Winning images from the 2018 Siena International Photo Awards

Out of a whopping 48,000 entries from amateur and professional photographers from 156 countries this year, here are the stunning winners of the annual Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA).

Every year, the competition includes a special category and this time it was entitled Splash of Colors. Photographers competed in a total of 11 categories.

In this year's competition, unconventional names such as Fragile Ice, Animals in Their Environment, and Fascinating Faces and Characters were chosen as category names. Each section's winners are awarded starting with 1° Classified, then 2° Classified, and then 3° Classified. There are also the honorable mentions.

Now its fourth year, the highly- acclaimed culture and nature photo contest is hosted by non-profit organization Art Photo Travel.

Battle Victim, Bangladesh - Photo Of The Year

The prestigious "Photo of the Year" award went to Bangladeshi photographer K M Asad for his shot Battle Victim, in which he documented the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

Kid With Hand Crafts, Ethiopia - 1st place in Fascinating Faces and Characters category

Drink, China - Honorable Mention in Fascinating Faces and Characters category

Break, Indonesia - Honorable Mention, Fascinating Faces and Characters

Share - Remarkable Award, Fascinating Faces and Characters

Facing Reality, Pleneau Island, Antarctic Peninsula - 1st place, Animals in Their Environment category

The Hunt, India - 2nd place, Animals In Their Environment

Arctic Fox, U.S. - 3rd place in Animals In Their Environment category

Sperm Whale Herd, Sri Lanka - 3rd place, Animals In Their Environment

Mind The Gap, Antarctica - Honorable Mention, Animals In Their Environment

Jump, Canada - Honorable Mention in Animals In Their Environment category

Duel In The Snow - Remarkable Award, Animals In Their Environment

Rhino Silhouette, Kenya - Honorable Mention, Animals in Their Environment

Kitten - Remarkable Award, Animals In Their Environment

Love On The Rocks - Remarkable Award, Animals In Their Environment

The Beakful Of The Hoopoe, Italy - Honorable Mention, Animals In Their Environment

Run! - Remarkable Award in Animals In Their Environment category

Nemo In The House - Remarkable Award in Animals In Their Environment category

Killer Whale In Polar Night, Norway - Honorable Mention, Animals In Their Environment

Every Breath You Take, Duesseldorf, Germany - 1st place, General Color

Camels In The Desert, Mongolia - 2nd place in General Color category

Flying Fishing Nest, China - 3rd place, General Color

Flying On The Beach, The Netherlands- Honorouble Mention, General Color

Floating Market, Indonesia - 1st place in Splash Of Colors category

Game of Colors, Uttar Pradesh, India - 2nd place, Splash of Colors

Playground, Italy - 3rd place, Splash Of Colors

The Road Of Fortune, Vietnam - Honorable Mention, Splash of Colors

El Calbuco, Chile - 1st place in The Beauty Of The Nature category

Migration, Desert of Dahana, Saudi Arabia - 2nd place, The Beauty of Nature

Travelers, Antarctica - 3rd place in The Beauty Of The Nature category

Cosmic Wildflowers, Brazil - Honorable Mention in The Beauty Of The Nature

The Great Eclipse, U.S. - Honorable Mention, The Beauty Of Nature

Underwater View Of The Winter Lofoten - Remarkable Award, The Beauty Of Nature

Man Carries Injured Son, Iraq - 1st place, Journeys and Adventures

On Guard, Bromo Semeru Tengger National Park, Indonesia - 2nd place, Journeys and Adventures

The Wave, Antarctica Waters - 3rd place, Journeys and Adventures

The Man Staring, Bangladesh - Honorable Mention, Journeys and Adventures

Little Nenets Nedko, Russia - Honorable Mention, Journeys and Adventures

Free-Riders - Remarkable Award, Journeys and Adventures

Road To Ruin, Syria - Honorable Mention, Journeys and Adventures

Runner, Arnhem, The Netherlands - 1st place, General Monochrome

Rohingya Exodus, Bangladesh - Honorable Mention, General Monochrome

Giant Serenity, Kenya - Honorable Mention, General Monochrome

Road To Ruin, Syria - 2nd place, Story-Telling

The Twins' Gymnastics Dream, China - 3rd place, Story-Telling

Reflection Pole Vault, Bilbao, Spain - 1st place, Sports in Action

Matador de Toros, Medellín, Colombia - 2nd place, Sports In Action

The Light Fantastic, United Kingdom - 3rd place, Sports In Action

Too Many Skaters, Heerenveen, The Netherlands - 3rd place, Sports In Action

Fisherman at Inle Lake, Myanmar. 1st place, Student

Toy Houses, Russia - 1st place in Architecture & Urban Spaces category

Henningsvær Football Field, Norway - 2nd place, Architecture and Urban Spaces

Prada, U.S. - 3rd place, Architecture And Urban Spaces

Order Within Density, Hong Kong - 3rd place, Under 20