Photo of a Rohingya child

By Guy Birchall

THESE stunning images are the cream of the crop from this years Siena International Photo Awards.
The snaps in this gallery have been whittled down from over 48,000 entries from some of the world's finest photographs.This year's winning photo showed Asmat Ara, a Rohingya girl on her first morning in a Burmese refugee camp, shedding a tear after witnessing hellish violence
From the fragility of human innocence to the majesty of nature all of life on Earth has been captured in the breathtaking photos.

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This years winner showed a tearful Rohingya refugee on the morning after her first night in a camp in Burma having fled appalling violence.
Also shown is tiger mauling a deer and an apocalyptic lightning storm over a volcano.
The contest, now in its fourth year, allows submission in a range of categories including: Journeys and Adventures, The Beauty of Nature and Sports in Action.

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