Selfies of nuns, fascinating iceberg and debauchery in Jerusalem: who will be the winner of the Sony World Photography Awards 2019

The annual Sony World Photography Awards brought together representatives from more than 50 countries. Most of them are amateurs who seek to make themselves known to the world, but there are also sophisticated professionals among the participants who are able to capture the very essence of a dynamic life.

The works presented at the competition this year are more than beautiful. They have their own charisma, subtle charm. Do you want to see what a photo should be like to win among the best? Scroll through and find out, it will be interesting.

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The photos below are a brief announcement of the competition from Sony World Photography Awards–2019.

Some of them are staged, others turned out completely by accident. At the same time, competitive works cannot be combined in one direction or style. Sony World Photography Awards is a unique competition, the distinctive feature of which is complete openness, including regarding the subject of photos.

So, for example, among the contenders for victory, you can note pictures from a drone, a photo of a huge iceberg or underwater photography.

Drone view of the amusement park at Weston Super Mea Beach. The picture was taken by Nicholas Jones.

The author of this landscape is the Italian photographer Marco Giaotti. The frame was taken on the Svalbard archipelago. 

The judges will be the people who set the trend in the world of professional photography – Emma Lewis, Oliver Lawrence and Mike Trow.

Sebastian Leban captured the celebration of Purim in one of the schools in Jerusalem. 

In addition, he noted the prevalence of larger-scale and technically perfect shooting over productions from the past.

A landscape in the center of which is a road skirting the picturesque Lake Blejsko in Slovenia. The author of the picture, Donald Yip, admits that he had to be patient before a car appeared on the road. Fortunately, it was bright red.

Kristy Lee Rogers commented on her own shot this way: "This shot was taken in Hawaii and is part of a set called "Muses". We used the pool and water as a canvas, the play of reflected light and the movement of models to show an altered reality. All the pictures were taken at night to fully control the lighting."

A picture of female workers painting umbrellas in Myanmar. The author says that in order to achieve the contrast of such red, yellow, blue and green, he had to shoot the scene 4 times, which took 4 months.

A unique snapshot of Yi Han's authorship shows the moment when a group of visually impaired cinema visitors "watch" a movie. The author notes that the photo was taken in Shanghai, where such screenings are often held for citizens with disabilities. During the film screenings, invited famous TV presenters and announcers are in the hall and tell the audience about what is happening on the screen.

The competition includes 10 categories. Some of them show objects in motion, in the center of the composition of others – landscape or animals.

The photographer managed to capture how the hyena yawns. The frame was taken in the national park of the Indian state of Jaipur.

Silvia Mikel took this portrait of her dog Rasta during an overnight stay in an igloo in January 2018.

Matthew Katell has been following this deer for a while. The author felt that he could make the "right" frame. He tried not to make noise so that the animal would get used to the presence of a human. A magnificent shot of a proud elk against the background of the early dawn of the foggy surroundings of London.

Here are some more works of the contenders for the victory:

Camel caravan at sunset in Xinjiang, China. The work of authorship Pan Xiao Zhong. 

Morning rays of the sun breaking through the arches of the Taj Mahal, India. The author is Alexander Reshnia. 

The indescribable play of light in the branches of the trees "Brookgreen Garden", South Carolina. The photographer is Tonino Vicari. 

Hassan Torabi wanted to show with his work how beautiful Iranian women, traditions and the way of life of his people can be. 

Floating mesh structures, quite common off the coast of Australia, are teeming with various species of ocean flora and fauna, including seahorses, which is why they are called "stables" here.