Winners of World Photography Awards 2020 unveiled
Motion category
The precise moment at which four cooling towers in Shropshire, England, were demolished were captured by photographer Alec Connah.
(Image courtesy: Alec Connah)
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Travel category
Adrian Guerin image of a 2.5-kilometer-long iron-ore train in Mauritania was selected as the winner of the Travel category.
(Image courtesy: Adrian Guerin)
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Natural World and Wildlife category
An intimate moment between two cheetahs in Botswana, as captured by Chinese photographer Guofei Li won the Natural World and Wildlife category. Their position in the frame resembles the yin-yang symbol.
(Image courtesy: Guofei Li)
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Culture category
Antoine Veling's photograph which won Culture category, shows the moment audience members jumped on stage at an Iggy Pop concert in Sydney Opera House.The light and composition is reminiscent of a Caravaggio painting.
(Image courtesy: Antoine Veling)
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Street photography category
Santiago Mesa won the street photography category for this image of a protester being detained by riot police in the Colombian city of Medellin. Riot police dispersed marching workers and street vendors.
(Image courtesy: Santiago Mesa)
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Still Life category
Jorge Reynal's stark depiction of a dead fish caught in a plastic bag won the Still Life category. The image aims to highlight the crisis affecting the oceans.
(Image courtesy: Jorge Reynal)
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Creative category
A photograph from Suxing Zhang's series "Hua," which means flower in Chinese, was the winner of the creative category.
"I use a combination of light and texture to create strong visuals that heighten the senses," he said about the image.
(Image courtesy:Suxing Zhang)
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Portraiture category
Tom Oldham's black and white photograph of Pixies frontman Charles Thompson, also known as Black Francis, taken for Mojo magazine, won the Portraiture category.
(Image courtesy: Tom Oldham)
Architecture category
Rosaria Sabrina Pantano's image of a pyramid-shaped sculpture standing at the 38th parallel, a circle of latitude that passes through Sicily, Italy won the Architecture category.
(Image courtesy: Rosaria Sabrina Pantano)
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