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MOST BEAUTIFUL WINNERS: 2016 SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

Image: Winner 2016 Sony World Photography Awards: Stefan Thaler Untitled. Austria.
by Stefan Thaler Untitled. Austria.

SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2016

Check out the most beautiful winners & finalists of the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards. It is the world’s largest photography competition, produced by Sony and the World Photography Organisation, a global platform for photography initiatives, in partnership.

Kingfisher in action

Image: by Petar Sabol. “Kingfisher in action.”

Photographers from over 180 countries compete. The aim of the competition is to raise the level of conversation around photography by celebrating the best imagery and photographers on the planet. Check them out below.

Frozen Nights

Image: by Vincent Frascello. “Frozen Nights.” USA

Untitled. Malaysia

Image: by Khairel Anuar Che Ani. Untitled. Malaysia.

Untitled. Malaysia

Image: by Abhijit Banerjee. “Gangasagar Fair.” India.

Czech Republic.

Image: by Martin Rak. Untitled. Czech Republic.

Untitled. UK

Image: by Tino Solomon. Untitled. UK.

“Split Second.” Thailand.

Image: by Chaiyot Chanyam. “Split Second.” Thailand.

Singapore

Image: by Kajan Madrasmail. Untitled. Singapore.

Purple Flashes.” Chile

Image: by Eduardo Minte Hess. “Purple Flashes.” Chile.

Vietnam

Image: by Minh Ngo Thanh. Untitled. Vietnam.

Megacerus Beetle From the Roger Orellana Botanical Garden

Image: by Silvia Andrade. “Megacerus Beetle From the Roger Orellana Botanical Garden.” Mexico.

Fighting Topis

Image: by Arnfinn Johansen. “Fighting Topis.” Norway.

Latvia

Image: by Jānis Paļulis. Untitled. Latvia.

“A Wild Red Squirrel Eating Raspberries.” Sweden

Image: by Geert Weggen. “A Wild Red Squirrel Eating Raspberries.” Sweden.

Cotopaxi and Red Moon.” Ecuador

Image: by Victor Vargas. “Cotopaxi and Red Moon.” Ecuador.

Cotopaxi and Red Moon.” Ecuador

Image: by Michaela Šmídová. Untitled. Czech Republic.

Canada

Image: by Allan Oman. Untitled. Canada.

“Mondrianish.” Canada

Image: by Luis Portelles. “Mondrianish.” Canada.

China

Image: by Longxiang Xie. Untitled. China.

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Flamingos gather at Miankaleh Lagoon, a protected area in northern Iran.” Iran.

Image: by Hadi Mohsentabar. “Flamingos gather at Miankaleh Lagoon, a protected area in northern Iran.” Iran.

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Gujrat,India.

Image: by Sanghamitra Sarkar “Indian tribal fashion.” Gujrat,India.

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All images are courtesy of the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards.

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