stunning images of an indonesian girl holding a pet cat , a crowd of penguins on a south atlantic island , and a colourful hot air balloon soaring over a red desert are in the running for the sony world photography awards . with just over one month remaining for photographers to enter the contest , the world photography organisation has revealed some of the submissions for the 2015 competition . and the collection of photos is spectacular - with one of the standouts featuring an orangutan using a large banana leaf to shield itself from the driving rain . photographer andrew suryono said : ` i was taking pictures of some orangutans in bali and then it started to rain . ` just before i put my camera away , i saw this orangutan take a banana leaf and put it on top on his head to protect himself from the rain . ` i immediately used my dslr and telephoto lens to preserve this magic moment . ' this year 's submissions include incredible images of wildlife and some of earth 's greatest landscapes . -lrb- cnn -rrb- the measles outbreak in california is growing . the number of cases has increased to 68 , with 48 of those cases linked to an outbreak at disneyland , state health officials reported friday . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- oprah winfrey , who was pregnant at 14 and lost the baby , said she thought about killing herself and saw the loss of the child as a second chance . in a wide-ranging interview that aired monday during the premiere of cnn 's `` piers morgan tonight , '' the talk show queen also spoke about love , her long-term partner , stedman graham , and what she plans to do with all her money once she 's gone . winfrey , 56 , said she was sent to live with her father in nashville when she was a young teenager . he laid down the rules of his house early , and without knowing she was pregnant . '' ' i would rather see a daughter of mine floating down the cumberland river , ' he said , ` than to bring shame on this family and the indecency of an illegitimate child , ' '' winfrey said , quoting her father . launched in 2008 , the awards are dedicated to supporting and cultivating photographic culture . they are open to photographers of all levels - from amateurs to ` fully-fledged ' professionals - and winners will be selected in four categories -lrb- professional , open , student and youth -rrb- . the open and youth competitions close on 5 january , while entries for the professional competition must be submitted by 8 january . the student competition closed earlier this month . scroll down for video . photographer andrew suryono captured this amazing photo of an orangutan using a banana leaf to shield itself from the rain in bali . this photo features indonesian photographer arief siswandhono 's daughter , who has overcome her fear of the family 's pet cat . a crowd of king penguins gathers on the island of south georgia in the south atlantic ocean during photographer lisa vaz 's visit . photographer nick ng captured this moment as a man washed his feet before bathing in the hooghly river in kolkata , india . cioplea vlad was in the right place at the right time when she photographed the romanian yak team at the bucharest international air show . other entries include photos of a man collecting wood for a cattle fence in ethiopia -lrb- left -rrb- and a portrait of a person 's covered face . two days ago , the health department reported 59 cases , 42 with a disney connection . in addition , nine cases have been reported in arizona , utah , washington , colorado , oregon and mexico . a new case was reported in nevada , but the southern nevada health district said it 's unknown whether that case is disney-related . the disease outbreak apparently surfaced when visitors reported coming down with measles after visiting the park december 15-20 . at least five disney employees have been diagnosed with measles , disney said . `` he 's saying that to me , and i know that i am pregnant . so i 'm thinking , well , i 'm just going to have to kill myself , '' she said . winfrey did not attempt suicide , though she said she tried things that were cries for help -- like drinking detergent . `` when the baby died , i knew that it was my second chance , '' she said . winfrey , best known for the `` the oprah winfrey show , '' now runs her own channel , appropriately titled own . she described her longtime partner , stedman graham , as someone who is `` willing to stand in and stand up '' for her . step by step : german photographer ralf wendrich said his photo of this staircase in berlin was ` reduced to the essential ' morning hour : this fascinating photo from georg may shows a white fallow deer standing in the morning mist in eifel national park , germany . a hindu monk is silhouetted in sunlight on a winter morning at a mango garden in dinajpur , bangladesh -lrb- photographer : jubair bin iqbal -rrb- . hindu devotees throw vivid colour at each other during lathmar holi festival in nandgaon , india -lrb- photographer : ioulia chvetsova -rrb- . measles is a highly communicable respiratory disease caused by a virus and spread through the air , according to the centers for disease control and prevention . measles starts with a fever , runny nose , cough , red eyes and sore throat , the cdc said . `` the reason this relationship has worked as well as it has is because we each got to define ourselves in it and not in a traditional form . there 's nothing about it that 's traditional , '' winfrey said . `` i am a different kind of woman in that i am pretty assured that had i married i would n't have remained married . '' `` i 'm just not the marrying kind , '' she said . the talk show queen said she 's had her heart broken twice . winfrey also discussed what she plans to do with her massive fortune once she dies . `` when i 'm gone , everything that i have is going to go to charity because i do n't have children . and i believe that that 's what you should do , '' she said . `` to whom much is given , much should be given back . '' dr. gil chavez , deputy director of the state 's center for infectious diseases , recommended that children under 12 months and people who 've never had a measles vaccination stay away from the park while the disease event continues . he made the same recommendation for other places where large numbers of people congregate , such as airports and shopping malls . however , chavez said disneyland would be `` perfectly safe '' if you 've been immunized . opinion : heed the lesson from disneyland measles outbreak . when asked for a comment , suzi brown of disney media relations said , `` we agree with dr. chavez 's comments that it is safe to visit disneyland if you have been vaccinated . '' for the most part , measles spreads among those who have not been vaccinated against the virus . the california department of public health said orange county had the most measles cases with 21 , followed by san diego county with 13 . 5 things to know about measles . these mother and the cub kermode bears were photographed by kyle breckenridge at the great bear rainforest in british columbia , canada . photographer miquel artus illana snapped this stunning image of an ancient glacier 's footprint at denali park in alaska . desert dawn : a hot air balloon is pictured over sand dunes about 30 minutes after sunrise near dubai -lrb- photographer : gareth lowndes -rrb- .
number of measles cases in california has grown to 68 , public health officials say . 48 of those cases have been linked to california disneyland , they said .
, who has overcome her fear of the family 's pet cat . a crowd of king penguins gathers on the island of south georgia in the south atlantic ocean during photographer lisa vaz 's visit . photographer nick ng captured this moment as a man washed his feet before bathing in the hooghly river in kolkata , india . cioplea vlad was in the right place at the right time when she photographed the romanian yak team at the bucharest international air show . other entries include photos of a man collecting wood for a cattle fence in ethiopia -lrb- left -rrb- and a portrait of a person 's covered face . two days ago , the health department reported 59 cases , 42 with a disney connection . in addition , nine cases have been reported in arizona , utah , washington , colorado , oregon and mexico . a new case was reported in nevada , but the southern nevada health district said it 's unknown whether that case is disney-related . the disease outbreak apparently surfaced when visitors reported coming down with measles after visiting the park december 15-20 . at least five disney employees have been diagnosed with measles , disney said . `` he 's saying that to me , and i know that i am pregnant . so i 'm thinking , well , i 'm just going to have to kill myself , '' she said . winfrey did not attempt suicide , though she said she tried things that were cries for help -- like drinking detergent . `` when the baby died , i knew that it was my second chance , '' she said . winfrey , best known for the `` the oprah winfrey show , '' now runs her own channel , appropriately titled own . she described her longtime partner , stedman graham , as someone who is `` willing to stand in and stand up '' for her . step by step : german photographer ralf wendrich said his photo of this staircase in berlin was ` reduced to the essential ' morning hour : this fascinating photo from georg may shows a white fallow deer standing in the morning mist in eifel national park , germany . a hindu monk is silhouetted in sunlight on a winter morning at a mango garden in dinajpur , bangladesh -lrb- photographer : jubair bin iqbal -rrb- . hindu devotees throw vivid colour at each other during lathmar holi festival in nandgaon , india -lrb- photographer : ioulia chvetsova -rrb- . measles is a highly communicable respiratory disease caused by a virus and spread through the air , according to the centers for disease control and prevention . measles starts with a fever , runny nose , cough , red eyes and sore throat , the cdc said . `` the reason this relationship has worked as well as it has is because we each got to define ourselves in it and not in a traditional form . there 's nothing about it that 's traditional , '' winfrey said . `` i am a different kind of woman in that i am pretty assured that had i married i would n't have remained married . '' `` i 'm just not the marrying kind , '' she said . the talk show queen said she 's had her heart broken twice . winfrey also discussed what she plans to do with her massive fortune once she dies . `` when i 'm gone , everything that i have is going to go to charity because i do n't have children . and i believe that that 's what you should do , '' she said . `` to whom much is given , much should be given back . '' dr. gil chavez , deputy director of the state 's center for infectious diseases , recommended that children under 12 months and people who 've never had a measles vaccination stay away from the park while the disease event continues . he made the same recommendation for other places where large numbers of people congregate , such as airports and shopping malls . however , chavez said disneyland would be `` perfectly safe '' if you 've been immunized . opinion : heed the lesson from disneyland measles outbreak . when asked for a comment , suzi brown of disney media relations said , `` we agree with dr. chavez 's comments that it is safe to visit disneyland if you have been vaccinated . '' for the most part , measles spreads among those who have not been vaccinated against the virus . the california department of public health said orange county had the most measles cases with 21 , followed by san diego county with 13 . 5 things to know about measles . these mother and the cub kermode bears were photographed by kyle breckenridge at the great bear rainforest in british columbia , canada . photographer miquel artus illana snapped this stunning image of an ancient glacier 's footprint at denali park in alaska . desert dawn : a hot air balloon is pictured over sand dunes about 30 minutes after sunrise near dubai -lrb- photographer : gareth lowndes -rrb- .
camera away , i saw this orangutan take a banana leaf and put it on top on his head to protect himself from the rain . ` i immediately used my dslr and telephoto lens to preserve this magic moment . ' this year 's submissions include incredible images of wildlife and some of earth 's greatest landscapes . -lrb- cnn -rrb- the measles outbreak in california is growing . the number of cases has increased to 68 , with 48 of those cases linked to an outbreak at disneyland , state health officials reported friday . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- oprah winfrey , who was pregnant at 14 and lost the baby , said she thought about killing herself and saw the loss of the child as a second chance . in a wide-ranging interview that aired monday during the premiere of cnn 's `` piers morgan tonight , '' the talk show queen also spoke about love , her long-term partner , stedman graham , and what she plans to do with all her money once she 's gone . winfrey , 56 , said she was sent to live with her father in nashville when she was a young teenager . he laid down the rules of his house early , and without knowing she was pregnant . '' ' i would rather see a daughter of mine floating down the cumberland river , ' he said , ` than to bring shame on this family and the indecency of an illegitimate child , who has overcome her fear of the family 's pet cat . a crowd of king penguins gathers on the island of south georgia in the south atlantic ocean during photographer lisa vaz 's visit . photographer nick ng captured this moment as a man washed his feet before bathing in the hooghly river in kolkata , india . cioplea vlad was in the right place at the right time when she photographed the romanian yak team at the bucharest international air show . other entries include photos of a man collecting wood for a cattle fence in ethiopia -lrb- left -rrb- and a portrait of a person 's covered face . two days ago , the health department reported 59 cases , 42 with a disney connection . in addition , nine cases have been reported in arizona , utah , washington , colorado , oregon and mexico . a new case was reported in nevada , but the southern nevada health district said it 's unknown whether that case is disney-related . the disease outbreak apparently surfaced when visitors reported coming down with measles after visiting the park december 15-20 . at least five disney employees have been diagnosed with measles , disney said . `` he 's saying that to me , and i know that i am pregnant . so i 'm thinking , well , i 'm just going to have to kill myself , '' she said . winfrey did not attempt suicide , though she said she tried things that were cries for help -- like drinking detergent . `` when the baby died , i knew that it was my second chance , '' she said . winfrey , best known for the `` the oprah winfrey show , '' now runs her own channel , appropriately titled own . she described her longtime partner , stedman graham , as someone who is `` willing to stand in and stand up '' for her . step by step : german photographer ralf wendrich said his photo of this staircase in berlin was ` reduced to the essential ' morning hour : this fascinating photo from georg may shows a white fallow deer standing in the morning mist in eifel national park , germany . a hindu monk is silhouetted in sunlight on a winter morning at a mango garden in dinajpur , bangladesh -lrb- photographer : jubair bin iqbal -rrb- . hindu devotees throw vivid colour at each other during lathmar holi festival in nandgaon , india -lrb- photographer : ioulia chvetsova -rrb- . measles is a highly communicable respiratory disease caused by a virus and spread through the air , according to the centers for disease control and prevention . measles starts with a fever , runny nose , cough , red eyes and sore throat , the cdc said . `` the reason this relationship has worked as well as it has is because we each got to define ourselves in it and not in a traditional form . there 's back . '' dr. gil chavez , deputy director of the state 's center for infectious diseases , recommended that children under 12 months and people who 've never had a measles vaccination stay away from the park while the disease event continues . he made the same recommendation for other places where large numbers of people congregate , such as airports and shopping malls . however , chavez said disneyland would be `` perfectly safe '' if you 've been immunized . opinion : heed the lesson from disneyland measles outbreak . when asked for a comment , suzi brown of disney media relations said , `` we agree with dr. chavez 's comments that it is safe to visit disneyland if you have been vaccinated . '' for the most part , measles spreads among those who have not been vaccinated against the virus . the california department of public health said orange county had the most measles cases with 21 , followed by san diego county with 13 . 5 things to know about measles . these mother and the cub kermode bears were photographed by kyle breckenridge at the great bear rainforest in british columbia , canada . photographer miquel artus illana snapped this stunning image of an ancient glacier 's footprint at denali park in alaska . desert dawn : a hot air balloon is pictured over sand dunes about 30 minutes after sunrise near dubai -lrb- photographer : gareth lowndes -rrb- .
stunning images an indonesian girl holding, a crowd penguins on a south atlantic island a colourful hot air balloon soaring a red desert are in the running the sony world photography awards with just over one for photographers enter, the world photography organisation revealed some and the collection photos is spectacular - with one the standouts featuring an orangutan using a large banana leaf shield the driving rain. photographer andrew suryono said : ` i taking bali then it. ` just before i put away, this orangutan take a banana leaf on to protect. ` i immediately used my dslr telephoto preserve this magic moment. ' this year 's submissions include incredible images wildlife some earth 's greatest landscapes. -lrb- cnn the measles outbreak california growing. the number cases has 68, 48 linked an outbreak at disneyland state health officials reported friday -lrb- cnn -- oprah winfrey, who pregnant 14 lost, said thought about saw the loss. in that monday during the premiere cnn 's `` piers morgan tonight, '' the talk show queen also spoke love,, stedman graham what plans once 's gone winfrey, 56 said sent live nashville when a young teenager. he laid his house early, without knowing she. '' ' i would rather see a daughter floating down the cumberland river, ' he ` than to bring shame this family the indecency an illegitimate child, winfrey quoting launched 2008, the awards dedicated supporting and cultivating photographic culture. they open photographers of - amateurs ` fully-fledged ' professionals winners four categories -lrb- professional, open student youth -rrb-. the open and youth competitions close 5 january, while entries the professional competition must the student competition closed earlier. scroll. photographer andrew suryono captured using a banana leaf shield in bali. this photo features indonesian photographer arief siswandhono 's daughter, overcome the family 's pet cat a crowd king penguins gathers south georgia the south atlantic ocean during photographer lisa vaz 's visit. photographer nick ng captured as a man washed before bathing the hooghly river kolkata, india cioplea vlad was in when she photographed the romanian yak team at the bucharest international air show. other entries include photos a man collecting wood a cattle fence ethiopia -lrb- left -rrb- and a portrait a person 's covered face. two days, the health department reported 59 cases, 42 with a disney connection in addition, nine cases arizona, utah washington colorado and a new case was reported nevada, but the southern nevada health district said 's unknown disney. the disease outbreak apparently surfaced when visitors reported coming down measles after the park december 15-. at least five disney employees diagnosed measles, disney said. `` he 's saying that to, and i know pregnant. so i ' thinking, well, ' just have kill '' she. winfrey did attempt suicide, though said tried things cries -- drinking detergent `` when the baby died, i knew my second chance '' she. winfrey, best the `` the oprah winfrey show, '' now runs appropriately own. she described her longtime partner, stedman graham someone is `` willing stand in and stand ''. step by : german photographer ralf wendrich said his photo this staircase berlin ` reduced the essential ' morning hour : this fascinating photo from georg may shows a white fallow deer standing the morning mist in eifel national park, germany. a hindu monk is silhouetted sunlight a winter morning a mango garden dinajpur, bangladesh -lrb- photographer : jubair bin iqbal -rrb-. hindu devotees throw vivid colour each during lathmar holi festival nandgaon, india -lrb- photographer : ioulia chvetsova -rrb-. measles and spread, according the centers measles starts with a fever, cough the cdc said. `` the reason this relationship worked as each got define it not in a traditional form. there 's about traditional, '' winfrey. `` i am a different kind woman in pretty assured had married i n't remained. '' `` i 'm just not the marrying kind, she. the talk show queen said 's had her heart twice. winfrey also discussed what plans her massive fortune once dies. `` when i ' gone, everything that going charity because do n't children. and i believe that 's what should, '' she. `` to whom much, much should back '' dr gil chavez, deputy director the state 's center infectious diseases, recommended children under 12 months and people 've stay the park while the disease event continues he made the same recommendation other places large, such airports however, chavez said disneyland would `` perfectly '' you 've immunized. opinion : heed the lesson disneyland measles. when asked for, suzi brown of disney media relations, `` we agree dr chavez 's comments that it safe visit disneyland if been vaccinated. '' for, measles spreads among those against. the california department said orange county had with 21, followed san diego county 13 5 things measles. these mother and the cub kermode bears were photographed kyle breckenridge great bear rainforest british columbia, canada. photographer miquel artus illana snapped an ancient glacier 's footprint at denali park alaska. desert dawn : a hot air balloon is pictured over about minutes near dubai -lrb- photographer : gareth lowndes -rrb-.
, who has overcome her fear of the family 's pet cat . a crowd of king penguins gathers on the island of south georgia in the south atlantic ocean during photographer lisa vaz 's visit . photographer nick ng captured this moment as a man washed his feet before bathing in the hooghly river in kolkata , india . cioplea vlad was in the right place at the right time when she photographed the romanian yak team at the bucharest international air show . other entries include photos of a man collecting wood for a cattle fence in ethiopia -lrb- left -rrb- and a portrait of a person 's covered face . two days ago , the health department reported 59 cases , 42 with a disney connection . in addition , nine cases have been reported in arizona , utah , washington , colorado , oregon and mexico . a new case was reported in nevada , but the southern nevada health district said it 's unknown whether that case is disney-related . the disease outbreak apparently surfaced when visitors reported coming down with measles after visiting the park december 15-20 . at least five disney employees have been diagnosed with measles , disney said . `` he 's saying that to me , and i know that i am pregnant . so i 'm thinking , well , i 'm just going to have to kill myself , '' she said . winfrey did not attempt suicide , though she said she tried things that were cries for help -- like drinking detergent . `` when the baby died , i knew that it was my second chance , '' she said . winfrey , best known for the `` the oprah winfrey show , '' now runs her own channel , appropriately titled own . she described her longtime partner , stedman graham , as someone who is `` willing to stand in and stand up '' for her . step by step : german photographer ralf wendrich said his photo of this staircase in berlin was ` reduced to the essential ' morning hour : this fascinating photo from georg may shows a white fallow deer standing in the morning mist in eifel national park , germany . a hindu monk is silhouetted in sunlight on a winter morning at a mango garden in dinajpur , bangladesh -lrb- photographer : jubair bin iqbal -rrb- . hindu devotees throw vivid colour at each other during lathmar holi festival in nandgaon , india -lrb- photographer : ioulia chvetsova -rrb- . measles is a highly communicable respiratory disease caused by a virus and spread through the air , according to the centers for disease control and prevention . measles starts with a fever , runny nose , cough , red eyes and sore throat , the cdc said . `` the reason this relationship has worked as well as it has is because we each got to define ourselves in it and not in a traditional form . there 's nothing about it that 's traditional , '' winfrey said . `` i am a different kind of woman in that i am pretty assured that had i married i would n't have remained married . '' `` i 'm just not the marrying kind , '' she said . the talk show queen said she 's had her heart broken twice . winfrey also discussed what she plans to do with her massive fortune once she dies . `` when i 'm gone , everything that i have is going to go to charity because i do n't have children . and i believe that that 's what you should do , '' she said . `` to whom much is given , much should be given back . '' dr. gil chavez , deputy director of the state 's center for infectious diseases , recommended that children under 12 months and people who 've never had a measles vaccination stay away from the park while the disease event continues . he made the same recommendation for other places where large numbers of people congregate , such as airports and shopping malls . however , chavez said disneyland would be `` perfectly safe '' if you 've been immunized . opinion : heed the lesson from disneyland measles outbreak . when asked for a comment , suzi brown of disney media relations said , `` we agree with dr. chavez 's comments that it is safe to visit disneyland if you have been vaccinated .
 The text is about a person who has overcome their fear of a family pet cat. They describe how they used to be scared but now they are comfortable around the cat. They also mention that they have been vaccinated against measles and other diseases, and that they have traveled to different places including South Georgia Island where they saw king penguins.