Finalists For The Most Powerful Photos Of 2014 Will Take Your Breath Away!

Since 2007, Sony has been hosting the World Photography Awards, a contest open to photographers of all skill levels from across the globe with the goal of finding the most extraordinary photos each year.

The contest has received a total of over 700,000 submissions, and finalists are able to showcase their work in a published book and at the historic Somerset House in London.

Here are 32 of the absolute BEST photos that Sony has received this year. Taken with exquisite care, they convey a sense of wonder about our world.

Please SHARE these remarkable works of art with everyone you know and give these artists a chance to shine!

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Sashikanth Chintla, India, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Seyms Brugger, South Africa, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Ahmad Zikri Mohamad Zuki, Malaysia, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Peter Eberhardt, Germany, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Phạm Xuân Hiện, Vietnam, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Ali Alzuhair, Saudi Arabia, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Steve Cooke, New Zealand, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Kyaw Kyaw Winn, Myanmar, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Kathryn Hallett, Canada, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photograpy Awards
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Marianna Mosconi, Italy, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Sayan Mukherjee, India, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Rudi Steenbruggen, Netherlands, Open Compeition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Steve Cooke, New Zealand, Open Competition 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Nick Ng, Malaysia, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Denis Esakov, Russia, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Bao Vu, Vietnam, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Manuel Fuentes, Chile, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Georg May, Germany, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Georg May, Germany, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Nick Ng, Malaysia, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Leo Bakx, Netherlands, Open Compeition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Mohamad Javad Jowkar, Iran, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Simone Eisath, Italy, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Josie Eldred, Australia, Open Competition, 2015 SOny World Photography awards
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Riski Januar, Indonesia, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Ekaterina Grigoryeva, Russia, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Kris Williams, UK, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Riski Januar, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Valeria Gradizzi, Italy, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Adrian Capusan, Romania, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Andrey Kozlovsky, Russia, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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Ashwini Kapoor, India, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography AwardsAshwini Kapoor, India, Open Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

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