Breathtaking Images from Around the World

Breathtaking Images from Around the World

The Sony World Photography Awards, now in its 14th year, has announced the winners for the 2021 competition. More than 165,000 photos were thrown into the ring and these 14 images were the crème de la crème.

Finland

Photography: Matti Virtanen

Turkey, socially distant worship

Photography: Mehmet Aslan

Japan

Photography: Hiroki Nose

Northeastern India

Photography: Shreejit Borthakur

Popocatépetl Volcano, Mexico

Photography: Brian Mena Laureano

Greek Island of Naxos

Photography: Thoedoros Apeiranthitis

Croatia

Photography: Tomislav Veic

Austria

Photography: Michaela Steiner

Lone Skier, Slovakia

Photography: Peter Svoboda

Egyptian Dancer

Photography: Abdelhamid Fawzy Tahoun

Lithuanian Crafter

Photography: Simas Bernotas

Wheat Fields, Japan

Photography: S. Muramatsu

Santiago, Chile's Financial District

Photography: Ramón Rodriguez

Myanmar

Photography: Min Min Zaw

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