10 of the best photographs from this year’s Sony World Photography Awards

MANTA, ECUADOR – People line up for free food and water from the government, days after an earthquake in Manta, Ecuador.

SORRENTO, LA – Travis Guedry and his dog Ziggy glide through floodwaters keeping an eye out for people in need on August 17, 2016 in Sorrento, Louisiana. Tremendous downpours have resulted in disastrous flooding, responsible for at least seven deaths and thousands of homes being damaged.

Rivera Hernandez – with five warring gangs and a rate of three bodies of average daily routine is an exercise in survival.

Icebergs in Russia

A poignant image of those who had fled from the Syrian civil war at the border with Turkey.

Aminu from Bauchi, Nigeria pursues a B.A. in Economics from NIMS, Jaipur.

Incredible image of this leapord that won 3rd place in the competition

Hong Kong from above

Sunset over Hamnoy, Norway

Silhouettes of cranes at sunrise at the Hula Valley nature reserve, Israel. This place is a stopping point for hundreds of birds along their migration journey and considered as one of the largest concentrations of cranes in the world.