Nat Geo’s 2015 Traveler Photo Contest Winners

Once again, after sorting through thousands of photographs (nearly 18,000), National Geographic has selected the top 10 submissions from its 2015 Traveler Photo Contest. Participants entered their best work into four of the contest’s categories: Travel Portraits, Outdoor Scenes, Sense of Place and Spontaneous Moments, each vying for the first place prize: an eight-day National Geographic Photo Expedition to Costa Rica and the Panama Canal. …

La Cambuse du Saunier in Gruissan, France

A rustic outdoor restaurant pairing fresh seafood with an unforgettable view of hued salterns

Le Salin de l’île Saint-Martin is a special place in the town of Gruissan where even locals indulge in snapping a few photos. Located by the Mediterranean coast, the tremendous salt evaporation ponds (over 400 hectares) host the production of la fleur de sel (sea salt) and oysters. Accompanied by local wines from the Languedoc region, the fare is presented with utmost pride at the …

CH25: Dan Barasch + James Ramsey

The brains behind NYC's subterranean park, Lowline, are working on their next project

Dan Barasch, co-founder of NYC’s The Lowline movement for the construction of a subterranean park, is a third-generation New Yorker. It’s his love for the city, and desire to share the magic of its secret nooks and deep history that led him to partner with co-founder James Ramsey, a former NASA engineer and current founder of design firm Raad Studio. Ramsey’s initial vision was to …