From mist-shrouded mountains to a baby monkey being 'scolded' by its mother and a super moon 'held' by a skyscraper: breathtaking winning entries for the 2024 Sony World Photography Awards
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Mist-shrouded mountains, mesmerizing underwater images, a baby monkey being 'scolded' by its mother and a super moon 'held' by a skyscraper.
And a busy 'double' roundabout, serving both cars and pedestrians.
These are some of the scenes captured by stunning winning national and regional shortlisted entries Sony World Photography Awards 2024.
The renowned competition hosts several competitions every year with more than 395,000 entries from more than 220 countries by 2024.
The overall champions in the Student, Youth, Open and Professional competitions will be announced on April 18 and their work will be on display in London 's Somerset House from April 19 to May 6.
Scroll down to view ten of the shortlisted and category-winning national and regional images.
This spectacular image shows Ba Den Mountain shrouded in mist. At 996 meters high, the peak, which resembles an inverted bowl, is the highest in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. At the top is a Bodhisattva statue, cast from more than 170 tons of red bronze. At 72 meters high, it is the tallest bronze Buddha statue in Asia, located on a mountain top. Photographer Tran Tuan Viet wins the Vietnam National Award with this captivating shot
In this intimate scene, a snow monkey and her baby enjoy a hot spring at Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The photographer, Seongmin Park, said, “The photo reminds me of a baby monkey being scolded by its mother.” The statue took second place in the National Awards of the Republic of Korea
See Belfry Island, located in the middle of Bolivia's sacred Lake Titicaca. Photographer Reynaldo San Martin deserves a place on the Latin America Regional Awards shortlist for this dreamy image
Photographer Kyaw Htet received the Myanmar National Award for capturing this serene scene in such a mesmerizing way. The photo shows a couple fishing on Myanmar's Inle Lake under the shade of 'a majestic, sprawling tree', with the photographer adding: 'The reflections on the water add an extra touch of beauty to the moment'
LEFT: Vlatko Rafeski has been shortlisted for the regional awards for Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria and North Macedonia thanks to this mesmerizing photo showing a waxing crescent moon over Macedonia's Lake Kozjak. The photographer explained: 'Because I was using a telephoto lens, I took two shots that I could stack on top of each other, giving me a sharply focused moon and foreground. I find this kind of moon mystical.' RIGHT: A supermoon apparently balances on the tower of the Saudi Public Investment Fund in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this striking photo taken by Yasser Alomari. It wins the Saudi Arabia National Award
This image, by Diana Buzoianu, aims to challenge the viewer to think about the complex interplay of different species and the harmony in our environment. That's what the Sony World Photography Awards say about this incredible image, which shows a school of fish swimming among underwater images. It is shortlisted in the regional awards for the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova
LEFT: Wilfrido Enriquez stands behind the lens of this striking image of the Cotopaxi volcano, taken dozens of miles away in Quito, Ecuador. It has been shortlisted for the Latin America Regional Award. RIGHT: Photographer Reginald James Lorico captured this sunrise over Tehran and impressed the judges enough to win gold at the Philippine National Awards. “The sun-drenched building reminded me of the monolith from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey,” says the photographer
“The design of the Pearl Ring Roundabout in Beijing, China, harmonizes seamlessly with the detailed patterns of its surroundings,” says the competition of this mesmerizing sculpture titled “Traffic Circle,” winner of the Malaysia National Awards