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The Mundari tribe of South Sudan appear like apparitions among the nightly fires they light to keep the tsetse flies and mosquitoes off their beloved Ankole-Watusi cows. Each night, as the cattle return from grazing, the herders tend to them by massaging ash into their skin to prevent bites.
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Takahiro Gamou
God’s Garden
I took this in the morning after overnight snowfall, with Mount Fuji looming in the background and a red torii gate standing at the foot of the mountain. The scene was a spectacular view that symbolises Japan.
© Takahiro Gamou, Japan, Shortlist, Open Competition, Travel, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Ankur Tambde
Goad Ganpati
Immersion of lord Ganesha on the final day of 10 days of the Ganpati festival in Mumbai.
© Ankur Tambde, India, Shortlist, Open Competition, Travel, 2023 Sony World Photography Ads
Fabian Pfeifhofer
Surreal Iceland
Iceland never fails to amaze me. I last went there to see a volcano erupting and was lucky enough to get there on the last day that it was still spilling lava. As a bonus, we also got the moon and the first aurora of the season.
© Fabian Pfeifhofer, Italy, Shortlist, Open Competition, Travel, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Erhan Coral
Untitled
The famous hot springs at Güroymak, Bitlis, Turkey. The hot springs maintain a temperature of about 40℃, even when the outside temperature is as low as -14℃.
© Erhan Coral, Türkiye, Shortlist, Open Competition, Travel, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Yukihito Ono
Milky Way from Chureito Pagoda
On the night of a new moon in April, with the cherry blossoms in full bloom, the Milky Way rose above Mount Fuji. It is rare that full bloom cherry blossoms, a new moon and clear skies coincide – this was the first time in three years that I was able to photograph this scene.
© Yukihito Ono, Japan, Shortlist, Open Competition, Travel, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Adrian pearce
Train of Lights
The ‘Santa special’ Christmas train runs on Dartmouth steam railway in Devon, England.
© Adrian pearce, United Kingdom, Shortlist, Open Competition, Travel, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Fabian Pfeifhofer
Surreal Iceland
Iceland never fails to amaze me. I last went there to see a volcano erupting and was lucky enough to get there on the last day that it was still spilling lava. As a bonus, we also got the moon and the first aurora of the season.
© Fabian Pfeifhofer, Italy, Shortlist, Open Competition, Travel, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Tim Daniels
Iceberg Detail
The peak of an iceberg in Greenland.
© Tim Daniels, United Kingdom, Shortlist, Open Competition, Travel, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Paweł Jagiełło
Sunken Church Tower
In 1950 the Italian village of Curon was flooded to create the artificial basin of Lake Resia, to power a hydroelectric dam. Today, the only visible remnant of the village is the 14th-century church tower jutting from the water.
© Paweł Jagiełło, Poland, Shortlist, Open Competition, Travel, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Guojia Li
Part of Article
In his poem, Part of Article, the Chinese poet, Bian Zhilin, wrote:
‘As you are enjoying the scenery on a bridge,
Upstairs on a tower people are watching you’.
Photographed in Dalian, Liaoning, China, 11 August 2022.
© Guojia Li, China Mainland, Shortlist, Open Competition, Travel, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Callie Eh
Nomadic Life
A woman milking a cow near Alay Valley, Kyrgyzstan. Located in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan is one of the few places on Earth where people lead a truly nomadic lifestyle. Fermented mare’s milk is a popular drink and a major source of income for nomads. Most dairy products are made by women, including kumis, kaymak, yoghurt and butter.
© Callie Eh, Malaysia, Shortlist, Open Competition, Travel, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
İsmail Serhat ŞAHİN'
Travel in Dalyan
In the Dalyan Delta, the water coming out of the lake meanders to the sea. Exploring the delta by boat, slowly sailing through the reeds, lets you discover a beautiful piece of untouched nature.
© İsmail Serhat ŞAHİN', Türkiye, Shortlist, Open Competition, Travel, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Pamela Chiang
Way Back Home
Rice terraces, called tanada in Japanese, are considered by many as Japan’s ‘original scenery’. From May to July, the water-filled rice terraces turn mountainsides into a network of mirrored pools, each one reflecting its own fragment of the sky. I took this photograph right after the golden hour, using a long, 147-second exposure. It was taken from the mountain around the biggest Japanese tanada – Maruyama Senmaida Rice Terraces – near the city of Kumano in Mie prefecture.
© Pamela Chiang, Taiwan, Shortlist, Open Competition, Travel, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Marios Forsos
Untitled
A young Ladakh woman wearing traditional wedding attire, which includes an incredibly elaborate headdress. Decorated with lapis lazuli stones and gold ornaments, these headdresses often weigh more than 15kg. Interestingly, while the bride has a single outfit for the two-day long ceremony, the groom will change outfits more than three times.
© Marios Forsos, Greece, Shortlist, Open Competition, Travel, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards