Incredible Moments From The Siena International Photo Awards

Kristen Amiet

Kristen Amiet is a previous AWOL editor, bona fide travel…

**Photographer of the Year:** Randy Olson, *Sand Hill Crane Migration* (Nebraska, USA)

Britain cycling team, Rio Olympics — **First place, Sports in Action category:** Tim Clayton (USA), *Great Britain Team* (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Gaël Monfils, Australian Open — **Second place, Sports in Action category:** Jason O’Brien (Australia), *Superman Monfils* (Australian Open, 2017)

A surfer at Cloud Break, Tavarua Island, Fiji — **Third place, Sports in Action category:** Rodney Bursiel (USA), *Donavon at Cloud Break* (Tavarua Island, Fiji)

Allianz Headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland — **Second place, Architecture & Urban Spaces category:** Adrien Barakat, *Allianz Headquarters* (Zurich, Switzerland)

Cyclist in Berlin — **Third place, Architecture & Urban Spaces category:** Wenpeng Lu (France), *Berlin Biker* (Berlin, Germany)

A fox on Wrangel Island, Russia — **First place, Animals in their Environment category:** Sergey Gorshkov (Russia), *Attack* (Wrangel Island, Russia)

A panda in Wolong, China — **Second place, Animals in their Environment category:** Ami Vitale (USA), *Pandas Gone Wild* (Wolong, China)

A baby seal in Mexico — **Third place, Animals in their Environment category:** Filippo Borghi (Italy), *Baby Seal* (Mexico)

A storm over Black Hawk, South Dakota, USA — **First place, The Beauty of Nature category:** James Smart (Australia), *The Beast* (Black Hawk, South Dakota, USA)

**Second place, The Beauty of Nature category:** Enrico Fossati (Italy), *Middle Earth* (Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada)

A frog in the Lamalou River, France — **Third place, The Beauty of Nature category:** Yannick Gouguenheim (France), *Prince of the Waters* (Lamalou River, France)

Woman at festival — **First place, Fascinating Faces & Characters category:** Joao Taborda (Portugal), *I’m Here* (Lisbon, Portugal)

A girl in Yamal, Siberia, Russia — **First place, Journeys & Adventures category:** Alessandra Meniconzi (Switzerland), *At World’s End* (Yamal, Siberia, Russia)

Concert crowd in Pula, Croatia — **Second place, Journeys & Adventures category:** Jelena Jankovic (Serbia), *Selfie Culture* (Pula, Croatia)

Woman talking on phone in Lalbagh, Bangalore, India — **Third place, Journeys & Adventures category:** Pronob Ghosh (Bangladesh), *Eve-Teasing* (Lalbagh, Bangalore, India)

Now in its third year, the Siena International Photo Awards attracts entries from some of the world’s best travel, architecture and wildlife photographers. In 2017, amateur and professional photographers from 161 countries entered almost 50,000 images for consideration, and the winners are truly breathtaking. American Randy Olson was named Photographer of the Year for his snap of a Sand Hill Crane migration in Nebraska, USA. Click through to see more from the incredible category winners.