusadona National Park in Zimbabwe.

Renato Granieri's entry captures the interaction between two king penguins on the island of South Georgia in the Atlantic Ocean.

In his shortlisted photograph, James Abell catches the moment a girl on a tram in Lisbon, Portugal looks straight down his camera lens.

A western Mongolian hunter and his golden eagle, as seen by Simon Morris.

A young girl takes a photo of the crowds at the Songkran Festival in Si Lom – a sub-district of Thailand's capital Bangkok.

Francis Fox catches the glance of a café worker in Beijing, China.

This lovely shot captures a dog being told off for trying to climb through a café window in Lower Manhattan, New York.

This is a shot of the Montane Mansion in Hong Kong.

In his portfolio of four images, Chris Kirby captures the daily life of people in Soweto, South Africa.

Located in Johannesburg, Soweto is made up of 29 townships that were formed in the early 1900s.

What started as a small settlement, today is home for more than 1.3 million people.

Soweto is the location of Nelson Mandela's former home, now a moving museum.

In his series Earth, Wind, Fire and Water, Daniel Burton captures four elements in the world around us. Here, Les Jardins de Marqueyssac in Dordogne, France symbolise earth.

Representing wind that have shaped them, sand dunes snake through an arid desert.

This otherworldly volcanic lightning represents fire. Here, Daniel Burton has captured a rare weather phenomenon. 

This claw-shaped fragment from a glacier symbolises water.

In her portfolio Elizabeth Bennett captures the natural beauty of the Chandrashila summit in the Indian Himalaya.

The view from Chandrashila where the Tungnath temple overlooks the range.

Located 13,000 feet (4,000 metres) above sea level, its name literally translates to 'Moon Rock'.

This is the highest Hindu temple in the world and is thought to be 5,000 years old.

Three videos were also shortlisted in the awards. You can watch them here.