If you're craving a holiday, best look away now - the following gallery isn't going to help things.
These stunning images are just some of the winners of the Young, Open and National sections of the Sony World Photography competition. A judging panel from the World Photographic Academy and Sony sifted through a staggering 139,554 images, selecting some of the finest travel photography we've ever seen.
Professional category winners and the L’Iris D’Or/Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of the Year title will be announced in London on 30 April, with a collection of shortlisted and winning photographs going on display at London's Somerset House from 1-18 May. Book your tickets here and check out all of the winners here.
(Images: World Photography Organisation)
Going Home
Neville Jones, Australia National Award – 1st Place
Confesiones
Luis Chandi Páez, Ecuador National Award – 1st Place
Lightsnake
Holger Schmidtke, Germany National Award – 1st Place
Jump of Life
Cheung Lai San, Hong Kong National Award – 1st Place
Not Superman
Irwansyah, Indonesia National Award – 1st Place
Sahara Express
Rafael Gutiérrez Garitano, Spain National Award – 1st Place
The Mongol
Simon Morris, United Kingdom National Award – 2nd Place
Smile
Alpay Erdem, Turkey Winner Open
Travel
Chen Li, China Winner Open
Nature & Wildlife
Gert Van Den Bosch, Netherlands Winner Open
Split Second
Hairul Azizi Harun, Malaysia Winner Open
Panoramic
Ivan Pedretti, Italy Winner Open
Low Light
Vlad Eftenie, Romania Winner Open
What are you staring at !?
Chin Boon Leng, Singapore, 1st place, Singapore National Award
A touch of a 17th century Dutch painting
Theo de Witte, Netherlands National Award – 1st Place
