8 years ago
This week we choose some of our favorite Nature and Wildlife entries from the past 3 years of the Open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards.
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"In 2016 the total number of entries received since the first edition in 2007 surpassed 1 million images, reinforcing its position as one of the most respected and influential photography competitions in existence.
Each year a total prize fund of $30,000 (USD) plus the latest Sony digital imaging equipment is shared between winning photographers. Photographers are taken on a year-long journey, bringing untold exposure and providing a global stage on which to present their work."

© Andrew Suryono, Indonesia, Commended, Open, Nature and Wildlife, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Arnfinn Johansen, Norway, Commended, Open, Nature and Wildlife, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

© Arseniy Semyonov Russia, Commended, Open, Nature and Wildlife, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

© Torsten Velden, Germany, Commended, Open, Nature and Wildlife, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

© Christine Ody, New Zealand, Commended, Open, Nature and Wildlife, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Helga Urban, Hungary, Shortlist, Open, Nature and Wildlife, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

© Dennis Vandermeersch, Belgium, Shortlist, Open, Nature and Wildlife, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

© Imre Potyó, Hungary, Shortlist, Open, Nature and Wildlife, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

© Karin Zipperling, Germany, Commended, Open, Nature and Wildlife, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

© Lessy Sebastian, Indonesia, Shortlist, Open, Nature and Wildlife, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

© Lise Simoneau, Canada, Commended, Open, Nature and Wildlife, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Nick Kontostavlakis, Greece, Shortlist, Open, Nature and Wildlife, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

© Simona Tedesco, Italy, Shortlist, Open, Nature and Wildlife, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards
![© Steiner Wang, ]aiwan, Shortlist, Open, Nature and Wildlife, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards](https://www.worldphoto.org/sites/default/files/%C2%A9%20Steiner%20Wang%2C%20%5Daiwan%2C%20Shortlist%2C%20Open%2C%20Nature%20and%20Wildlife%2C%202016%20Sony%20World%20Photography%20Awards.jpg)
© Steiner Wang, ]aiwan, Shortlist, Open, Nature and Wildlife, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

© Stelios Charalampakis, Greece, Commended, Open, Nature and Wildlife, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards