| The Sony World Photography Awards is the largest photography competition in the world and curates the best professional and amateur photographers. 2015’s shortlist has recently been released, and the images are powerful, showing the explosive talent out there. This year there were over 173,000 images from 171 countries entered. The winners will be announced on April 23. To see the full shortlist you can visit the official website. |
| Underwater Grace by Jonathan Yeap Chin Tiong |
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| Pelican Feeding by Melissa Little |
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| Miracle Mile by Gina Nero |
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| Exuberance by Christine Kapuschinsky Johnson |
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| Sweat and Blood by Marcin Kloce |
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| Frog Story by Harfian Herdi |
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| Swedish Dads by Johan Bavman |
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| Old Shepherd by Saeed Barikani |
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| CAESAR by Christian Berthelot |
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| Futuristic Archaeology by Daesung Lee |
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| On the Tundra by Simon Morris |
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| Headless by Adrian Jaszczak |
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| Animal Behavior by Kimmo Metsaranta |
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| Pray by Muhammad Berkati |
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| Hundred And Forty Centimeters by Sabine Lewandowski |
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| Cat Mothers by Ramil Gilvano |
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| A Life Apart: The Toll Of Obesity by Lisa Kranttz |
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| Shadow City by Ronaldo Land |
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| Restricted Areas by Danila Tkachenko |
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| Blue Fields by Simon Butterworth |
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| H/T: www.boredpanda.com |
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