Some of the world’s best contemporary photographs have been revealed.

Over the last few months, photographers from across the globe submitted 105,000 entries to the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards’ “open” competition, spanning 10 different categories including “wildlife,” “portrait” and “street photography.”

On March 28, Sony announced its 10 winners — and their work is striking.

Each winner received a Sony α7 II with lens kit and will go on to compete for the title of 2017 Sony World Photography Awards’ Open Photographer of the Year, which will be announced on April 20.

Below are the 10 winners’ photos and a few of the competition’s finalists that were too stunning not to include:

Category: Motion Camilo Diaz/Sony World Photography Awards Winner: Camilo Diaz from Colombia

The photographer captured a crucial goal-scoring moment in an underwater rugby match.



Category: Architecture Tim Cornbill/Sony World Photography Awards Winner: Tim Cornbill from United Kingdom

The photo features architecture in Berlin.

Category: Wildlife Alessandra Meniconzi/Sony World Photography Awards Winner: Alessandra Meniconzi from Switzerland

A stunning wildlife shot of flamingos in Walvis Bay, Namibia.

Category: Nature Hiroshi Tanita/Sony World Photography Awards Winner: Hiroshi Tanita from Japan

Tanita caught the ice blue and white of winter.

Finalist Jelena Janković/Sony World Photography Awards Photo by Jelena Janković from Serbia.

Finalist Lester Koh Meng Hua/Sony World Photography Awards Photo by Lester Koh Meng Hua from Singapore.

Category: Portraits Alexander Vinogradov/Sony World Photography Awards Winner: Alexander Vinogradov from Russian Federation

A simple portrait of a young girl.

Category: Street Photography Constantinos Sofikitis/Sony World Photography Awards Winner: Constantinos Sofikitis from Greece

A black and white shot of some creepiness on the street.

Category: Enhanced Lise Johansson/Sony World Photography Awards Winner: Lise Johansson from Denmark

The artist uses a subtle palette of color,

Category: Culture Jianguo Gong/Sony World Photography Awards Winner: Jianguo Gong from China

Scale is used to stunning effect to capture more than 1300 people practicing Tai-Chi in China.



Category: Still Life Sergey Dibtsev/Sony World Photography Awards Winner: Sergey Dibtsev from Russian Federation

A surreal still life.

Category: Travel Ralph Gräf/Sony World Photography Awards Winner: Ralph Gräf from Germany

A gorgeous yet understated color palette helped this photo win.

Finalist Zarni Myo Win/Sony World Photography Awards Photo by Zarni Myo Win from Myanmar.

Finalist John Tao/Sony World Photography Awards Photo by John Tao from Taiwan.

Finalist Hendrik Mändla/Sony World Photography Awards Photo by Hendrik Mändla from Estonia.

Finalist Sony World Photography Awards Photo by Jonatan Banista from Panama.

Finalist Sony World Photography Awards Photo by Mustafa Jindi from United Arab Emirates.

Finalist Homare Hamada/Sony World Photography Awards Photo by Homare Hamada from Japan.

Finalist Kala Madriz/Sony World Photography Awards Photo by Kala Madriz from Venezuela.

Finalist Mohammad Amir Hamja/Sony World Photography Awards Photo by Mohammad Amir Hamja from Bangladesh.

Finalist Khalid Alsabat/Sony World Photography Awards Photo by Khalid Alsabat from Saudi Arabia.

Finalist Aleš Krivec/Sony World Photography Awards Photo by Aleš Krivec from Slovenia.

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