Our pick of the most spectacular images up for the Sony World Photography Awards 2021
From beluga whales to a fox sat on a volcano
Travel is still not an option right now, but you can explore the world through photography – and the work of finalists and shortlisted photographers in the professional competition for the Sony World Photography Awards 2021, is a good place to start.
The pros showcase “rewards a remarkable body of work for technical excellence and a fresh perspective on contemporary subjects” – including portraiture, landscape and environment.
The winner will be announced on April 15. Until then, enjoy these…
From the series Ampelio and I
![A floating building](http://content.assets.pressassociation.io/2021/02/25112349/911adb61-0435-43b8-88f9-e03f65fa1ff7.jpg)
Luigi Bussolati, Italy, Finalist
A Fox from the series Volcano
![Fox on a volcano](http://content.assets.pressassociation.io/2021/02/25112355/5d53e970-4fa1-4f1a-8cf2-226d8c2b1ec1.jpg)
Fyodor Savintsev, Russian Federation, Finalist
From the series Gas Chamber Delhi
![Two men on a boat in polluted New Delhi](http://content.assets.pressassociation.io/2021/02/25112401/6cd53978-3688-4cce-a531-95f36869eae8.jpg)
Alessandro Gandolfi, Italy, Shortlist
Pink Dream
![A woman stood in pink water](http://content.assets.pressassociation.io/2021/02/25112404/041b9cc9-e6bc-4f2a-8d61-37b2d02caf03.jpg)
Sergio Aparicio OKOBÉ, Spain, Shortlist
I Wanna Be Messi
![A child eing pushed in a wheelchair against a backdrop of others playing football](http://content.assets.pressassociation.io/2021/02/25112410/a167e6fc-0d63-459e-b60a-bd2f1c479809.jpg)
Antonio Aragon Renuncio, Spain, Shortlist
Urban training
![A person swimming in the ocean](http://content.assets.pressassociation.io/2021/02/25112416/dce7dce7-bb01-4ba9-9bce-aa46e2673183.jpg)
Florian Gruet, France, Shortlist
Minimalistic still life with a cat and chamomile
![A cat and a daisy](http://content.assets.pressassociation.io/2021/02/25112422/babb99c5-8daf-47af-97d0-3cf1d5ca24ef.jpg)
Igor Kryukov, Russian Federation, Shortlist
From the series Saving Chimps in the Congo
![A woman holding two chimpanzees](http://content.assets.pressassociation.io/2021/02/25112426/28729d5b-c6e8-4266-9ac2-8181a98ec96c.jpg)
Brent Stirton, South Africa, Shortlist
Love
![A man touching head with a beluga whale](http://content.assets.pressassociation.io/2021/02/25112435/67f71a1c-cbab-4346-96f3-55f26409a720.jpg)
Aleksander Nordahl, Norway, Shortlist
Hymn of the building site-6
![Colourful Chinese architecture from above](http://content.assets.pressassociation.io/2021/02/25114356/c8fecdba-e330-4580-a0e3-e5f1597e7b0b.jpg)
Guanghui Gu, China, Finalist
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