Urban Photographer Of The Year Winners Remind Us Of The Beauty Of City Life

Amazing photos show cities at work.

Oscar Rialubin's stunning photo of a watch repairman in Doha, Qatar, is the winner of this year's Global Urban Photography competition.

The competition is organized by CBRE, a global real estate and investment firm, and is now in its fifth year. Rialubin's image was one of 21,000 submissions sent in from 113 countries focusing on the theme "cities at work."

Doha, Qatar
Doha, Qatar
Oscar Rialubin

This edition was the first to allow mobile entries. Chinese photographer Coco Liu, who captured a snowy scene in the city of Chicago, took away the first prize in that category.

Mobile Winner. Chicago, USA
Mobile Winner. Chicago, USA
Cocu Liu

CBRE also handed out awards in several regional categories, including Asian Pacific, Americas and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).

Winner in Europe, Middle East, Africa region prize. Kharkov, Ukraine.
Winner in Europe, Middle East, Africa region prize. Kharkov, Ukraine.
Armen Dolukhanyan
Winner Americas Region Prize. Alberta, Canada
Winner Americas Region Prize. Alberta, Canada
Christopher Martin
Winner Asia Pacific Region. Phnom Penh, Camodia
Winner Asia Pacific Region. Phnom Penh, Camodia
Peter Graney

See more amazing entries from the Urban Photography Competition below:

Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh
SHM Mushfiqul Alam
Shinjuku Station, Tokyo
Shinjuku Station, Tokyo
Mario Pereda Berga
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pedro Guimarães Lins Machado
Kolkata, India
Kolkata, India
Sujan Sarkar
Varanasi, India
Varanasi, India
Grzegorz Piaskowski
Sitakunda, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Sitakunda, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Jan Košťál
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Lukasz Kazimierz Palka
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Nick Jackson
Birmingham New Street Station, UK
Birmingham New Street Station, UK
Geoff Williams
New York
New York
Goran Jovic
Malibu, California, USA
Malibu, California, USA
Johanna Siegmann
New Delhi, India
New Delhi, India
Ankit Narang
Belém, Portugal
Belém, Portugal
Luís Sarmento
Lima, Peru
Lima, Peru
David Martin Huamani Bedoya
London, UK
London, UK
Martin Faltejsek
Beijing, China
Beijing, China
Marcos Sobral

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