Skip to content

Top Navigation

Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
  • Trip Inspiration
  • Plan Your Trip
  • World's Best
  • Destination of the Year
  • A-List Travel Advisors
  • Cruises
  • Travel Tips
  • News
  • Food + Drink
  • Travel Accessories
  • Check-In

Profile Menu

Join Now

Account

  • Join Now
  • My Profile
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletters
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Give a Gift Subscription
  • Help
  • Logout
My Account

Account

  • Join Now
  • My Profile
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletters
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Give a Gift Subscription
  • Help
  • Logout
Login
Subscribe
Pin FB

Explore Travel + Leisure

Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
  • Explore

    Explore

    • World's Best

      World's Best

      The greatest islands, cities, hotels, cruise lines, airports, and more — as voted by you. Read More
    • The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2021

      The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2021

      Whether you're traveling solo or planning a family vacation, here are the 50 best places to visit in 2021. Read More
    • Let's Go Together Podcast

      Let's Go Together Podcast

      Start listening to T+L's brand new podcast, Let's Go Together! Hosted by Kellee Edwards. Read More
  • Trip Inspiration

    Trip Inspiration

    • Trip Ideas
    • Weekend Getaways
    • Spring Travel
    • Summer Travel
    • Fall Travel
    • Winter Travel
    • Solo Travel
    • Romantic Getaways
    • Luxury Travel
    • Beach Vacations
    • Adventure Travel
    • Road Trips
    • Family Travel
    • National Parks
    • Holiday Travel
    • Travel Photography
    • Photo of the Day
    • Culture and Design
  • Plan Your Trip

    Plan Your Trip

    Norwegian Cruise Line Will Require Vaccinations for All Passengers and Crew

    Norwegian Cruise Line Will Require Vaccinations for All Passengers and Crew

    Norwegian Cruise Line hopes to resume sailing out of the U.S. on or around July 4.
    • Travel Deals
    • Attractions
    • BookTandL.com
    • Amusement Parks
    • Festivals and Events
    • Bus and Trains
    • Flight Deals
    • Budget Travel
    • Hotels and Resorts
    • Disney Vacations
    • Airlines and Airports
    • Ground Transportation
    • Travel Guides
  • World's Best

    World's Best

    • Top Hotels
    • Top Cities
    • Top Islands
    • Domestic Airlines
    • International Airlines
    • Tours
    • Safaris
    • See All World's Best
  • Destination of the Year
  • A-List Travel Advisors
  • Cruises

    Cruises

    • Find A Cruise
    • Caribbean Cruises
    • River Cruises
    • European Cruises
    • All-Inclusive Cruises
    • Family Cruises
    • Alaskan Cruises
    • Disney Cruises
    • See All Cruise Vacations
  • Travel Tips

    Travel Tips

    • Travel Trends
    • Packing Tips
    • Points + Miles
    • Budgeting + Currency
    • Customs + Immigration
    • Responsible Travel
    • Travel Etiquette
    • Travel Warnings
    • Weather
    • Mobile Apps
    • See All Travel Tips
  • News

    News

    • Wellness
    • Celebrity Travel
    • Animals
    • Jobs
    • Offbeat
    • See All News
  • Food + Drink

    Food + Drink

    • Restaurants
    • Wine
    • Beer
    • Cocktails + Spirits
    • Bars + Clubs
    • Celebrity Chefs
    • Cooking + Entertaining
    • Food Fairs + Festivals
    • World's Best Restaurants
    • See All Food + Drink
  • Travel Accessories

    Travel Accessories

    • Travel Bags
    • Shoes
    • Travel Tech
    • Shopping
    • Style
    • Gift Guides
    • See All Travel Accessories
  • Check-In

Profile Menu

Subscribe this link opens in a new tab
Join Now

Account

  • Join Now
  • My Profile
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletters
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Give a Gift Subscription
  • Help
  • Logout
My Account

Account

  • Join Now
  • My Profile
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletters
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Give a Gift Subscription
  • Help
  • Logout
Login
Sweepstakes

Follow Us

LIVE
  1. Home
  2. Travel News
  3. 20 Stunning Photos from Young Photographers Around the World

20 Stunning Photos from Young Photographers Around the World

By Erika Owen
February 25, 2016
Skip gallery slides
Save Pin
Credit: © Anais Stupka, Italy
So many people ( us included) wish they could spend their time flying to destination after destination, gathering photos and stories along the way. But believe it or not, exploring the world is already so many of our full-time jobs—and we're not just talking the time you're actually visiting new (or favorite) places. There's so much more to exploring and discovering the nooks and crannies that Earth has to offer than seeing them in person. Photographers—whether they are Instagrammers, professionals, students, or brands—play such a large role in the discovery that happens on the grid. The magic that comes from taking five minutes out of your busy workday to peruse a favorite traveler's Instagram feed is inconceivable, both to productivity and wanderlust.

The Sony World Photography Awards are the perfect outlet for world photographers to share their favorite scenes. This year alone, the competition saw more than 230,000 entries from 186 countries around the world. With numbers like this, it's not hard to see how it has become the world's biggest photography competition. The contest itself is broken down into a set of categories: Professional, Open, Open Commended, Youth, and Youth Commended. While all of the photos are incredible in their own rite, it was the next generation of photographers that really caught our eye. The Youth photos are broken up into three sections: Culture, Environment, and Portraits. Each one entirely different than the next, the photos share powerful scenes from around the places we frequent every day.

If you're looking for the aforementioned daydream break, the full set of shortlisted photos is more than worth some time spent. If you're looking for a quick peek at the full portfolio, we've got you covered. Ahead: TK photos from the Sony World Photography Awards that are currently sending us into an incurable spiral of wanderlust.
Start Slideshow

1 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Zohaib Tariq
Credit: Zohaib Tariq, Pakistan

"Pakistan" by Zohaib Tariq

1 of 20

Advertisement
Advertisement

2 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Zhu Lin Ch'ng
Credit: Zhu Lin Ch'ng, Malaysia

"Night Market" by czl, shot in Thailand

2 of 20

3 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Wai Lam Cheng
Credit: ©Wai Lam Cheng, Hong Kong

"Staring at....." by Ruby Cheng

3 of 20

Advertisement

4 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Sepehr Jamshidi
Credit: © Sepehr Jamshidi Fard, Iran

"Salt Cleansing" by owee, shot at Lake Urmia in Iran

4 of 20

5 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Talia Rudofsky
Credit: © Talia Rudofsky, United Kingdom

"Nouveau Riche" by Talia Rudofsky, shot in Cannes, France

5 of 20

6 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Leena Meyers
Credit: © Leena Meyers, Germany

"Sorry Mom Tattoo" by Leena Meyers

6 of 20

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

7 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Julia Golubov
Credit: © Julia Golubov, Canada

"Shadows Beneath the Eiffel Tower" by Julia Golubov

7 of 20

8 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Jason Liu
Credit: © Jason Llu, Canada

"New Americana" by Jason Liu

8 of 20

9 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Ivana Pejak
Credit: © Ivana Pejak, Serbia

"Selfportrait" by Ivana Pejak

9 of 20

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

10 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Anna Jolly
Credit: © Anna Jolly, United Kingdom

"Local Man in St. Lucia" by Anna Jolly

10 of 20

11 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Ahmed Gaber
Credit: © Ahmed Gaber, Egypt

"Rasheed" by Ahmed Gaber, shot in Rasheed, Egypt

11 of 20

12 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Ekaterina Yaschenko
Credit: © Yashenko Ekaterina Vladimirovna, Russia

Untitled, by Ekaterina Yaschenko

12 of 20

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

13 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Agung Krisna
Credit: ©Agung Krisna Wibawa, Indonesia

"Praying" by Agung Krisna

13 of 20

14 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Michael Theodric
Credit: © Michael Theodric, Indonesia

"Take Water" by Michael Theodric

14 of 20

15 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Lake Lewis
Credit: © Lake Lewis, United States

"Empty Transit" by Lake Lewis

15 of 20

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

16 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Hongbo Zhu
Credit: © Hongbo Zhu, China

Untitled by Hongbo Zhu

16 of 20

17 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Ramadhan Sinclair
Credit: © Ramadhan Sinclair, Malaysia

"Master of Lighting" by Ramadhan Sinclair

17 of 20

18 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Jiaye Li
Credit: © Jiaye Li, China

"Birth" by Jiaye Li

18 of 20

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

19 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Giorgio Granata
Credit: © Giorgio Granata, Italy

"Fortuna" by Giorgio Granata, shot at Horseshoe Bend in Arizona

19 of 20

20 of 20

Save Pin
Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
Sony World Photography Awards - Anais Stupka
Credit: © Anais Stupka, Italy

"Mount Kazbek in Frame, Georgia" by Anais Stupka

20 of 20

Replay gallery

Share the Gallery

Pinterest Facebook

Up Next

By Erika Owen

    Share the Gallery

    Pinterest Facebook
    Trending Videos
    Advertisement
    Skip slide summaries

    Everything in This Slideshow

    Advertisement

    View All

    1 of 20
    2 of 20
    3 of 20
    4 of 20
    5 of 20
    6 of 20
    7 of 20
    8 of 20
    9 of 20
    10 of 20
    11 of 20
    12 of 20
    13 of 20
    14 of 20
    15 of 20
    16 of 20
    17 of 20
    18 of 20
    19 of 20
    20 of 20

    Share options

    Facebook Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
    Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure

    Magazines & More

    Learn More

    • Subscribe this link opens in a new tab
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Content Licensing this link opens in a new tab
    • Sitemap
    • Travel Guide Sitemap

    Connect

    Follow Us
    Subscribe to Our Newsletters
    Travel + Leisure Group
    Other Meredith Sites

    Other Meredith Sites

    • 4 Your Health this link opens in a new tab
    • Allrecipes this link opens in a new tab
    • All People Quilt this link opens in a new tab
    • Better Homes & Gardens this link opens in a new tab
    • Bizrate Insights this link opens in a new tab
    • Bizrate Surveys this link opens in a new tab
    • Cooking Light this link opens in a new tab
    • Daily Paws this link opens in a new tab
    • EatingWell this link opens in a new tab
    • Eat This, Not That this link opens in a new tab
    • Entertainment Weekly this link opens in a new tab
    • Food & Wine this link opens in a new tab
    • Health this link opens in a new tab
    • Hello Giggles this link opens in a new tab
    • Instyle this link opens in a new tab
    • Martha Stewart this link opens in a new tab
    • Midwest Living this link opens in a new tab
    • More this link opens in a new tab
    • MyRecipes this link opens in a new tab
    • MyWedding this link opens in a new tab
    • My Food and Family this link opens in a new tab
    • MyLife this link opens in a new tab
    • Parenting this link opens in a new tab
    • Parents this link opens in a new tab
    • People this link opens in a new tab
    • People en Español this link opens in a new tab
    • Rachael Ray Magazine this link opens in a new tab
    • Real Simple this link opens in a new tab
    • Ser Padres this link opens in a new tab
    • Shape this link opens in a new tab
    • Siempre Mujer this link opens in a new tab
    • Southern Living this link opens in a new tab
    • SwearBy this link opens in a new tab
    MeredithTravel + Leisure is part of the Travel + Leisure Group. Copyright 2021 Meredith Corporation. Travel + Leisure is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation Travel + Leisure Group All Rights Reserved, registered in the United States and other countries. Travel + Leisure may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Privacy Policythis link opens in a new tab Terms of Servicethis link opens in a new tab Ad Choicesthis link opens in a new tab California Do Not Sellthis link opens a modal window Web Accessibilitythis link opens in a new tab
    © Copyright . All rights reserved. Printed from https://www.travelandleisure.com

    View image

    20 Stunning Photos from Young Photographers Around the World
    this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.