An exploding volcano, a nosy killer whale and a very brave skier: The new photo contest that is setting EXTREMELY high standards
Overall winner: French photographer Greg Lecoeur was crowned the overall winner with his highly evocative photograph immortalising marine predators hunting during the migratory period of sardines along the coast of South Africa
Nature, second place: Photographer Mike Korostelev captured a mighty brown bear pouncing on fish in Kuril Lake, Russia
Wildlife, second place: Antonius Andre Tjiu managed to document the hurried moment a snake fought back against a huge crested serpent eagle in Borneo
Sport, second place: Photographer Eric Tkindt says he was 'lucky' to be in the right place at the right time when this former world champion lost his title
Travel, first place: Turkish photographer Leyla Emektar captured a local peasant woman weaving her way between brightly coloured greenhouses during the strawberry harvest
Travel, second place: When Matjaz Krivic came across this boy, she and her team patched up his broken shoes with dental floss and photographed them before he went on his way
Open Colour, first place: The colours and crafts of Vietnam are the heart of this photograph, entitled Phan Rang Fishing Net Making, by Malaysian photographer Danny Yen Sin Wong
Open Colour, second place: Muslims circulate the Kaaba of holy worship in a shot taken by photographer Majid Alamri
Open Monochrome, first place: Polish photographer Marcin Ryczek took this striking photograph of swans and ducks in Cracow
Open Monochrome, second place: Photographer Pimpin Nagawan captures a barbaric cock fight - a bloody tradition widespread across several societies in Indonesia
Student, first place: A highly conceptual portrait entitled Ofelia, taken in Mexico by budding photographer Krishna Vr
Student, second place: Spencer Cox captured this glassy washed-up iceberg on Iceland's Jokulsarlon beach, just before it melted back into the ocean
Architecture, first place: New Zealander Mike Holleman captured a glimpse of Tokyo shot using a long exposure while travelling the Yurikamome Line in Japan
Architecture, second place: Two women wander through the vast Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, shot in Dubai by Ali Al Hajri
People and Portrait, first place: All the tenderness of the relationship between mother and child is captured in this portrait by Chinese photographer Jiming Lv
People and Portrait, second place: A quirky composure of a redhead and a hairless cat from Dutch photographer Justine Tjallinks
Wine, first place: It wouldn't be an Italian contest without an entire category devoted to wine - and this was the winner, a Romanian farmer in Maramures taken by Gianluca De Bartolo
Wine, second place: The misty autumn landscape of the Cuneo Langhe wine region near Alba, shot by Valentina Galvagno
Storyboard, first place: Danish photographer Jacob Ehrbahn captured a group of migrants from Syria and Afghanistan upon reaching the Greek island of Lesbos
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