The Awards' 10th anniversary has seen a record number of participants competing for cash prizes and Sony digital imaging equipment. As many as 49 nationalities are represented on the shortlist, displaying a huge diversity of extraordinary images.
The overall winners will be announced April 20. Winning and shortlisted images will be exhibited at Somerset House in London from April 21 till May 7, 2017. Take a chance to see the world's finest contemporary photography right now in Sputnik's photo gallery.
“NI UNA MENOS” by Italian photographer Karl Mancini in the Current Affairs & News category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“EXIST” by Serbian photographer Jelena Janković in the Street Photography (open) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Mom's baby” by Chinese photographer Fan Chen in the Wildlife (open) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Overlap – Freeway” by Chinese photographer Dongni in the Architecture (professional) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Pumping iron in Russia” by Russian photographer Eduard Kornienko in the Sport (professional) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“10 Quarrie's men” by Egyptian photographer Nader Saadallah in the Daily Life (professional) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Diamond-Dust” by Japanese photographer Masayasu Sakuma in the Nature (оpen) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Submerged field” by Colambian photographer Camilo Diaz in the Motion (оpen) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Harbin” by British photographer Kurt Tong in the Landscape (professional) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Inhabitants of the Empty” by Armenian photographer Yulia Grigoryants in the Daily Life (professional) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Light. Shadows. Perfect woman” by Russian photographer George Mayer in the Portraiture (professional) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Silver Beach Hotel” by Romanian photographer Adi Bulboacă in the Architecture (professional) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Oceti Sakowin” by Canadian photographer Amber Bracken in the Contemporary Issues (professional) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“The muse” by Russian photographer Tanya Chinareva in the Beauty (youth) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Ahwaz overtaken by dust” by Iranian photographer Danial Khodaie in the Contemporary Issues (professional) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Nasiba” by Saudi photographer Tasneem Alsultan in the Contemporary Issues (professional) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Ensō” by Belgian photographer Jeroen De Wande in the Conceptual (professional) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“The last step” by Russian photographer Sergey Dibtsev in the Enhanced (open) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Shaolin Kungfu” by Chinese photographer Luo Pin Xi in the Sport (professional) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“War and migration” by Turkish photographer Paşa İmrek in the Current Affairs & News (professional) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Himalayan Odyssey” by Indian photographer Jayanta Roy in the Landscape (professional) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Metropolis” by Thai photographer Tavepong Pratoomwong in the Street Photography (open) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Jacks at Cabo Pulmo” by Mexican photographer Christian Vizl in the Natural World (professional) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Bride's embrace” by Polish photographer Michał Płachta in the Culture (open) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“The human comedy” by Italian photographer Vito Leone in the Culture (open) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Yum” by American photographer Stacy Anguiano Cain in the Motion (open) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Present and past” by Cuban photographer Anisleidy Martínez Fonseca in the Portraits (open) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
“Far from gravity” by Romanian photographer Alex Andriesi in the Enhanced (open) category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
