A Brassica napus napobrassica skip over out of a plane

This class , theSony World Photography Contestreceived an astonishing 139,554 image entries . Ranging from the beautiful to the desolate , the humane to the in the end alien , judges sifted through hundred of thousands of technically undefiled and artistically stunning representation of the world ’s various corners . While the official award ceremony wo n’t be held until April 30th in London , we ’re giving you a canary peep at some of our personal pet entries .

A fragile hummingbird in Colombia

Jumper

A Swede jumps out of a plane

A man participates in cow racing , a vernacular event in Indonesia

Indonesian shaver arm wrestling

Boxers swipe blows in Auckland

Hummingbird

A delicate hummingbird in Colombia

A street musician swan about Chile

Lightning over the Nordic skies

Shiite Iranians get waterlogged in Bijar during the Imam Hussein mourning ceremonies

Indonesia Man Animals

A man participates in cow racing, a common event in Indonesia

Wrestling

Indonesian children arm wrestling

Boxing Still

Boxers swipe blows in Auckland

Chile Man Flowers

A street musician wandering about Chile

Sony World Photography Contest Lightning

Lightning over the Nordic skies

Mud Mourning

Shiite Iranians get muddy in Bijar during the Imam Hussein mourning ceremonies