11 shades of nature from best of 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

The 2017 Sony World Photography Awards were announced weeks ago. Thousands of entries included impressive wildlife and nature photography too. In fact, the winner depicted impact of the climate by capturing the Icebergs that were part of the Larsen Ice Shelf. Other entries included a lioness sleeping on a high tree branch, hunting dolphins to marvelously colored landscapes. Take a look at all 11 photos:

Sleeping beauty by Deveni Nishantha Manjula, Sri Lanka, 1st Place

In Lake Nakuru National

Tabular iceberg by Josselin Cornou, France, 1st Place

Cautelosa / Cautious by Jonatan Banista, Panama, 1st Place

Hunting dolphins vy Eugene Kitsios, Netherlands, 3rd Place

Bimini Biological Field Station in the Bahamas

Character by Matt Lance Draper, New Zealander, 2nd Place

Off the coast of the island Chain of Vava’u, Kingdom of Tonga.

Cliff view by Husain Hakin Alfraid, Saudi Arabia, 2nd Place

Peregrine has caught a Ruff by Markus Varesvuo, Finland, 2nd Place

Escape by Mohammad Alnaser, Saudi Arabia, 3rd Place

Garland By Karolis Janulis, Lithuania, 3rd Place

In San Augustin, Maspalomas

Light from above by Peter Svoboda, Slovakia, 1st Place

In Santa Maddalena, Dolomiten, Italy

Mystic Island by Aleš Krivec, Slovenia, 2nd Place

Photos: The Atlantic