Sony World Photography Award Winners

Sony World Photography Award Winners

Sony World Photography Award Winners

If you're craving a holiday, best look away now - the following gallery isn't going to help things.

These stunning images are just some of the winners of the Young, Open and National sections of the Sony World Photography competition. A judging panel from the World Photographic Academy and Sony sifted through a staggering 139,554 images, selecting some of the finest travel photography we've ever seen.

Professional category winners and the L’Iris D’Or/Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of the Year title will be announced in London on 30 April, with a collection of shortlisted and winning photographs going on display at London's Somerset House from 1-18 May. Book your tickets here and check out all of the winners here.

(Images: World Photography Organisation)

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Going Home

Neville Jones, Australia National Award – 1st Place

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Confesiones

Luis Chandi Páez, Ecuador National Award – 1st Place

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Lightsnake

Holger Schmidtke, Germany National Award – 1st Place

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Jump of Life

Cheung Lai San, Hong Kong National Award – 1st Place

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Not Superman

Irwansyah, Indonesia National Award – 1st Place

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Sahara Express

Rafael Gutiérrez Garitano, Spain National Award – 1st Place

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The Mongol

Simon Morris, United Kingdom National Award – 2nd Place

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Smile

Alpay Erdem, Turkey Winner Open

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Travel

Chen Li, China Winner Open

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Nature & Wildlife

Gert Van Den Bosch, Netherlands Winner Open

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Split Second

Hairul Azizi Harun, Malaysia Winner Open

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Panoramic

Ivan Pedretti, Italy Winner Open

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Low Light

Vlad Eftenie, Romania Winner Open

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What are you staring at !?

Chin Boon Leng, Singapore, 1st place, Singapore National Award

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A touch of a 17th century Dutch painting

Theo de Witte, Netherlands National Award – 1st Place

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