The World Photography Organization has released its shortlist for the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards. The subjects range from animals to whimsical moments, all the finalists managed to capture a moment worth looking at over and over again.

Check them out below:

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Warring Horses by Ngai Bun Wonh
© Ngai Bun Wonh/2014 Sony World Photography Awards)

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The Knight and His Steed by Nicolas Reusens
A tropical capture in Costa Rica. © Nicolas Reusens/2014 Sony World Photography Awards

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Lightsnake by Holger Schmidtke
© Holger Schmidtke/2014 Sony World Photography Awards

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Be Cheerful Even in the Darkest of Times by Samantha Fortenberry
In your youth, nothing can stop you from enjoying time with your friends, especially not a simple matter of rain during summer fun. © Samantha Fortenberry/2014 Sony World Photography Awards

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Yellow Fellow by Anurag Kumar
Events in India and the most vibrant of all. © AnuragKumar/2014 Sony World Photography Awards

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Aerial Series by Emmanuel Coupe-Kalomiris
Images from the ‘Aerial Series’ series were taken in the southern and central parts of Iceland. These areas were carefully scouted and selected for their particular qualities such as formations and color pallet. © Emmanuel Coupe/2014 Sony World Photography Awards

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The Mongol by Simon Morris
A hunter rests in his little house on the plains in western Mongolia. © Simon Morris/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
 
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Disaster Zone by Alison Crea
A cup of Strawberry Milk has been bumped and the little people are in danger of capsizing their canoe. © Alison Crea/2014 Sony World Photography Awards.

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149584-754106 by Jan Stel
Interior of an abandoned cooling tower. © Jan Stel/2014 Sony World Photography Awards.

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What Are You Staring At? by Chin Boon Leng
A baby orangutan peeking out from his mother’s embrace. © Chin Boon Leng/2014 Sony World Photography Awards

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Untitled by Pedro Londoño
An amusement park in Medellín, Colombia. © Pedro Londoño, Colombia/2014 Sony World Photography Awards

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Ples u tami II by Vuk Adzic
The Guča trumpet festival. © Vuk Adzic/2014 Sony World Photography Awards

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Jump of Life by Bonnie Cheung
In July each year, this heart-pounding scene of wildebeests migration repeats itself in Kenya. © Bonnie Cheung/2014 Sony World Photography Awards

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Homebound by Ata Mohammad Adnan
Homeless children in Chittagong, Bangladesh. © Ata Mohammad Adnan/2014 Sony World Photography Awards

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Arbore Sandstorm by Juan Carlos Ruiz Duarte
A boy sits on a dead tree after a sandstorm. © Carlos Duarte/2014 Sony World Photography Awards

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Zeybeks by Hasan Baglar
That’s Dance, Sunward and Zeybeks. © Hasan Baglar/2014 Sony World Photography Awards

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Muddy Smile by Alpay Erdem
A woman with a muddy face from the mud bath going into the lake. © Alpay Erdem/2014 Sony World Photography Awards

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The Calm Before The Storm by Sean Batten
Greenwich tunnel in London. © Sean Batten/2014 Sony World Photography Awards

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Bears and Birds by Wilfred Berthelsen
This is a series of images in black & white taken in the wild at Svalbard.

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Wet Dog by Sophie Gamand
Wet Dog is a series of portraits of dogs caught mid‐bath. The dogs are photographed at a vulnerable moment, half a second before they shake the water off their fur.

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Untitled by Guillermo Barquero
Image of minerso of Gold Fields Abangares – gold mine of Guanacaste in Costa Rica. © Guillermo Barquero/2014Sony World Photography Awards