This year's contest attracted 230,103 entries from 186 countries. Images taken by professionals, amateurs, and youth were judged in a variety of categories. The winners are due to be announced on April 21. Here are a few of the finalists.
Finalists Announced For Sony World Photography Awards 2016
The annual Sony World Photography Awards, organized by the World Photography Organization, has revealed its short list of entries for 2016.
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Photographer Tanveer Rohan of Bangladesh: Playing In Dusty Dusk
Near Dhakas, children attending a school for religious studies play an improvised game of football.
Near Dhakas, children attending a school for religious studies play an improvised game of football.
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Photographer Gultekin Alkurt of Turkey: My Childhood
This man lives in Istanbul, at Karakoy, in a tiny cabin left to him by his father. He can still smile despite the restricted living conditions.
This man lives in Istanbul, at Karakoy, in a tiny cabin left to him by his father. He can still smile despite the restricted living conditions.
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Photographer Hu Weiguo of China: Heritage Of The Chinese Ancient Kilns
In Ganyao town, Zhejiang Province, laborers work inside a brick kiln. This kiln was built in a traditional manner 150 years ago.
In Ganyao town, Zhejiang Province, laborers work inside a brick kiln. This kiln was built in a traditional manner 150 years ago.
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Photographer Krasimir Matarov of Bulgaria: St. Haralambos
Jars of honey are blessed to celebrate the feast day of St. Haralambos, the day of the beekeepers. On that day, people bring jars to the church to be blessed. There is a tradition to light candles attached to the honey jars and put them on tables ordered in the shape of the cross.
Jars of honey are blessed to celebrate the feast day of St. Haralambos, the day of the beekeepers. On that day, people bring jars to the church to be blessed. There is a tradition to light candles attached to the honey jars and put them on tables ordered in the shape of the cross.