A dusky aerial shot of a snow-blanketed tiny Greenland fishing village has been chosen as the top travel photograph of 2019 by National Geographic.
Chinese photographer Weimin Chu was awarded the US$7500 (NZ$11,500) grand prize, for his photo "Greendlandic Winter" of the village of Upernavik, on a small island in west Greenland.
Covered in a blue-tinged snow mist, Chu notes the brightly coloured paint jobs on the Upernavik buildings are used to designate which store was which in the punishing climate.
"Historically, Greenlandic buildings were painted different colours to indicate different functions, from red storefronts to blue fishermen's homes — a useful distinction when the landscape is blanketed in snow," Chu said.
