Sony World Photography Awards 2017: the shortlist
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Mourning ceremony
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The human comedy
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Georgian baptism
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Far from gravity
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Moody
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Diamond dust
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Buffaloes and stars
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Present and past
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The Cub
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Palm Trees routine
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Metropolis
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Lady in Red
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Historic floods
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Caught in the crossfire
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China West
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Urban symmetry
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Grey matter
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Los Trumpistas
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A country doctor and her calling
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The little bullfighters of Mexico
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Standing rock
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I know what beauty looks like
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Pandas gone wild
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Food puns
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Colour and vision
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These astonishing images have made in onto the shortlist for this year’s Sony World Photography Competition, now in its 10th year.
The prestigious contest attracted a record 227,000 entries from photographers in 183 countries, making it the largest photography competition in the world.
The awards seek out and recognise the world’s very best contemporary photography, from emotive portraits to wild landscapes and surreal compositions
These are some of the best entries on this year’s shortlist.