Sony World Photography Awards: Professional - Nature and Wildlife

Amusing portraits of chickens and the special moment a chick hatches from an egg are featured in this collection of images by professional photographers

Second place: 'Cocks!' by Ernest Goh, Singapore. He said: "Malaysia is the epicenter of the cultural phenomenon that is ornamental chicken breeding clubs. These chickens are prized for their build, size, behavior and showmanship by their owners and competitions or beauty contests as they are often described are held almost every week in at least one village in Malaysia." (Ernest Goh/ Sony World Photography Awards)

Second place: 'Cocks!' by Ernest Goh, Singapore (Ernest Goh/ Sony World Photography Awards)

Third place: 'Designed to jump' by Hudson Garcia, Brazil. The photographer said the images were "made with two species of treefrogs in southern Brazil. These amazing animals jump to escape predators and catch their prey." (Hudson Garcia/ Sony World Photography Awards)

Third place: 'Designed to jump' by Hudson Garcia, Brazil (Hudson Garcia/ Sony World Photography Awards)

'Congrilla series' by Regis Boileau, France (Regis Boileau/ Sony World Photography Awards)

'Happy birthday' by Walter Fogel, Germany (Walter Fogel/ Sony World Photography Awards)

'Makro dunyasi' by Mehmet Karaca, Turkey (Mehmet Karaca/ Sony World Photography Awards)

'Ways in the sky' by Jose Ramon Moreno, Spain (Jose Ramon Moreno/ Sony World Photography Awards)