21 of the best travel photos, from Japan to London

For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.

- Robert Louis Stevenson

Each week, we're looking back over the past three years of the Sony World Photography Awards, one of the industry's leading and free photography competitions. We choose a theme, based on one of the Open competition categories and our editors pick the best commended, shortlisted and winning images from across the year's. 

This week, we delve into the world of Travel Photography, featuring images from far-flung places across the globe... 

You can enter the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards for free. Don't forget to choose the right competition for you: Open, Professional or Youth. 

© Abhijit Banerjee, India, Shortlist, Open, Travel, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

© Achim Thomae, Germany, Shortlist, Open, Travel, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

© Alok Saraf, Norway, Commended, Open, Travel, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

© Alin Popescu Romania, Commended, Open Travel, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Eric T'Kindt Belgium, Commended, Open, Travel, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© F. Dilek Uyar, Turkey, Commended, Open, Travel, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

© Fabio Ansolin, Brazil, Commended, Open, Travel, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© George Digalakis, Greece, Commended, Open, Travel, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

© Ismail Abdul Mutalib, Indonesia, Shortlisted, Open, Travel, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Jeannette de Roos, Netherlands, Commended, Open, Travel, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Jirawat Plekhongthu, Thailand, Commended, Open, Travel, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

© Kitti Tom Penparkkul, USA, Commended, Open, Travel, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Konrad Żelazowski, Poland, Commended, Open, Travel, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

© Maria Farrelly, UK, Commended, Open, Travel, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

© Mariska Vegter, Netherlands, Commended, Open, Travel, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Navin Kumar, India, Commended, Open, Travel, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

© Placido Faranda, Italy, Shortlist, Open, Travel, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

© Ralph Gräf, Germany, Shortlist, Open, Travel, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

© Rob Wilson, Canada, Shortlist, Open, Travel, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

© Stuart Chape, Samoa, Commended, Open, Travel, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Tan Jia Yi, Malaysian, Shortlist, Open, Travel, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

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