20 stunning photos from the winners of the Photo Is Light World Photography contest

Our world is big, and full of interesting places, events, and people. Thanks to photographers who travel around the world, we are able to capture bits of life from all corners of the planet.

The Photo Is Light World Photography contest featured the best images from photographers from around the world, selected this year. The competition includes different categories, including architecture, landscape, nature, and local color. Let's take a look at the best works of this year!

Great white shark off the coast of Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Photographer Florent Gooden

Calbuco volcano eruption, Chile. Photographer Francisco Negroni

Approaching storm on the coast of Ibiza, Xavier Mas

Cape Stokesness in Ireland, Ivan Perreti

Battle of the northern boobies for fish, Shetland Islands. Photographer Tracey Lund

Caves near the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Petr Polach

Curious African lion cubs, photographer Nitin Michael

Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi, Judith Kuhn

China celebrates the birthday of the goddess of Nuwa, Jianhui Liao

The Milky Way over the peaks of Tre Cime di Lavaredo in Italy. Photographer Ivan Pedretti

The moment of the Chase, Thomas Vijayan

Abandoned 13th-century mansion in Poland, Roman Robroek

Flamingo Horizon, Xiangli Zhang

"Shopping trip", by Jianglin Chen, China

Manul in the Snows of Mongolia, Thomas Vijayan

The Waal Bridge in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Photographer Jeroen Lagerwerf

Orangutan in Borneo, Thomas Vijayan

A monk at work in a Chinese temple, Wei Wang

Colorful religious festival in Bangladesh, by Azim Khan Ronnie

Shot from the 42nd floor of the Shangri-La Hotel in Dubai, by Judith Kuhn