Last year, for our inaugural Global Travel Photo Contest, we received so many great images from all around the U.S. and the world that really hit the mark of our contest theme: Many Worlds, One Planet. It was an incredibly tough challenge narrowing the images down to the top 10. There were literally dozens of images that we wanted to publish and show the world, as well as to honor the photographers who submitted them. So we put together a slideshow of about 100 of our favorites. To all our readers, enjoy these unique images. To all the photographers, thank you, and we’re looking forward to seeing more amazing work for 2009.

The 2008 Global Travel Photo Contest Honorable Mention