By: Tamara | Last updated February 14, 2019 
Photography is one of the most expressive forms of art. It can capture personalities, states of mind, feelings and everything that surrounds us.
They say ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’. Well, the pictures in this gallery are literally prize-worthy. In fact, they have actually been awarded prizes by the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards and the World Press Photo.
Diamond Dust, by Masayasu Sakuma, photo taken in Japan, in February, at 1,700 feet altitude.
Image source: Sony World Photography Awards
Castelluccio Landscape in Italy, by Francesco Russo. The photo was taken in Sibillini Mountains National Park, in Italy
Image source: Sony World Photography Awards
Woman watching the sunrise, at Mu Cang Chai Rice Terrace in Vietnam, by Tran Minh Dung
Image source: Sony World Photography Awards
Foggy night in Estonia, by photographer Hendrik Mandla
Image source: Sony World Photography Awards
The 'Copacabana Palace' by German photographer Peter Bauza. The girl in the photo is Eduarda, who lives in an abandoned apartment block in Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (ironically called 'Copacabana Palace', which is a luxury hotel), with 7 other siblings.
Image source: Sony World Photography Awards
'Praying for a miracle', by Robin Hammond, a photographer from New Zealand.
Image source: www.worldpressphoto.org
