The 170-odd winners were slimmed down from 20,000 entries from 144 countries, shot on everything from high-end professional cameras to smartphones.
These are our favourite shots…
Katy Gomez Catalina, Spain

(Katy Gomez Catalina/tpoty.com/PA)
Trần Tuấn Việt, Vietnam

(Trần Tuấn Việt/tpoty.com/PA)
Benson Spiers, UK

(Benson Spiers/tpoty.com/PA)
David Alpert, UK

(David Alpert/tpoty.com/PA)
Glynis Shaw, UK

(Glynis Shaw/tpoty.com/PA)
Trevor Cole, Ireland

(Trevor Cole/tpoty.com/PA)
Amit Eshel, Israel

(Amit Eshel/tpoty.com/PA)
Zhiyuan Liao, China

(Zhiyuan Liao/tpoty.com/PA)
Alain Schroeder, Belgium

(Alain Schroeder/tpoty.com/PA)