This document contains summaries of over 100 photography submissions to the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards from photographers around the world. The photographs cover a wide range of subjects including portraits, landscapes, wildlife, architecture, culture, and current events. Locations featured in the photographs include China, Tibet, Greece, Iceland, Patagonia, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, California, Ghana, Spain, Romania, Mexico, and more. Many of the photographs showcase people, nature, and cultures from around the world.

1. Longxiang Xie, China, Shortlist, Open, Arts and
Culture. Snow falls on Buddhist monks at Langmu
Temple, Tibetan autonomous prefecture

2. © Ivana Pejak, Youth Portrait, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

3. © Kajan Madrasmail, Open, Smile, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

4. © Kevin Frayer, Canada, Shortlist, Professional
Environment, 2016 Sony World Photography
Awards on January 30, 2015 in Xinjiang, China).

5. Bryce Amphitheater at Golden Hour. © Anasuya Mandal, Open Competition, Travel, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

6. Alessandro Penso, Italy, Shortlist, Professional ,
Current Affairs, 2016 Sony World Photography
Awards) Lesvos, Greece Oct. 18, 2015.

7. Imre Potyó, Hungary, Shortlist, Open Nature and Wildlife.
The mass swarming of Danube mayfly (Ephoron virgo)

8. Dmitry Ivanov, Russia, Shortlisted, Open Competition, Split Second

9. Theng Sin Chong, Malaysia, Shortlist, Open, Low Light. A bright moon shines on a cemetery in Iceland

10. Maroesjka Lavigne, Belgium, Shortlist, Professional
Landscape. Land of Nothingness: A country named
after a desert.

11. © Yong An He, China, Shortlist, Professional

12. Adriano Neves, Portugual, Shortlist, Open
Competition, Travel. The Cuernos del Paine
mountain range reflected over the glacial
waters of Lake Nordenskj in Torres del
Paine National Park in Patagonia...

13. © Michael Hanke, Professional Sport, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

14. © Yashchenko Ekaterina Vladimirovna, Youth Competition,
Environment, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

15. Brendan Hoffman, United States, Shortlist, Professional , Current Affairs.

16. MD Tanveer Rohan, Bangladesh, Shortlisted, Open competition, Smile.

17. Sai Aung Main, Myanmar, Shortlist, Open, Low
Light. An old man smokies at an ancient temple
in Bagan, Myanmar

18. Petra Van Borm, Belgium, Shortlisted, Open Competition,
Split Second. Young boy training hard for his triathlon

19. Nils Olof Wendel, Sweden, Shortlist, Open,
Architecture. "I found this interesting view of
a water tower in Uppsala, Sweden."

20. © Ruben Salgado Escudero, Spain, Shortlist,
Professional , Portraiture, 2016 Sony World
Photography Awards) Portraits of Cock Fighting
Owners in Bali

21. Lesley Hall, UK, Shortlisted, Open Competition, Travel. Taken at the U Bein bridge in Myanmar, taken from a boat on Taungthaman lake

22. Mohammed Yousef, Kuwait, Shortlist, Professional Environment. The love
story between the lion and the lioness in Masai Mara is fascinating.

23. Simona Tedesco, Italy, Shortlist, Open, Nature and Wildlife.

24. Anton Unitsyn, Russia, Shortlist, Professional, Daily Life. Parkour jumpers on their daily training.

25. Daniel Arranz Molinero, Spain, Shortlist, Open, People. Taken in Almeria, Spain

26. Mohammad Ponir Hossain, Bangladesh, Shortlist, Open, Arts and Culture.

27. Kyaw Bo Bo Han, Myanmar, Shortlist, Open, Arts
and Culture. Monks and Novices go round and
accept offerings on a mountain in Aungban, Shan
State, Myanmar

28. Dikky Oesin, Indonesia, Shortlist, Open, Panoramic. Borobudur, Indonesia

29. © Franck Tridon, Open, Split Second, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

30. Ahmed Ginawi, Sudan, Commended, Open, Nature & Wildlife, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

31. Vincent Frascello, US, Shortlist, Open, Low Light.

32. © Christian Aslund, Professional, Campaign, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

33. Angelos Tzortzinis, Greece, Shortlist, Professional, Current Affairs.

34. Yiorgos Doukanaris, Cyprus, Shortlist, Open, Low Light. Life in the refugee camp in Calais, France

35. Andrew Burton, United States,
Shortlist, Professional, Current
Affairs.

36. © Dmitri Beliakov, Russian Federation,
Shortlist, Professional , Portraiture,
2016 Sony World Photography
Awards) The Russian Special Forces &
Anti-Terror units (Spetsnaz) are the
elite of Russia’s armed forces.

37. Nikunj Rathod,
India, Shortlist,
Open, People.
"One day when
I was cycling
through an
abandoned/des
erted area in
Mumbai I
encountered a
group of street
kids who were
aiming for birds
in the sky using
their slingshots.

38. Amir Hoosein, Iran. Shortlisted, Open Competition, Arts and Culture.

39. © Aleksandra Kulak, Russia, Shortlist, Professional, Current Affairs, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards.

40. Kei Nomiyama, Japan, Shortlist, Open, Low Light. Fireflies blink in a beautiful bamboo forest

41. Valter Bernardeschi, Italy, Shortlist, Open, Nature and Wildlife

42. © Mohammed Yousef, Kuwait, Shortlist,
Professional Environment, 2016 Sony
World Photography Awards). Her name is
Malaika. She is well known in Masai Mara
reservation (Kenya).

43. Lucy Nicholson, UK, Shortlist, Professional
Environment. People play golf on a course in La
Quinta, California on 13 April 2015

45. © Li Feng, China, Shortlist, Professional
Environment, 2016 Sony World Photography
Awards) Hubei Tian Qin Company is an industrial
company of animals which tame and reproduce
experimental macaques (for animal testing).

46. Liz Hingley, UK, Shortlist, Professional, People.
Smethwick is one of England's most ethnically
diverse towns.

47. Stairways from Heaven. © Martin Seraphin, Open, Architecture, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

48. © Fan Li, China,
Shortlist, Professional,
Contemporary Issues,
2016 Sony World
Photography Awards)

49. Hiroshi Watanabe, Japan, Shortlist,
Professional , Still Life. Foodscape:
Adventurer takes in the superb view
in a world made of meat.

50. © Patrick Willocq,
France, Shortlist,
Professional ,
Portraiture, 2016
Sony World
Photography
Awards)

51. Kevin Frayer, Canada, Shortlist, Professional, Contemporary Issues.

52. Jack Lawson, UK, Shortlisted, Open Competition, Smile. "Local children
outside a school in a rural area of Ghana rushed over to greet me as soon
as I got out my camera."

53. Carlos F Turienzo, Spain, Shortlist, Open, Panoramic. This panorama was taken on 10 July 2015 in A Veiga, Spain.

54. Asghar Khamseh, Iran. Shortlist, Professional ,
Contemporary Issues. Acid throwing is a kind of
violence and according to the official statistics and
local news increased compare to the past Iran.

55. Peter Dench, UK, Shortlist, Professional, Daily Life

56. Laurian Ghinitoiu, Romania, Shortlist,
Open, Architecture. A design mistake of
the UK pavilion? The shot was taken
during the opening of the Expo 2015.

57. Kevin Frayer, Canada, Shortlist, Professional,
People. Nomadic Life Threatened on the
Tibetan Plateau

58. In Mexico, Mennonite Farmers Struggle With Water
Shortage. © Daniel Berehulak, Professional, People,
2016 Sony World Photography Awards

59. Alexander Ingle, UK, Shortlisted, Open Competition, Smile.

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