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Each week, we receive fantastic entries to the Open competition of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards. Here are some of the best from the week commencing December 26, 2016.
Marking its 10th anniversary in 2017, the Sony World Photography Awards showcases the best photography in the world from the past year.
![© Angelo La Spina, Italy, Entry, Motion, Open, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Angelo%20La%20Spina%2C%20Italy%2C%20Entry%2C%20Motion%2C%20Open%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Angelo La Spina, Italy, Entry, Motion, Open, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Bjorn Persson, Sweden, Entry, Wildlife, Open, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Bjorn%20Persson%2C%20Sweden%2C%20Entry%2C%20Wildlife%2C%20Open%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Bjorn Persson, Sweden, Entry, Wildlife, Open, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Christoph Oberschneider, Austria, Entry, Open, Travel, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Christoph%20Oberschneider%2C%20Austria%2C%20Entry%2C%20Open%2C%20Travel%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Christoph Oberschneider, Austria, Entry, Open, Travel, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Dina Alfasi, Israel, Entry, Open, Street Photography, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Dina%20Alfasi%2C%20Israel%2C%20Entry%2C%20Open%2C%20Street%20Photography%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Dina Alfasi, Israel, Entry, Open, Street Photography, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Janez Tolar, Slovenia, Entry, Nature, Open, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Janez%20Tolar%2C%20Slovenia%2C%20Entry%2C%20Nature%2C%20Open%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Janez Tolar, Slovenia, Entry, Nature, Open, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Jasen Yang, Taiwan, Entry, Culture, Open, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Jasen%20Yang%2C%20Taiwan%2C%20Entry%2C%20Culture%2C%20Open%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Jasen Yang, Taiwan, Entry, Culture, Open, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Kaspar Evardson, Estonia, Entry, Open, Nature, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Kaspar%20Evardson%2C%20Estonia%2C%20Entry%2C%20Open%2C%20Nature%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Kaspar Evardson, Estonia, Entry, Open, Nature, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Lili Gao, China, Entry, Open, Wildlife, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Lili%20Gao%2C%20China%2C%20Entry%2C%20Open%2C%20Wildlife%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Lili Gao, China, Entry, Open, Wildlife, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Luca Luk, Hong Kong, Entry, Open, Portraits, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Luca%20Luk%2C%20Hong%20Kong%2C%20Entry%2C%20Open%2C%20Portraits%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg.jpg)
© Luca Luk, Hong Kong, Entry, Open, Portraits, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Nihar Ranjan Sarkar, India, Entry, Open, Travel, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Nihar%20Ranjan%20Sarkar%2C%20India%2C%20Entry%2C%20Open%2C%20Travel%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Nihar Ranjan Sarkar, India, Entry, Open, Travel, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Olga Sinenko, Russia, Entry, Open, Motion, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Olga%20Sinenko%2C%20Russia%2C%20Entry%2C%20Open%2C%20Motion%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Olga Sinenko, Russia, Entry, Open, Motion, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Paulius Mekionis, Lithuania, Entry, Travel, Open, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Paulius%20Mekionis%2C%20Lithuania%2C%20Entry%2C%20Travel%2C%20Open%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Paulius Mekionis, Lithuania, Entry, Travel, Open, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Rex Chu, Taiwan, Entry, Open, Enhanced, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Rex%20Chu%2C%20Taiwan%2C%20Entry%2C%20Open%2C%20Enhanced%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Rex Chu, Taiwan, Entry, Open, Enhanced, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Roman Burri, Switzerland, Entry, Nature, Open, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Roman%20Burri%2C%20Switzerland%2C%20Entry%2C%20Nature%2C%20Open%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Roman Burri, Switzerland, Entry, Nature, Open, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Rosley Majid, Malaysia, Entry, Open, Architecture, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Rosley%20Majid%2C%20Malaysia%2C%20Entry%2C%20Open%2C%20Architecture%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Rosley Majid, Malaysia, Entry, Open, Architecture, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Santi Blasco, Spain, Entry, Open, Nature, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Santi%20Blasco%2C%20Spain%2C%20Entry%2C%20Open%2C%20Nature%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Santi Blasco, Spain, Entry, Open, Nature, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Sophie Pan, Canada, Entry, Still Life, Open, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Sophie%20Pan%2C%20Canada%2C%20Entry%2C%20Still%20Life%2C%20Open%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Sophie Pan, Canada, Entry, Still Life, Open, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Vladimir Zhoga, Russia, Entry, Travel, Open, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Vladimir%20Zhoga%2C%20Russia%2C%20Entry%2C%20Travel%2C%20Open%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Vladimir Zhoga, Russia, Entry, Travel, Open, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
![© 伟 胡, China, Entry, Open, Wildlife, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20%E4%BC%9F%20%E8%83%A1%2C%20China%2C%20Entry%2C%20Open%2C%20Wildlife%2C%202017%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© 伟 胡, China, Entry, Open, Wildlife, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards