Entries have now opened for the CEWE Photo Awards, the largest and most lucrative of the world's photography competitions.
The world’s largest annual photo contest is open for entries – here’s the highlights from last year
When submissions close next year, the panel of judges will award prizes worth more than GBP 250,000 to 1,000 winners, including long haul holidays and high-tech camera kit. Categories range from nature and architecture to sport and technology, and in the current crisis organisers are encouraging entrants to find beauty in the small things under the theme 'Our world is beautiful'.
Last year's contest saw an unprecedented number of submissions – here are some highlights to help get your eye in…
'The Bearded Hermit' by Ondřej Chvátal – Tábor, Czech Republic
'Urban Snapshots' by Misa ATO – Montpellier, France
'Funny Time' by David Charouz – Rokycany, Czech Republic
'Window On Mont Blanc' by Olivier Schmitt – the Alps, France
'Stepwell' by Tor Olav Olsen – Jaipur, India
'Izrael' by Ronald Hilmer – Jerusalem, Israel
'Sleeping Koala' by Ralph Haldimann – Zurich, Switzerland
'Sibling love' by Sabine Doppelhofer – Graz, Austria
'Divided water' by Morten Tellefsen – Bergen, Norway
'Timide' by Stephane Delckié – Delhi, India
'The Swim' by Tibor Nuriev – Karcag, Hungary
