Sony World Photography Awards 2016, 2016索尼世界攝影大獎

Andrea Rossato, Italy. Professional; Candid. Children enjoy the simple pleasures of a seaside holiday. (Photo by Andrea Rossato/Sony World Photography Awards)

Anton Unitsyn, Russia. Professional; Daily Life. In the 16th century Solvichegodsk was founded as a salt mine – named for the Russian word “sol”, meaning salt, and the nearby river Vichegda. In those days salt was expensive and the city was prosperous. However, no one is interested in Solvichegodsk salt anymore, and production shut down after the break-up of the USSR. The city’s unique, therapeutic mud is Solvichegodsk’s last resource. (Photo by Anton Unitsyn/Sony World Photography Awards)

Alberto Alicata, Italy. Professional; Staged. Alicata honours iconic images by the great masters, using symbols of contemporary western culture, in this case Barbie. (Photo by Alberto Alicata/Sony World Photography Awards)

Karolis Janulis, Lithuania. Open Competition; People. People take part in a mass yoga exercise in the central park of Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital. (Photo by Karolis Janulis/Sony World Photography Awards)

Stephan Zirwes, Germany. Professional; Architecture. Zirwes’ Pools series is a study of water, particularly highlighting the contrast between the incredible waste of drinking water for private swimming pools. (Photo by Stephan Zirwes/Sony World Photography Awards)

Tanveer Rohan, Bangladesh. Open Competition; Arts and Culture. The last five days of the Hindu month of Kartika are traditionally known as the Bhishma Panchaka or the Vishnu Panchaka. (Photo by Tanveer Rohan/Sony World Photography Awards)

Peter Voss, Germany. Open Competition; Smile. Young reindeer farmers in Mongolia. (Photo by Peter Voss/Sony World Photography Awards)

Matthias Hangst, Germany. Professional; shortlisted in the Sport category. A member of the Mexico synchronised swimming team competes on day four of the 16th FINA World Championships at the

Kazan Arena, Russia. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images/Sony World Photography Awards)
Patrick Sinkel, Germany. Professional, Sport. Boxing is the most popular sport in Bukom, a poor neighbourhood of Accra, which has produced all of Ghana’s world boxing champions. (Photo by Patrick Sinkel/Sony World Photography Awards)

Giancarlo Ceraudo, Italy. Professional; Candid. A showgirl performs on Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. (Photo by Giancarlo Ceraudo/Sony World Photography Awards)
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Selfportrait #
© Ivana Pejak, Youth Portrait, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

Lesbos, Greece, October 18, 2015. A mother and child wrapped in an emergency blanket after disembarking on the beach of Kayia, on the north of the Greek island of Lesbos. According to the UNHCR, approximately 850,000 refugees and migrants, including children, arrived in Greece by sea in 2015. Of these, just over 500,000 landed on Lesbos, a Greek island around eight nautical miles from the Turkish coast. Although at the center of migration flows, Lesbos had nothing to offer the mainly Syrian, Afghan, and Iraqi refugees, asylum seekers and migrants who arrived there. Once they reached Europe’s beaches, they were welcomed with a long trek across the islands mountainous interior, followed by days and nights spent in crowded refugee camps, where not even a place in a tent was guaranteed and where basic amenities such as toilets and showers were lacking. But it was in those under-serviced and poorly managed camps that they had to stay, in order to obtain the required registration to allow them to travel legally through Greece and continue their journey of hope towards other European countries, such as Germany and Sweden. #
© Alessandro Penso, Professional, Current Affairs, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

The death of migratory birds. In the migratory season, there are still some people that catch migratory birds by erecting nets seeking large profits although the Chinese government has prohibited the activity. Thousands of migratory birds are killed each year, and the ecological balance is being destroyed. Day by day, the ultimate victims will be the man himself. I wish these photos can play a role in the protection of migratory birds. #

Protection. Her name is Malaika. She is well known in Masai Mara reservation (Kenya). Her behavior towards her cubs is a great example of perfect motherhood. She spends the whole day trying to keep her cubs safe. After a lioness killed one of her cubs, she is left with five cubs. Series of wildlife images taken in Masai Mara reserve in Kenya. #
© Mohammed Youef, Professional, Environment, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

Mohammed Yousef, Kuwait. Shortlist, Professional , Environment. Her name is Malaika. She is well known in Masai Mara reservation (Kenya). her behavior towards her cubs is a great example of perfect motherhood. She spends the whole day trying to keep her cubs safe. After a lioness killed one of her cubs, she is left with five cubs. Series of wildlife images taken in Masai Mara reserve in Africa. (Photo by Mohammed Yousef/Sony World Photography Awards)

In Mexico, Mennonite Farmers Struggle With Water Shortage. Mexican Mennonite children play as they entertain nearby family visiting for a Sunday lunch gathering on the 1st of November, 2015 in Capulin, Mexico. Nearly a century after the Anabaptist Mennonites migrated from Canada to Chihuahua State, hundreds are trading the land they call home in search of cheaper land, where water is more plentiful. Underground reservoirs in Chihuahua have been drained by thirsty crops, like corn, that are the mainstay of the Mennonites’ success. Meanwhile, competition for groundwater has strained their relations with other farmers. #
© Daniel Berehulak, Professional, People, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

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Tan Jia Yi, Malaysia. Shortlisted, Open Competition, Travel. Clouds rise above the beach in Sanur, Indonesia. (Photo by Tan Jia Yi/Sony World Photography Awards)

Tugo Cheng, China. Shortlisted, Open Competition, Travel. A fisherman is farming the sea in between the bamboo rods constructed for aquaculture off the coast in southern China. (Photo by Tugo Cheng/Sony World Photography Awards)

Maroesjka Lavigne, Belgium. Shortlist, Professional , Landscape. A country named after a desert. One of the least densely populated places on earth. Defined by its rich variety of colors yet in a forever changing, yet completely barren landscape. Namibia's landscape draws you in, through a vast brown plain of scorched earth, and steers you over the white surface of a salt pan to finally arrive in the gold tones of the sand dunes. Patience is required to discover the wide range of Namibia's subtle scenery. It literally takes you hours, driving though nothing, to at long last arrive at...more of nothing. The sight of other people is rare and only the strategically located gas stations are a reminder of the world beyond. This country is in another time zone—time seems to move slower but it feels more logical, somehow. Captivated by these washed out yet delicately colored landscapes, you can drive for hours. Chaperoned by herds of giraffes or zebras, shadowed by flocks of flamingos, suddenly stumbling upon a family of elephants. The animals look up curiously, but soon forget about you and slowly continue their journey, unhurried by your presence, at their own pace. (Photo by Maroesjka Lavigne/Sony World Photography Awards)

Patrick Willocq, France. Shortlist, Professional , Portraiture. For the Ekondas pygmies in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the most important moment in the life of a woman is the birth of her first child. The young mother is called walé (primiparous nursing mother). A walè carries both responsibilities and status: she returns to her parents, where she remains secluded for a period of 2 to 5 years, and must adhere to several strict taboos during this time. The ritual is highly competitive, as it's about having more prestige and power than other walé, so she takes on a nickname to differentiate herself from rivals. Every day the young woman engages in an elaborate beautification ritual to draw attention to herself. She spreads a red preparation, a mixture of powder of ngola wood with palm oil, over her own body. The sophisticated hairstyles, made of a mud like paste, a mixture of ashes from bopokoloko leaves and palm oil, are yet another way for walé to flaunt their uniqueness. Actresses act and stage appearance. (Photo by Patrick Willocq/Sony World Photography Awards)
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