2015 Sony World Photography Awards : Some Beautiful Images*

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Playing:Photo by Nick Ng (amateur), from Malaysia, shows an Ulinggan child playing in the abandoned Smokey Mountain in Manila, where there are still a few families staying*

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Beautiful: Photo by Valeria Gradazzi (amateur), from Italy, is titled 'Under the mango tree'. It is part of a photo series focusing on the life of albinos in Africa.*

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Incredible:Ahmad Zikri Mohamad Zuki (amateur), from Malaysia, named this artwork 'Times are hard for dreamers'. It shows a woman suspended in a mass of feathers.*

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Religious connotations: Nick Ng (amateur), from Malaysiay. It was shot in San Pedro, Pampanga in the Phillipines*

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Windswept: :Steve Cooke (amateur), from New Zealand, submitted this photo of a boy standing on an air vent in London's Piccadilly Circus. It was titled 'Urban Echo'*

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'Old lady': Ashwini Kapoor (amateur), from India, took this image during a walk in Varanasi, a city on the banks of the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh, 200 miles south of Lucknow*

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Daredevil stunt: This photo, which was taken by Adrian Capusan (amateur), from Romania, depicts a local artist practicing the tightrope before a performance*

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Academic: Bao Vu (amateur), from Vietnam, submitted this stunning black-and-white photo of a teacher in Hanoi, Vietnam*

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Tattooed: Kyaw Kyaw Winn (amateur), from Myanmar, took this photo of 'the old Chin woman with a tattooed face' who is a member of the Chin tribe in the state of Myanmar*

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Man's best friend: Ph'm Xun Hi'n (amateur), from Vietnam, took this image of a child dressed in a red headscarf and a puppy waiting patiently - for what, we are not sure.*

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'There was immense depth in his eyes': Sayan Mukherjee (amateur), from India, submitted this compelling photo of an old man sat in Kolkata to the competition*

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Fishing: Marianna Mosconi (amateur), from Italy, named this piece 'Fisherman'. It was taken in a 'wonderful little seaside town in central Vietnam'*

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Determined: Riski Januar (amateur), from Indonesia, The photographer said: 'The ash that covered the city jogja has paralysed some public facilities and economic development in the city. However, people still go to work.*

Simone Eisath (amateur), from Italy, took this image of a fisherman on Inle Lake, Myanmar*

Ali Alzuhair (amateur), from Saudi Arabia, titled this image 'Vegetable seller'. It shows some vegetables on the side of street, as a vegetable seller in Saudi Arabia prepares for his day.*

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Stunning: Photo by Kathryn Hallett, from Canada.It shows the Sagrada Familia, a yet unfinished basilica in Barcelona, Spain, designed by architect Antoni Gaud. The structure is designed to feel as though you are standing in a forest.*

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Towering: Peter Eberhardt (amateur), from Germany, named this shot simply 'Architecture'. It shows a towering building near the Messe in Frankfurt, Germany*

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Simply beautiful: Denis Esakov (amateur), from Russia, named this artwork 'Acute blue, missing deep yellow'. It depicts a constructivist building in Nizhny Novgorod.*

Mohamad Javad Jowkar (amateur), from Iran, labelled this 'Sassanid Palace'*

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Colourful: Rudi Steenbruggen (amateur), from the Netherlands, described this image as 'life seen through the bubble of a bubblemaker at the Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin'*

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Gorgeous: Kris Williams (amateur), from the UK, spent several hours shooting around the church in the sea of St Cwyfan's above Aberffraw to get this stunning photo*

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Puddle: Steve Cooke (amateur), from New Zealand, shot this photo of an undisturbed puddle in London's Piccadilly Circus. Two red buses and tourists are also pictured*

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Snowy: Photo by Andrey Kozlovsky (amateur), from Russia,is titled 'Winter in Russia'. It shows an expanse of grass in Kostroma covered in snow.*

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Remote: Manuel Fuentes (amateur), from Chile, titled this image 'Lost House'. It shows a house 'going to nowhere' with several snowy mountains in the background.*

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Milkyway Panorama at Bristlecone pine forest:Photo by Sashikanth chintla*

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A sweet gesture: Seyms Brugger (amateur), from South Africa, took this spectacular black-and-white photo of elephants touching trunks at Okaukuejo Waterhole*

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Nature: Georg May (amateur), from Germany, titled this piece 'Morning Hour'. It shows a white fallow deer standing in the morning mist at Eifel National Park in Germany.*

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Adorable: Ekaterina Grigoryeva (amateur), from Russia, labelled this image 'Red Panda'. It shows a 'clever and funny' red panda licking its lips at Hong Kong's Ocean Park*

Josie Eldred (amateur), from Australia, took this photo of a grazing kangaroo in the Hunter Valley.*

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Gathered in prayer: Photo by Riski Januar (amateur), from Indonesia, is named 'Berdoa di Gumuk Pasir (praying in the sand dunes)' in a desert in Indonesia.*

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In the wild: Leo Bakx (amateur), from the Netherlands, titled this image 'The wild bunch'. It features a group of deer standing in front of mountains at Glen Etive, Scotland.*

Who's that? Georg May (amateur), from Germany, titled this amazing picture 'Hi... who are you?'. It shows a Blue Tit looking at its reflection in some water*

8/29/2014 Kaohsiung Taiwan R.O.C All photos were taken from Daily Mail & Internet.THE END*

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