The pilgrims and devotees of the Maha Kumbh Mela — the largest spiritual gathering on the planet, held every 12 years © Wolfgang Weinhardt, Germany. Shortlist, Travel, Open Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Homeless children in Chittagong, Bangladesh © Ata Mohammad Adnan, Bangladesh. Shortlist, Split Second, Open Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
A muddy face from the mud bath going into the lake © Alpay Erdem, Turkey. Shortlist, Smile category, Open Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Anastasia Zhetvina, Russia. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Sara-Pavic, Serbia and Montenegro. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Nightlife clubbing as a place of suspension © Vinicio Drappo, Italy. Finalist, People, Professional competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
An old Hindu woman sits with lights (Prodip) and prays to God in front of Shri Shri Lokanath Brahmachar Ashram temple during the Rakher Upobash at Barodi, Narayangonj © Suvra Kanti Das, Bangladesh. Shortlist, Arts & Culture, Professional Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Fanni Putnoczki, Hungary. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
This is a series of images in black & white taken at Svalbard © Wilfred Berthelsen, Norway. Finalist, Travel, Professional competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
'Big Cat, Little Cat' is an advertising campaign for Whiskas cat food © George Logan, UK. Shortlist, Campaign, Professional Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
A baby Orangutang peeking out from his mother's embrace © Chin Boon Leng, Singapore. Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife, Open Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
"Wet Dog" is a series of portraits of dogs caught mid-bath. The dogs are photographed at a vulnerable moment, half a second before they shake the water off their fur © Sophie Gamand, United States. Finalist, Portraiture competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Why is the image of the mother?son relationship so powerful? Because the son, by his nudity, looks as fragile as he was on the day of his birth? Because the mother seems fulfilled by the presence of son, who completes her? © Denis Dailleux, France. Shortlist, People, Professional competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
I take to the skies above Poland to gain a vantage point over a country gripped by harsh winter. The few specks of colour in these images — a yellow bus on an empty country road, a red tractor in a forest clearing — are the only signs of human activity in this monochrome landscape © Kacper Kowalski, Poland. Finalist, Landscape, Professional competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Francesco Macaluso, Italy. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
All images were taken in the southern and central parts of Iceland. These areas were carefully scouted and selected for their particular qualities such as formations and color pallet. © Emmanuel Coupe-Kalomiris, Greece. Shortlist, Landscape, Professional competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
The world as seen from the outside, through a window. An anonymous reality. A place that could be like any other of the thousand places in the world © Salvatore Calafato, Italy. Shortlist, Conceptual, Professional Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Timeless © Kai-Uwe Gundlach, Germany. Finalist, Still Life, Professional competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
From a project on couples who belong to the mod scene, a subculture that originated in Britain in the late fifties. It is difficult to pin down what lies at the heart of it, but all mods share a passion for everything related to the fifties and the sixties. © Carlotta Cardana, United Kingdom. Shortlist, Portraiture, Professional competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
This project explores girl culture in Australia within the phenomena of beauty pageants. Is it a celebration of girlhood or a pressure to conform to an ideal? © Chloe Bartram, Australia. Finalist, Arts & Culture, Professional Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Holi is one of the major festival of India and is the most vibrant of all. The joys of Holi knows no bound. The festival is celebrated across the four corners of India or rather across the globe © Anurag Kumar, India. Shortlist, Smile category, Open Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Arjen Schmitz, Netherlands. Shortlist, Landscape, Professional competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Fake Faces at Madame Tusseeaud © Fabrizio Cestari, Italy. Shortlist, Portraiture, Professional Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Every year people in Bangladesh are disfigured beyond recognition by acid attacks. The victims are literally scarred for life. A striking series of photos and a documentary that emphasizes the resilience of the mutilated victims © Ken Hermann, Denmark. Finalist, Portraiture, Professional Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
My story focuses on the Forcella neighborhood in Naples and also on the criminal power of the Camorra. © Esposito Salvatore, Italy. Finalist, Current Affairs, Professional competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
"This building will stand a hundred years," owner boasted just a day before collapse. Rescue workers try to save any survivors of the eight-story building collapse outside Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reports state that 1,130 workers died and nearly 2,500 were rescued © K. M. Asad, Bangladesh. Shortlist, Current Affairs, Professional Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
For 39 minutes on May 20, 2013, a massive EF5 tornado with winds reaching 210 mph cut a 17-mile long path that was 1.3 miles wide at its peak. Moore, OK bore the brunt of the damage © Melissa Golden, USA. Shortlist, Current Affairs, Professional competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
The "Historic Present" questions the memory of past from the fast changing scenery of today. By overlapping a historical location with an old image of that exact place, he questions the way we treat our history and explores the dynamics © Sungseok AHN, Republic of Korea. Finalist, Architecture, Professional Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Neighbors is a series of typical Belgian double houses. Every single building is an expression of individuality. These various and often contradictory partnerships are remarkable. When people with so often opposite taste and style manage to live side by side © Herman Van Den Boom, Belgium, Finalist, Architecture, Professional Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
"The Fighter, The Father" is the story of Jorge Herrera's life. As a 9 year old, he fled from an abusive father and a Chilean dictatorship, to lead a troubled life in Denmark. Memory loss and injuries on the hard-trained body are starting to show after a hard lived life. © Nikolai Linares, Denmark. Shortlist, Sport, Professional Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Yong Sheng Zheng, China. Finalist, Sport, Professional Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
The series "Italy" was taken at the breath taking views of Biella area © Sharon Derhy, Israel. Shortlist, Travel, Professional competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Emotional outpouring of bride © Yao Wang Chong, Taiwan. Shortlist, Split Second, Open Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
That's Dance, Sunward and Zeybeks © Hasan Baglar, Cyprus. Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife, Open Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Image of miners who work in the Gold Fields Abangares gold mine of Guanacaste, Costa Rica © Guillermo Barquero, Costa Rica. Shortlist, People, Open Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Painting the body is one of the great pleasure of this tribe © Louise Porter, United States. Shortlist, People, Open Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Octoberfest is the biggest event in Munich. It ends at 10 pm every day, but even as it winds down, you can still feel the atmosphere of happines by the decoration of the booth © Li Hao, China. Shortlist, Arts & Culture, Open Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
The Guca trumpet festival © Vuk Adzic, Serbia. Shortlist, Arts & Culture, Open Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Vakil bath is a very popular historical site located in Shiraz, Iran. Panoramic photo made using 4 fisheye shots © Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji, Iran. Shortlist, Panoramic, Open Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
In your youth, nothing can stop you from enjoying time with your friends, especially not a simple matter of rain during summer fun. You may grow up and forget the names, but you'll always remember the moments, the time on the dock with your friends during a surprise shower © Samantha Fortenberry, United States. Shortlist, Low Light, Open Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Someone cycling through the Greenwich foot tunnel in London © Sean Batten, United Kingdom. Shortlist, Architecture, Open Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
A hunter rests in his little house on the plains in Western Mongolia © Simon Morris, United Kingdom. Shortlist, Travel, Open Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Aashish-Rajesh, UAE. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Agata Mroczel, Poland. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Anna Vadesz, Hungary. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Avnish Kumar, India. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Axel Boberg, Sweden. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Ben Bass, United States. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Borhan Mardani, Iran. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Michael Theodric, Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Chrystian Figueiredo, Brazil. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Danuta McPherson, United Kingdom. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Edward Bonnevie, Norway. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Emanuel Jicmon, Italy. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Iringo Simon, Romania. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Ishan Siddiqui, India. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Laura Schmid, South Africa. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Paulina Metszscher, Germany. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Ramin Krause, Germany. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Randy Martinez, United States. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Reuben Foong, Singapore. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Sabbir-Hasan, Bangladesh. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Serafima Orlova, Russia. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Tobin Meyers, Switzerland. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards
© Turjoy Chowdhury, Bangladesh. Shortlist, Youth Competition. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards