Images From the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

Alan Taylor
November 25, 2015
12 Photos
In Focus

The 2016 Sony World Photography Awards are now taking entries, and the organizers have been kind enough to share some of their early entries with us, gathered below. Last year’s competition attracted over 173,000 entries from 171 countries. Entries will be accepted until January 5, 2016. All captions below come from the photographers.

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Rush Hour. In late summer the European hamster gets ready for hibernation. He fills up his pouches with grains, roots, plants or insects and transports them into his food chamber (that's why he is running). #

© Julian Ghahreman-Rad, Austria, Nature & Wildlife, Open, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

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Evening mood at Tre Cime di Lavaredo. The picture was taken near Three Peaks refuge, located in the heart of the Dolomiti di Sesto, Italy. #

© Stefan Achorner, Austria, Nature & Wildlife, Open, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

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Mass hysteria. A group of red flamingos arguing. #

© Pedro Jarque Krebs, Peru, Nature & Wildlife, Open, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

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Hello London. This image was taken on my (cracked) iPhone on board a flight from Oslo, Norway, into London Heathrow on July 28, 2015. #

© Maria Farrelly, UK, Architecture, Open, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

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Isadora after bathing, happy and still adjusting to life. #

© Marcio Yuzo Oshiro, Brazil, Smile, Open, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

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Fighting. I captured this photo of a crocodile and lizard battling. The crocodile was sunbathing when the lizard suddenly attacked. #

© Hendy Lie, Indonesia, Nature & Wildlife, Open, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

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Smile at the heavens. Old smartly dressed man laughing towards the heavens after some good fortune. #

© Otieno Nyadimo, Kenya, Smile, Open, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

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Dune surfer. Motocross rider surfing dunes in Villa Gesell, Argentina. #

© Ariel Pasini, Argentina, Split Second, Open, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

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Life is a competition. Pelicans competing for food at Jurong Bird Park, Singapore. #

© Nikhil Rasiwasia, India, Split Second, Open, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

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Meanwhile. A young boy training hard in the pool to participate in the yearly triathlon while other kids are playing. The image is taken at Sandsbeach resort pool in Lanzarote, Canary Islands. #

© Petra Van Borm, Belgium, Split Second, Open, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

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Silver. Landscape in nothern Norway. #

© Manfred Voss, Germany, Travel, Open, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

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