Sony World Photography Awards

Held at the prestigious Palais des Festivals, Cannes, between the 21st and 25th April 2008, the Sony World Photography Awards proudly gives tribute to photographers around the globe in all categories. From landscape to music, photojournalism to fashion, the Sony World Photography Awards showcases the world's best images taken by the most renowned photographers as well as the yet undiscovered. Here are the images by African photographers under consideration on the shortlist:

Photographer: Boniface Mwangi (Kenya). "Kenya Elections." A supporter of Presidential candidate Raila Odinga (R) is beaten by two supporters of Presidential candidate Mwai Kibaki (C) and (L) during a street fight in the Mathare neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya 29 December 2007. Opposition leader Raila Odinga led incumbent Mwai Kibaki in Kenya's tight presidential race Saturday, but delays in the tallying raised suspicions of rigging and sparked nationwide riots. Angry Odinga supporters went on the rampage in Nairobi and across the country, looting and burning.

Photographer: Cedric Gerbehaye, (Democratic Republic of Congo). "Morning Prayer." 2007 Morning prayer for the soldiers of the CNDP (National Congres for the Defence of the People) at the headquarter of General Laurent Nkunda, who is also a priest, in his stronghold of Kichanga, Masisi hills in North-Kivu Kichanga, North-Kivu, DRC, 2007 Morning prayer for the soldiers of the CNDP (National Congres for the Defence of the People) at the headquarter of General Laurent Nkunda, who is also an adventist minister, in his stronghold of Kichanga, in the Masisi hills of North-Kivu Cedric Gerbehaye.

Photographer: Massimo Mastrorillo (Mozambique). "A Decade of Poverty and Dream."

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