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Go on or not?
Aljaž Žnidaršič is on a wintry climbing tour with a friend, but they have to turn back on a ridge before the last of three mountains.
The Slovene won the country and regional awards of the Sony World Photography Awards.
Photo: Aljaž Žnidaršič / Sony World Photography Awards 2021
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Like a snake: In Death Valley the wind blew this dune into shape.
Patrick Mueller was named the best photographer in the USA with the photo.
All photos that were submitted for the main competition, the "Open Competition", are included in the national competition.
They must have been accepted in 2020.
Photo: Patrick Mueller / Sony World Photography Awards 2021
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In the dark of a house: In Ha Giang, "I went into a house and asked permission to take this photo," says Tuan Nguyen Quang, the Vietnamese winner.
A total of photographers from 51 countries and regions were awarded.
Photo: Tuan Nguyen Quang / Sony World Photography Awards 2021
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A father and son job: a fisherman and his son are working on a river one early winter morning.
Min Min Zaw competed for Myanmar, the black and white photo looks like a carefully composed silhouette.
Photo: Min Min Zaw / Sony World Photography Awards 2021
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Paprika string maker: In the southern Serbian village of Donja Lokošnica, around 250 of the 280 households are engaged in the cultivation of paprika.
Around 500 tons of ground pepper are produced on an area of 250 hectares.
Vladimir Zivojinovic managed the portrait.
Photo: Vladimir Zivojinovic / Sony World Photography Awards 2021
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Clouds or plumes of smoke?
The 5452 meter high Popocatépetl is one of the most active volcanoes in Mexico.
Brian Mena Laureano was there with his camera at sunrise.
Photo: Brian Mena Laureano / Sony World Photography Awards 2021
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Path to the water: In the southern Omo Valley in Ethiopia, the tribes living there depend on the river for their survival.
Donnell Gumiran from the Philippines photographed the scene.
Photo: Donell Gumiran / Sony World Photography Awards 2021
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Ride with a rotary worm: two roads wind around each other in Hakone, framed by an autumn forest.
Hiroki Nose became Japan's best photographer with aerial photography.
Photo: Hiroki Nose / Sony World Photography Awards 2021
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Pink dots: Naser Alomri from Kuwait needed many attempts with his drone until he was satisfied with the result - the flamingos did not seem to have bothered.
Photo: Naser Alomari / Sony World Photography Awards 2021
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Dried out: Eniz Karadzha photographed this reservoir in Bulgaria.
“Scenes like this show that the effects of climate change are becoming increasingly evident,” he writes about his photo and: “After spending a few weeks studying the angle of the sun - and being a little lucky - I managed to do that hoped to take a picture. "
Photo: Eniz Karadzha / Sony World Photography Awards 2021
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The night of the Perseids: Matti Virtanen was in Finland on the photo hunt for meteors, but he only caught stars.
After all, he got a prize for his 30-second recording.
Photo: Matti Virtanen / Sony World Photography Awards 2021
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White forest: Tomislav Veic took "my camera into the largest jungle in Croatia after the first snowfall towards the end of 2020".
The result convinced the jury.
Photo: Tomislav Veic / Sony World Photography Awards 2021
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Black Mountain: The Icelander Viktor Einar Vilhelmsson makes the mountain Klifatindur and its peak Vestrahorn even more famous.
The massive rock, up to 889 meters high, rises abruptly from the water.
Photo: Viktor Einar Vilhelmsson / Sony World Photography Awards 2021
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