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Shortlisted entries and finalists in the annual competition’s 10 professional categories, which span portraiture, sport, landscape and the environment, were unveiled by the World Photography Organization on Tuesday. The winners will be announced alongside the youth and student competitions, in addition to categories open to amateur photographers, on April 13.

More than 415,000 images were entered across this year’s competitions, with over 180,000 of them eligible for the professional categories. Organizers said that 2023 has seen the highest number of entries in the awards’ 16-year history.
—CNN