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Utifrån 139 544 inskickade bilder från 166 länder har nu Sony World Photography Awards valt ut bilder som nominerats i den professionella, öppna och ungdomsklassen. Vinnarna kommer presenteras på en gala i London den 30 april och sedan visas på Somerset House i London mellan 1-18 maj.
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Vågutforskning. Foto: Tony Hertz Nature & Wildlife Sony World Photography Awards

Kina. Foto: Wang yizhong Nature & Wildlife Sony World Photography Awards

Lejon vilar nära ett vattenhål. Foto: Michael K Nichols Nature & Wildlife Sony World Photography Awards/National Geographic Society

Köttätande växt. Foto: Christian Ziegler Nature & Wildlife Sony World Photography Awards

Det korta och lyckliga livet hos lejon i Serengeti. Foto: Michael K Nichols Nature & Wildlife Sony World Photography Awards/National Geographic Society

Den kalla ponyn. Foto: Gert Van Den Bosch Nature&Wildlife Sony World Photography Awards

Kina. Foto: Wang yizhong Nature & Wildlife Sony World Photography Awards

Ökenstorm. Foto: Paul van Schalkwyk Nature & Wildlife Sony World Photography Awards

Gnuer som flyttar genom Kenya varje juli. Foto: Bonnie Cheung Nature&Wildlife 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

Foto: Lessy Sebastian Nature&Wildlife 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

Polen. Foto: Tomasz Kosiorek Nature&Wildlife 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

Grekland. Foto: Emmanuel Coupe- Kalomiris Landskap 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

Israel. Foto: Roei Greenberg Landskap, Sony World Photography Awards

The knight and his steed, Costa Rica. Foto: Nicolas Reusens Nature&Wildlife 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

Foto: Axel Boberg från Sverige i ungdomsklassen. Sony World Photography Awards

Foto: Wilfred Berthelsen, Norge, Sony World Photography Awards

Kamel. Foto: Anthony Fernandez Nature&Wildlife 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

En ung orangutang som kramas av sin mor. Foto: Chin Boon Leng Nature&Wildlife 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

Färgglada berg på Island, Landmannalaugar. Foto: Helga Urban Nature&Wildlife 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

Vit tiger på Singapore Zoo. Foto: Jameel Hamidou Nature&Wildlife 2014 Sony World Photography Awards