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This year The Sony World Photography Awards celebrates its 11th anniversary. It is one of the most respected and influential photography contests. Every year the Awards gather the best photography from around the world and this year is no exception. We are presented with the most beautiful pictures by both professional and amateur artists.

The photo contest received a record total of 319,561 images. It hands out awards to the best photographers in 4 different categories; Professional (body of work), open (single images), youth (photographers aged 12-19), and student focus. One photo of each participating country is presented with a National Award.

All category winners will receive cutting-edge digital imaging equipment from Sony. Cash prizes of $25k will be presented to the Photographer of the Year and $5k to the Open Photographer of the Year.

Tell us which of these cool photos are your favorites in the comments and don't forget to check out the pretty pictures by last year's winners.

More info: worldphoto.org

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Brendon Cremer, South Africa National Award

Brendon Cremer, South Africa National Award

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Ben S.
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Ah, finally, A little privacy. Now to take a little drink in peace and qui..."

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Martin Stranka, Czech Republic National Award

Martin Stranka, Czech Republic National Award

Martin Stranka Report

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Suphakaln Wongcompune, Thailand National Award

Suphakaln Wongcompune, Thailand National Award

Suphakaln Wongcompune Report

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Isabelle Bacher, Austria National Award

Isabelle Bacher, Austria National Award

Isabelle Bacher Report

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

I would like a copy of this to hang on my wall. Inspiring.

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Chin Boon Leng, Singapore National Award

Chin Boon Leng, Singapore National Award

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

I wish I could turn into a giant for a few moments, and just gently caress the surface of those hills. They look so velvety.

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Junghye Lee, South Korea National Award

Junghye Lee, South Korea National Award

Junghye Lee Report

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

I feel like I've seen tons of photos just like this on-....oooooooh.

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#14

Petar Sabol, Croatia National Award

Petar Sabol, Croatia National Award

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Bassam Allam, Egypt National Award

Bassam Allam, Egypt National Award

Bassam Allam Report

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Ingrid Vekemans, Belgium National Award

Ingrid Vekemans, Belgium National Award

Ingrid Vekemans Report

#19

Justyna Zdunczyk, Poland National Award

Justyna Zdunczyk, Poland National Award

Justyna Zdunczyk Report

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

I can relate to the middle deer. When I'm eating I have zero awareness of the world around me.

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Sylvia Michel, Switzerland National Award

Sylvia Michel, Switzerland National Award

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

When you arrive to the party and you realized you put too much high lighter illuminator make up on your face

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#21

Md. Tofazzal Hossain, Bangladesh National Award

Md. Tofazzal Hossain, Bangladesh National Award

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Takashi Nakazawa, Japan National Award

Takashi Nakazawa, Japan National Award

Takashi Nakazawa Report

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Ales Krivec, Slovenia National Award

Ales Krivec, Slovenia National Award

Ales Krivec Report

#27

Tina Signesdottir Hult, Norway National Award

Tina Signesdottir Hult, Norway National Award

Tina Signesdottir Hult Report

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

Is it a real fox? It looks beautiful, however, I certainly don't like animals being killed for beauty.

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Zeyar Htun, Myanmar National Award

Zeyar Htun, Myanmar National Award

Zeyar Htun Report

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Chul-Ui Song, South Korea National Award

Chul-Ui Song, South Korea National Award

Chul-Ui Song Report

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

Meh, It's a gas station in a snow fall. You know how many of these kind of shots there are in Canada? Not sure how this got an award.

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Vinh Dao, Vietnam National Award

Vinh Dao, Vietnam National Award

Vinh Dao Report

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Mikkel Beiter, Denmark National Award

Mikkel Beiter, Denmark National Award

Mikkel Beiter Report

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Jonatan Banista, Central America National Award

Jonatan Banista, Central America National Award

Jonatan Banista Report

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

Beautiful use of lighting. I love what she's wearing, particularly the head piece. Looks almost like a renaissance portrait.

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Jianguang Zhou, China National Award

Jianguang Zhou, China National Award

Jianguang Zhou Report

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#35

Erika Valkovicova, Slovakia National Award

Erika Valkovicova, Slovakia National Award

Erika Valkovicova Report

#36

Wee Beng Lim, Singapore National Award

Wee Beng Lim, Singapore National Award

Wee Beng Lim Report

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#37

Nuket Uluc, Turkey National Award

Nuket Uluc, Turkey National Award

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#38

Ares Jonekson Saragi, Indonesia National Award

Ares Jonekson Saragi, Indonesia National Award

Ares Jonekson Saragi Report

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#39

Zhaoting Wu, China National Award

Zhaoting Wu, China National Award

Zhaoting Wu Report

#40

Min Ly, Cambodia National Award

Min Ly, Cambodia National Award

Min Ly Report

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

Stunning. Even after the cambodian genocide there is so much beauty

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#41

Abdulla Al-Mushaifri, Qatar National Award

Abdulla Al-Mushaifri, Qatar National Award

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

Anyone knows what is this place? It looks so surreal. The pattern reminds me of the math notebooks I had in school.

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#43

Sai Aung Main, Myanmar National Award

Sai Aung Main, Myanmar National Award

Sai Aung Main Report

#44

Fajar Kristianto, Indonesia National Award

Fajar Kristianto, Indonesia National Award

Fajar Kristianto Report

#45

Marie Moroni, France National Award

Marie Moroni, France National Award

Marie Moroni Report

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

Oh my, it looks like a Dutch old master painting brought to life.

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#46

Tien Sang Kok, Malaysia National Award

Tien Sang Kok, Malaysia National Award

Tien Sang Kok Report

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#47

Andrius Kundrotas, Lithuania National Award

Andrius Kundrotas, Lithuania National Award

Andrius Kundrotas Report

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

ARE THEY TRAWLING???????????????????????????? Sorry. It's my trigger, its aweful for coral, therefore eliminating fish nuseries, and then the population of fish goes down.

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#48

Nicu Spinu, Romania National Award

Nicu Spinu, Romania National Award

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

I do not understand this road. It's not a switchback down a mountain, or it would curve downward in the bottom right of the picture. Instead, it curves upward to go back where it came from. Why? Does anyone know what it is?

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#49

Trung Pham Huy, Vietnam National Award

Trung Pham Huy, Vietnam National Award

Trung Pham Huy Report

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#50

Kenneth O Halloran, Ireland National Award

Kenneth O Halloran, Ireland National Award

Kenneth O Halloran Report

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

She's so pretty, I didn't even notice she was missing a hand at first.

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#51

Manuel Armenis, Germany National Award

Manuel Armenis, Germany National Award

Manuel Armenis Report

#52

Louie Lam Shu Yan, Hong Kong National Award

Louie Lam Shu Yan, Hong Kong National Award

Louie Lam Shu Yan Report

#53

Panos Skordas, Greece National Award

Panos Skordas, Greece National Award

Panos Skordas Report

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

Even the Minotaur needed to find his way out of his maze sometimes.

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#54

Don Ferdinand Tabbun, Uae National Award

Don Ferdinand Tabbun, Uae National Award

Don Ferdinand Tabbun Report

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#55

Ameer Hamza Khawaja, Pakistan National Awards

Ameer Hamza Khawaja, Pakistan National Awards

Ameer Hamza Khawaja Report

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#56

Aleksandrs Drozdovs, Latvia National Award

Aleksandrs Drozdovs, Latvia National Award

Aleksandrs Drozdovs Report

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#57

Swapnil Deshpande, India National Award

Swapnil Deshpande, India National Award

Swapnil Deshpande Report

#58

Dexter Maneja, Philippines National Award

Dexter Maneja, Philippines National Award

Dexter Maneja Report

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#60

Bernardo Hernandez, Colombia National Award

Bernardo Hernandez, Colombia National Award

Bernardo Hernandez Report

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Phearun Yin, Cambodia National Award

Phearun Yin, Cambodia National Award

Phearun Yin Report

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#62

Damith Osuranga Danthanarayana, Sri Lanka National Award

Damith Osuranga Danthanarayana, Sri Lanka National Award

Damith Osuranga Danthanarayana Report

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#63

Antonio Coelho, Portugal National Award

Antonio Coelho, Portugal National Award

Antonio Coelho Report

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#64

Yusuke Suzuki, Japan National Award

Yusuke Suzuki, Japan National Award

Yusuke Suzuki Report

#65

Richard Winston, United States National Award

Richard Winston, United States National Award

Richard Winston Report

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

Wow, if it was not captioned as a photo award, I would have thought this was a drawing!

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#66

Katy Gomez Lopez, Spain National Award

Katy Gomez Lopez, Spain National Award

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#67

Lennart Hessel, Sweden National Award

Lennart Hessel, Sweden National Award

Lennart Hessel Report

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

Wild dog are so rare!!! this must have been a difficult photo to capture.

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#68

Md Enamul Kabir, Bangladesh National Award

Md Enamul Kabir, Bangladesh National Award

Md Enamul Kabir Report

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#69

Lanze Haung, Taiwan National Award

Lanze Haung, Taiwan National Award

Lanze Haung Report

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Gaps Sabuero, Philippines National Award

Gaps Sabuero, Philippines National Award

Gaps Sabuero Report

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Kai Fatt Eng, Malaysia National Award

Kai Fatt Eng, Malaysia National Award

Kai Fatt Eng Report

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#72

Wen-Lung Lee, Taiwan National Award

Wen-Lung Lee, Taiwan National Award

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#73

Mirella Lukens, Netherlands National Award

Mirella Lukens, Netherlands National Award

Mirella Lukens Report

#74

Yoon Jeongvin, South Korea National Award

Yoon Jeongvin, South Korea National Award

Yoon JeongVin Report

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#75

Caterina Bruzzone, Italy National Award

Caterina Bruzzone, Italy National Award

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#77

Aleksandr Bityutskih, Russia National Award,

Aleksandr Bityutskih, Russia National Award,

Aleksandr Bityutskih Report

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

I don't know what to think about this one. It's a little out of place, in my humble opinion. Not saying that the other pictures are not photomanipulated, but this one it is to a more obvious degree. Unless that house is painted that way in real life, which I don't think it is. Or maybe I just don't get the message behind it, but overall I am not too impressed with it. I've seen breathtaking pictures in this collection. This one, to me, is a little strange.

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Sandaru Saranjaya Gayanpriya Urala Liyanage, Sri Lanka National Awards

Sandaru Saranjaya Gayanpriya Urala Liyanage, Sri Lanka National Awards

Sandaru Saranjaya Gayanpriya Urala Liyanage Report

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#80

Xiaoqin Zhou, China National Awar

Xiaoqin Zhou, China National Awar

Xiaoqin Zhou Report

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#81

Junya Suzuki, Japan National Award

Junya Suzuki, Japan National Award

Junya Suzuki Report

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#82

Karla Guerrero Trejo, Mexico National Award

Karla Guerrero Trejo, Mexico National Award

Karla Guerrero Trejo Report

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#83

Chintan Shamsher Gauchan, Nepal National Award

Chintan Shamsher Gauchan, Nepal National Award

Chintan Shamsher Gauchan Report

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#85

Allan Borebor, Philippines National Award

Allan Borebor, Philippines National Award

Allan Borebor Report

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

Taman Nasional BROMO TENGGER SEMERU, North Java, Indonesia. My home sweet home 💝

#86

Suong Mardy, Cambodia National Award

Suong Mardy, Cambodia National Award

Suong Mardy Report

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#87

Hardijanto Budiman, Indonesia National Award

Hardijanto Budiman, Indonesia National Award

Hardijanto Budiman Report

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

That reminds me... I need one of those flexible tubes to hide all the cables behind the tv

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Thanasorn Janekankit, Thailand National Award

Thanasorn Janekankit, Thailand National Award

Thanasorn Janekankit Report

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Achintha Dahanayake, Sri Lanka National Award

Achintha Dahanayake, Sri Lanka National Award

Achintha Dahanayake Report

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#91

Moin Ahmed, Bangladesh National Award

Moin Ahmed, Bangladesh National Award

Moin Ahmed Report

#92

Marcelo Cugliari, Argentina National Award

Marcelo Cugliari, Argentina National Award

Marcelo Cugliari Report

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Chu-Ying Lui, Hong Kong National Award

Chu-Ying Lui, Hong Kong National Award

Chu-Ying Lui Report

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