Sony World Photo Awards:Top18 images

Sony World Photo Awards:Top18 images

These are just two of the incredible winning images in the worldwide Sony World Photography Awards 2016. One photographer, Manex Sungahid from the Philippines, was selected as the winner in his country due to his stunning shot of a young boy walking through a crowd painted in white spots at the Ati-Atihan Festival held in Kalibo, Aklan.

Another, Minh Thanh Ngo, took home the winning title for Vietnam with his photograph of a traditional ceremony that sees Vietnamese people release floating lanterns on to the river for peace. In Thanh Ngo's image, the two women placing the lights into the water are doing so as they pray for their families.

From the tens of thousands of submissions entered into the annual contest - of landscapes, sunsets and wildlife - 60 were selected as winners. The winning photos, which were chosen by judges this week, will be shown at Somerset House in London between April 24 and May 10. The 2017 edition of the contest - the 10th anniversary of the competition - will open on June 1 2017.

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