15 stunning photographs shortlisted for the Sony World Photography Awards 2016

The photographs were shortlisted from a staggering 230,000 entries

A record number of entries were recorded in this year's Sony Photography Awards, with more than 230,000 photographs being submitted from 186 countries. A number of themes were covered in the competition including Europe's refugee crisis, the Ukraine conflict, drone and underwater photography.



Three Pakistani photographers, Kumail Rizvi, Shahzad Khan and Zohaib Tariq, have also been recognised in the awards’ youth competition for photographers aged 19 and under.

Here are some of the entries which have been shortlisted and will be on display at London's Somerset House from 22 April to 8 May.

1. 'Pakistan' by Zohaib Tariq, Pakistan



2. "Too much practice" by Khairel Anuar Che Ani, Malaysia

3. "Lion" by David Chancellor, UK



4. "Human made environment" by Kumail Rizvi, Pakistan 



5. "Pools" by Stephan Zirwes, Germany



6. "Running away with the Circus" by Stephanie Sinclair, United States



7. "Larung Gar" by Attila Balogh, Hungary



8. "RIC Hornets" by Rob Gregory, United States



9. "Playing in Dusty Dusk" by MD Tanveer Rohan, Bangladesh



10. "Real world aliens" by Alexander Semenov, Russia



11. "The Selfie Project" by Kristoffer Eliassen, Norway



12. "California drought from above" by Lucy Nicholson, UK



13. "Flying into the sunset" by Eric Madeja, Switzerland



14. "The philosopher" by Juliette Blanchard, France



15. "Sea Baby" by Andrey Narchuk, Russia



View more shortlisted images here