The knight and his steed, a tropical capture in Costa Rica. © Nicolas Reusens, Sweden – 2014 Sony World Photography Awards, Open Competition, Nature & Wildlife Subcategory.

A muddy face from the mud bath, going into the lake. © Alpay Erdem, Turkey – 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist, Open Category, Smile subcategory.

A baby Orangutan peeking out from his mother’s embrace. © Chin Boon Leng, Singapore – 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist, Open Category, Nature subcategory.

Group cow race, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, which has 400 years of history. © YongSheng Zheng, China – 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist, Professional Category, Sport subcategory.

Aerial image of river delta in Iceland. © Emmanuel Coupe, Greece – 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist, Professional Category, Landscape subcategory.

An overhead view, from the skies above Poland. © Kacper Kowalski, Poland – 2014 Sony World Photography Awards, Professional Category, Landscape Subcategory.

Rows of identical houses with a playground seen in the middle in the city of Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China. © Kacper Kowalski, Poland – 2014 Sony World Photography Awards, Professional Category, Contemporary Issues subcategory.

A polar bear at Svalbard, Norway. © Wilfred Berthelsen, Norway – 2014 Sony World Photography Awards, Professional Category, Travel subcategory.

Destiny Pierman, 13 collects belongings from the damaged bedroom of her home after tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. © Melissa Golden, USA – 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist, Professional Category, Current Affairs subcategory.

Big Cat, Little Cat – is an advertising campaign for Whiskas cat food. © George Logan, UK – 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist, Open Category, Campaign Subcategory.

Homebound. Homeless children in Chittagong, Bangladesh. © Ata Mohammad Adnan, Bangladesh – 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist, Open Category, Split Second Subcategory.

Pilgrims and devotees cross pontoon bridges at the Maha Kumbh Mela – the largest spiritual gathering on the planet, held every 12 years in India. © Wolfgang Weinhardt, Germany –  2014 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist, Open Category, Travel Subcategory.

That’s dance. © Hasan Baglar, Cyprus – 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist, Cyprus , Open Category, Nature & Wildlife Subcategory.