Some great examples:
KANZI THE BABY GORILLA: A portrait taken at Melbourne Zoo. Picture: Peter Willingham, Australia. Professional and amateur photgraphers have until January 5 to enter the awards by visiting the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards.
UNDER THE RAINBOW: A boat carries a group of tourists under a rainbow at Niagara Falls in Canada. Picture: Fahad Abdualhameid, Saudi Arabia
SEA BABY: A baby fur seal captured near the Commander Islands in the Bering Sea, off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. Picture: Andrey Narchuk, Russia
HOLIDAY BLUES: The view from a beachside hotel room in Waikiki, Hawaii. Picture: Joel Stafford, Australia
VIENNESE WALTZ: People enjoying themselves while dancing the Viennese Waltz. Picture: Dmitri Izosimov, Russia
RASBERRY TASTE: A wild red squirrel eating raspberries. Picture: Geert Weggen, Sweden
HEAL THE WORLD: Young monks pray for peace at a monastery in Bagan, Myanmar. Picture: Chan Kwok Hung, Hong Kong
PEACE: Flamingos gather at Miankaleh Lagoon, a protected area in northern Iran that hosts a variety of animals. Picture: Hadi Mohsentabar, Iran. 2016 Sony World Photography Awards
With many thanks to the Australian