25 Great Pictures: Sony World Photography Awards 2015

A staggering 177, 444 images from 177 different countries were entered into the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards this year. We've picked out a few favourites from the shortlisted entries...

Photograph: Tarek Touma

Photograph: Steffen Rothammel

Danakil Desert, Ethiopia. Photograph: Enrico Madani

Photograph: Kumar Bishwajit

Photograph: Ivan Turukhano

Photograph: Sepehr Razmju

Photograph: Yong Lin Tan

Photograph: Fernando Henrique

Photograph: Jacopo Sironi

Photograph: Farid Sani

Photograph: Daniel Malikyar

Photograph: Krishan Bansal

Preparing for El Takanakuy Festival, Peru.

David Martin Huamani Bedoya

Photograph: Monte Lee

Photograph: Eko Prihariyanto

Photograph: Marcio Cabral

Photograph: Melissa Little

Photograph: Tsang Kam

Kansas Lake, Xinjiang, China: Hui Hua Wang

A shepherd battles a snowstorm in the north of Iran. Photograph: Saeed Barikani

A Young Nenets boy plays in -40 degrees in Siberia. Photograph: Simon Morris

Photograph: Manh Ngoc

Photograph: Joseph Makeni

Ozark, Arkansas. Photograph: Rodrigo Jardon

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Published: Monday 13th April 2015

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A staggering 177, 444 images from 177 different countries were entered into the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards this year. We've picked out a few favourites from the shortlisted entries, but to see them in all their glory, head to the exhibition at London's Somerset House from 24 April – 10 May.

To purchase tickets to the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition, visit the website here.

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