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From film, to music to photography diverse art and artists have the ability to breath new life into every medium - this is evident when viewing the entries for the Sony World Photography Awards, "the most celebrated and diverse photography competitions in the world."

Currently, in its 12th year, the goal of the competition is to showcase the best contemporary photography around the world.

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Creative Category Winner: 'Dreamers And Warriors' By Martin Stranka, Czech Republic

Creative Category Winner: 'Dreamers And Warriors' By Martin Stranka, Czech Republic

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    Travel: 'Forest Of Resonating Lamps' By Yukihito Ono, Japan

    Travel: 'Forest Of Resonating Lamps' By Yukihito Ono, Japan

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    Natural World & Wildlife: 'Huddle' By Nadia Aly, United States

    Natural World & Wildlife: 'Huddle' By Nadia Aly, United States

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    Culture Category Winner: 'Shadow Puppetry' By Pan Jianhua, China Mainland

    Culture Category Winner: 'Shadow Puppetry' By Pan Jianhua, China Mainland

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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shadow theatre!!!! So nostalgic and cute. Watch "to live" on youtube by zhangyimou guys

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    Creative: 'A Dog And Its Best Friend' By Arvids Baranovs, Latvia

    Creative: 'A Dog And Its Best Friend' By Arvids Baranovs, Latvia

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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    amazing picture of the stars and how it drops down into the forest. Gorgeous picture.

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    The competition is set up to welcome photographers from all walks of life, with free entry, and open to visionaries of all ages and skill levels, "from emerging 12-19-year-olds, enthusiastic hobbyists, and students, to established professionals, there is a competition and a category for everyone." Entries are split into categories such as Architecture, Documentary, Landscape, Portraiture, Sports, Street Photography, Wildlife, Travel, Culture, and more.

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    Creative: 'A Walk On The Bike' By Alexandr Vlassyuk, Russia

    Creative: 'A Walk On The Bike' By Alexandr Vlassyuk, Russia

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    Architecture: 'Tangshan, 2018' By Jennifer Bin, Canada

    Architecture: 'Tangshan, 2018' By Jennifer Bin, Canada

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    Landscape: 'Solitude' By Swapnil Deshpande, India

    Landscape: 'Solitude' By Swapnil Deshpande, India

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    Motion Category Winner: 'Harmony' By Christy Lee Rogers, United States

    Motion Category Winner: 'Harmony' By Christy Lee Rogers, United States

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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Classic Italian paintings in churches. I mean, it was probably intentional. And it's a success.

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    Motion: 'Smoke' By Alexey Holod, Russia

    Motion: 'Smoke' By Alexey Holod, Russia

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    This year the competition received a record-breaking number of entries with more than 327,000 images entered into the four competitions: Professional, Open, Student and Youth. The following list is some of the best entries from the upcoming awards, which will be announced on April 17th. A total prize fund of $30,000 (USD) along with the latest Sony digital imaging equipment will be shared between winning contestants.

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    Portraiture: 'Culture' By Hasan Torabi, Iran

    Portraiture: 'Culture' By Hasan Torabi, Iran

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    Culture: 'Drawing The Happiness ' By Ming Kai Chan, Hong Kong Sar

    Culture: 'Drawing The Happiness ' By Ming Kai Chan, Hong Kong Sar

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    Natural World & Wildlife: 'Untitled' By Greg Lecoeur, France

    Natural World & Wildlife: 'Untitled' By Greg Lecoeur, France

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    Motion: 'National Police Day' By Piotr Cyganik, Poland

    Motion: 'National Police Day' By Piotr Cyganik, Poland

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    Creative: 'Tarian Ikan Cupang' By Dhiky Aditya, Indonesia

    Creative: 'Tarian Ikan Cupang' By Dhiky Aditya, Indonesia

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    Landscape: 'Under The Moon' By Kuo Zei Yang, Taiwan

    Landscape: 'Under The Moon' By Kuo Zei Yang, Taiwan

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    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm fairly sure some of the Fellowship of the Ring are in that tent.

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    Natural World & Wildlife: 'Face To Face' By Manuel Enrique González Carmona, Spain

    Natural World & Wildlife: 'Face To Face' By Manuel Enrique González Carmona, Spain

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    Portraiture Category Winner: 'Grayson Perry - Birth' By Richard Ansett, United Kingdom

    Portraiture Category Winner: 'Grayson Perry - Birth' By Richard Ansett, United Kingdom

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    Culture: 'Synergy Of Humanity' By Eng Chung Tong, Malaysia

    Culture: 'Synergy Of Humanity' By Eng Chung Tong, Malaysia

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    Motion: 'Little Wizard' By Marlena Kurowska-Jankowiak, Poland

    Motion: 'Little Wizard' By Marlena Kurowska-Jankowiak, Poland

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    #21

    Portraiture: 'Xibalba' By Tim Cavadini, Germany

    Portraiture: 'Xibalba' By Tim Cavadini, Germany

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    #22

    Travel: 'Whale Shark Encounter, Papua West, 2018' By Marco Zaffignani, Italy

    Travel: 'Whale Shark Encounter, Papua West, 2018' By Marco Zaffignani, Italy

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    #23

    Creative: 'Little Mona Lisa' By Mariëtte Aernoudts, Netherlands

    Creative: 'Little Mona Lisa' By Mariëtte Aernoudts, Netherlands

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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    Culture: 'Vasile Oanea' By Alex Robciuc, Romania

    Culture: 'Vasile Oanea' By Alex Robciuc, Romania

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    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His whole life lived here.In a traditional wooden house from Maramures county, Romania, in the picturesque village of Breb. He is strongly rooted in the ancestral Maramures, but he has not given up on the benefits of the 21st century technology, combining in an original way the traditional Maramures lifestyle with accents of a poet, writer or a modern journalist, surrounded by laptops, printers, video cameras or digital cameras. Vasile is a creative person, he writes his thoughts in verses. He is also a journalist of the village when he is recording various moments happened there as pictures and videos.The photo depicts Vasile, after he told me his emotional life story.

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    Portraiture: 'Diamond Skin' By Mikeila Borgia, Argentina

    Portraiture: 'Diamond Skin' By Mikeila Borgia, Argentina

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    Portraiture: 'Bruno's Portrait' By Elena Merce, Spain

    Portraiture: 'Bruno's Portrait' By Elena Merce, Spain

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    Architecture: 'The Mirrored Entrance Of Tokyu Plaza' By Connor Henderson, Australia

    Architecture: 'The Mirrored Entrance Of Tokyu Plaza' By Connor Henderson, Australia

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    Travel: 'Flower On The Sea' By Trung Pham Huy, Vietnam

    Travel: 'Flower On The Sea' By Trung Pham Huy, Vietnam

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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It should say "Death on the Sea" since those are fishing nets that kill thousands of species..not just the species these fisherman are looking for. The list includes whales, turtles, sharks and porpoises. Fishing nets need to be outlawed.

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    Culture: 'Bright Minuet' By Alessandro Zanoni, Italy

    Culture: 'Bright Minuet' By Alessandro Zanoni, Italy

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