10 breathtaking entries from the world's most famous photography competition
10 breathtaking entries from the world's most famous photography competition
This is the annual celebration of the Dinagyang Festival in Iloili City in the Philippines. The religious festival is held every year on the fourth Sunday of January.
This bizarrely beautiful image was composed by Josè Marìa Pèrez from Argentina.
This photo shows the vast scale of the Warsaw University of Technology — the country's leading institute of technology and one of the largest in Central Europe.
Zuorong Li from China submitted this photo to the Open category. "There was a diving practice, after that, the swimming coach was swimming in the pool," said Li. "I was standing on the 5-metre diving platform, waiting for the right moment, although the light was quite dim, I still managed to get this shot."
This photographer was travelling to Sertar County in China when he visited the local Buddhist Insititute and snapped this picture of a monk walking by.
"Bear Apartment Six" is a composite print made up of 16 photographs taken by photographer Alex Cearns. The single images were taken at the Free the Bears Fund's enclosure in Cambodia and then pieced together to form a visually enthralling scene of bustling bear activity, indicative of an apartment building.
This serene photo shows a manta ray swimming in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Indonesia.
As part of her series, "The Flower Keepers," Ellie Victoria Gale explores her imagination and thoughts, creating whimsical characters in a world filled with flowers.
This image was shot from a plane at 1,500 feet. It shows waste from a paper mill being agitated by aerators, producing steam and foam, which are pushed by the wind.
This picture was submitted to the Wildlife category of the competition. It was taken in the forest area of Jaipur, India during rain season, when it's common to see Peacocks dancing. The area has a huge population of the National Bird and they are found in most areas — both urban and rural.