World view: gridlock on the beach in Italy

A perfectly groomed beach with tasteful sunloungers and parasols artfully arranged to cram in thousands of holidaymakers – there’s only one place in the world this aerial photograph could have been taken. German photographer Bernhard Lang captured this scene on the Adriatic coastline between Ravenna and Rimini, Italy, last August. It is among the shortlisted and prize-winning photographs in the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards, which will go on show at Somerset House, London, from 24 April to 10 May.
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