Chinese photographer snaps up a win at 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2017-03-29 18:47:19
More than 1,000 people practice taichi near the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei Province on December 10, 2016. Gong Jianguo, the Chinese photographer who took the image, titled “Tai Chi,” was declared winner of the open “culture” category at the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards on March 28, 2017.Photo: Gong Jianguo /2017 Sony World Photography Awards/CFP
Editor's Note:
Gong Jianguo was declared winner of the open “culture” category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards and a winner of the National Awards of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards on March 28, 2017, according to the World Photography Organization. This year’s competition saw 227,596 entries from around 183 countries and regions, according to a report of The Atlantic. Photos: CFP

Greek photographer Constantinos Sofikitis snapped this image during a parade in New York City. His work, titled “Halloween Protagonists” won the open “street photography” category. Photo: Constantinos Sofikitis/2017 Sony World Photography Awards/CFP
German photographer Ralph Gr?f won the open “travel” category for his image of Roy's Cafe, a gas station and motel at the Historic Route 66 in Amboy, California. Photo: Ralph Gr?f/2017 Sony World Photography Awards/CFP
People bike and walk past a building in Berlin on a bright summer's day. Tim Cornbill, the British photographer who took the image, titled “Concrete Circle,” won the open “architecture” category at the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards on March 28, 2017. Photo: Tim Cornbill/2017 Sony World Photography Awards/CFP
Lise Johansson, the Danish photographer who took the above image named “#3 Hearth,” won the open “enhanced” category at the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards on March 28, 2017. Photo: Lise Johansson /2017 Sony World Photography Awards/CFP
This shot shows a boundary line of ice and snow on a pond. Hiroshi Tanita, the Japanese photographer behind the image titled “Borderline,” won the open “nature” category at the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards on March 28, 2017.Photo: Hiroshi Tanita /2017 Sony World Photography Awards/CFP
This tangled image shows members of the Colombian water polo team compete at the European Junior Championship. Camilo Diaz, the Colombian photographer who took the image named “Submerged Field,” won the open “motion” category. Photo: Camilo Diaz /2017 Sony World Photography Awards/CFP
Flamingos crowd the shallow waters of Walvis Bay, Namibia in this work titled “Flamingos Soul” by Swiss photographer Alessandra Meniconzi, who won the open “wildlife” category. Photo: Alessandra Meniconzi /2017 Sony World Photography Awards/CFP
Young model Anastasiya Marinina poses as the character Mathilda from the famed movie “Leon.” Russian photographer Alexander Vinogradov won the open “portraits” category for the image, titled “Mathilda.” Photo: Alexander Vinogradov/2017 Sony World Photography Awards/CFP
“Sunrise at Sea,” an image created with fabric and paper by Russian photographer Sergey Dibtsev, won the open “still life” category. Photo: Sergey Dibtsev/2017 Sony World Photography Awards/CFP