Take A Look At The 2017 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist

The shortlisted entries for the world's biggest photography competition have been announced and we have the superb images to share with you.

28 Feb 2017 12:00AM by ePHOTOzine | Digital Cameras

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Take A Look At The 2017 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist : Diamond-Dust in Japan

From lonely trees and doctors making house calls to people learning to deal with natural disasters and war, the entries to The Sony World Photography Awards are once again incredibly varied and certainly worthy of recognition.

227,596 images across the awards’ Professional, Open and Youth competitions and today, Sony has announced which of the entries has made the shortlist (top 10) and which have been commended (top 50).

The shortlisted entries are very diverse with different styles, subject matter and genres appearing in what is the 1-th year of this worldwide competition taking place.

Within the shortlist are stunning architectural images and subtle landscapes alongside extraordinary images that depict the dominating world events of the last year. Stand out subject matters include a touching insight into the domestic life of women in Saudi Arabia, heartfelt confessions of Chinese school children, Russian bodybuilders preparing to flex muscle on stage and an intimate series of a private battle with a rare medical condition.

A selection of the shortlisted entries are shown below and the full list of images can be viewed on the World Photo website along with the winners and those who made the shortlist for the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards.

Take A Look At The 2017 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist : Sirte, Libya

Take A Look At The 2017 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist : Girl in weightlessness holding a ball

Take A Look At The 2017 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist : captive-bred bears training for life in the wild are kept relatively sheltered from human contact

Take A Look At The 2017 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist : Palm tress and a building

Take A Look At The 2017 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist : A big school of Jacks forming a ceiling found at the protected marine area of Cabo Pulmo.

Take A Look At The 2017 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist : Participants wait backstage during a regional bodybuilding championship

Take A Look At The 2017 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist : Iraqi men from the Hawija region of Iraq wait to be questioned by Kurdish security personnel

Take A Look At The 2017 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist : Lonely Tree

Take A Look At The 2017 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist : Syuzanna sitting in a â€œshelterâ€ of old car parts

The full list of winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in London on 20 April 2017.

The winning, shortlisted and commended images will also be exhibited as part of the Sony World Photography Awards & Martin Parr - 2017 Exhibition at Somerset House, London. The large-scale exhibition will open on 21 April and will feature rarely seen work by Martin Parr, recipient of the awards’ Outstanding Contribution to Photography prize. The exhibition will run in London until 7 May before going on a worldwide tour.

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