Peng Hao 3rd Place, Photographer of the Year Come Across "I took this photo in the desert in Nevada, USA, at the Burning Man festival. I stood on a bridge and saw two people lost in a sand storm, but after a while, something very special came along, a huge silver ball." Location: Nevada, USA (Photos: ippawards.com)

Kuanglong Zhang 1st Place – Architecture Janta Manta Observatory "Janta Manta Observatory is very sci-fi looking. I captured the flying pigeon with the building to give the photo a dynamic feeling." Location: Jaipur, India

Biao Peng 1st Place – Lifestyle Fishing "A man fishing by the lake, it feels like it came out of the movie called “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and I wrote a poem at the time：半山融水雾，深树隐渔翁。君钓江中鲤，吾观落日红。" Location: Wuhan, Hubei, China

Lianyu Lu 1st Place – News/Events Fire Dragon This photo was taken at the Lantern Festival in Buzhai Town. It is the tradition of this small southern town to hold a dragon dance performance for Lantern Festival that dates back to the Qing Dynasty. It is a spectacular scene with the fire dragon being lifted by more than 30 adults while it dances and fireworks are set off from its body. Thousands of people came to watch the event and to pray for their family to be safe and health for the New Year.

Liu Bo 1st Place – Travel Lonely Boat "It was a cloudy day. I noticed a man with a small boat floating up and down in the sea when I was walking on the beach. Something occurred to me in that moment, I thought, I want to get closer so I walked in until salty seawater flooded my chest. The man, the boat, and me. I felt a connection in that moment, people are so small between heaven and earth." Location: Da Nang , Vietnam

Dan Liu 1st Place – Floral Cactus under the Scorching Sun "In Joshua Tree National Park in the United States, there is a valley called the Cholla Cactus Garden which is covered by a large number of Teddy-Bear Chollas. This species of Cholla grows freely under the scorching sun, unafraid of the heat and dryness." Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California