© Tzu-Hsun Fang, Taiwan, Shortlist, Smile, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
On the Tundra....A Young Nenets boy plays in -40 degrees on Yamal in the winter in Siberia. © Simon Morris, United Kingdom, Shortlist, Smile, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Headless. Photo taken during Artistic Gymnastics Tournament in Poland. Girls that participated were aged 8-12. © Adrian Jaszczak, Poland, Shortlist, Arts & Culture, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Old Shepherd. An old shepherd that had been surprised by snow storm in Gilan's countrysides in the north of Iran. © Saeed Barikani, Iran, Shortlist, Smile, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Restriced Areas. The project "Restricted Areas" is about utopian strive of humans for technological progress. © Danila Tkachenko, Russia, Shortlist, Landscape, Professional Competition. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Winter Dream. Borovets ski resort, Bulgaria. © Yasen Georgiev, Bulgaria, Shortlist, Travel, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Chinese fishermen show how to fish. © Vladimir Proshin, Russia, Shortlist, Travel, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
The Endless Staircase. © Marcus Bayer, Germany, Shortlist, Architecture, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Blue Fields. The images were shot from a light aircraft flying between 4,000 & 5,000ft. The height was crucial in order to flatten perspective by using long focal lengths. Time of day and cloud cover were also critical, the abstract effect being heightened by complete lack of signifying shadow. Blue Fields was shot at the Useless Loop solar salt operation situated in Shark Bay, the westernmost point of mainland Australia. © Simon Butterworth, United Kingdom, Shortlist, Landscape, Professional Competition. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Miracle Mile. Miracle Mile is my first photograph taken after relocating to Los Angeles from New York. © Gina Nero, Australia, Shortlist, Architecture, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
Berlin. © Jurgen Schrepfer, Germany, Shortlist, Architecture, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Roof construct of a caravan Company. © Armin Appel, Germany, Shortlist, Architecture, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Clubs in Italy. © Massimo Siragusa, Agenzia Fotogiornalistica Contrasto Galleria del Cembalo, Italy, Shortlist, Architecture, Professional. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Maydan, Ukraine. Ukrainian protester plays piano on a barricade in front of the riot police line during the continuing protest in Kiev, Ukraine 10/02/2014. © Vladyslav Musiienko / UNIAN, Ukraine, Shortlist, Current Affairs, Professional Competition. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Everland Korea. Everland is the largest theme park in Korea. This is the open shower in Caribbean Bay. © Julia Fullerton-Batten, United Kingdom, Shortlist, Lifestyle, Professional Competition. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Cat mother. Series of images from the life of photographer's family. © Ramil Gilvanov/Rimma Gilvanova, Russia, Shortlist, Lifestyle, Professional Competition. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Pelican Feeding. These pelicans are resident on the point at Port Vincent on the Yorke Peninsular in South Australia and have become as opportunistic as the seagulls waiting for fish offal. © Melissa Little, Australia, Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Sunrise at Hula Valley © Gal Gross, Israel, Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Ambush. © Peep Loorits, Estonia, Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Black Kaali. Dussehra is an annual Hindu celebration. In Tamil Nadu, India it is being celebrated by thousands of devotees who offer prayer to the god by disguising themselves as one of their gods. © Elangovan Subrmanian, India, Shortlist, Arts & Culture, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Caesar #19. Children born by incision/Caesarean section. All babies photographed for this series surved. © Christian Berthelot, France, Shortlist, Portraiture, Professional Competition. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Underwater Grace. The photographer attempts to capture the underwater grace and juxtaposition of the synchronized swimming team trainings in Singapore. © Jonathan Yeap Chin Tiong, Singapore, Shortlist, Sport, Professional Competition. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Flying Buffalo. Morning activity in swamp area of Danau Panggang, South Kalimantan.Every morning the buffaloes will be released by the owner. For the whole day, the buffaloes will spend the day in swamp area. That's why people call these buffaloes "Swamp Buffalo." © Eko Prihariyanto, Indonesia, Shortlist, Split Second, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Horaaay. Sumatran Tiger jump. © Lessy Sebastian, Indonesia, Shortlist, Split Second, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Frog story. Three cute frogs in the morning light. © Harfian Herdi, Indonesia, Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Sweat and blood. In the Ryogoku district of Tokyo, there are many heyas—training quarters, where sumo wrestlers train and live. Very few of them let outsiders into the heya to watch their practice. However if one has a special invitation, then the experience of seeing the national sport of Japan at close distance and the wrestlers in all their sweat and blood is unforgettable. And if you are extremely lucky you can even rub shoulders with the great Yokozuna himself. © Marcin Klocek / TRAVELLER, Poland, Shortlist, Sport, Professional Competition. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Olympic Faces. Italy's Ludwig Rieder prepares for the training run during the Men's Luge Doubles of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sanki Sliding Center on February 11, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. The faces of Olympic luge pilots shortly before the race starts during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games. A view at the faces of sports heroes which are often puckered, pinched and contorted behind their masks. © Sascha Fromm, Germany, Shortlist, Sport, Professional Competition. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
One hundred and forty centimeters. 1 in 700 babies are born with Down syndrome. Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormality in new-borns. Specialists call it trisomy 21. Down syndrome is not a disease, it is not curable. People with Down syndrome have often physical and mental impairments that make them different from others. Since 2012 it has been possible to determine by means of non-invasive tests before birth whether a child will have Down's syndrome, as necessary, initiate an abortion. This series raises questions about our relationship with the stigma of "living with impairment," and the technical possibilities to determine this even before birth. © Sabine Lewandowski, Germany, Shortlist, People, Professional Competition. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Ganges, Death of a River. Hindu devotees' along the banks of the river Ganges get ready to soak in the water of the sacred river. These images were made over the past five years. They document the changes the river Ganges is going through.The natural and industrial destruction along its banks, some intentional, some accidental. © Giulio di Sturco / Reportage by Getty, Italy, Shortlist, Landscape, Professional Competition. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards. © Sony World Photography Awards
Quetzacoatl. A grafitti artist works on a Quetzalcoatl, the benign pre-hispanic God that gave corn and fire to men. © Hector Muñoz Huerta, Mexico, Shortlist, Arts & Culture, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Faces. This series is comparing faces and colors of four different cities which is describing culture of the people are living there. Each image is a puzzle from different doors in each city. First Image : Venice, second : Tehran, third: Spandau, fourth : Berlin. © Farid Sani, Iran, Shortlist, Travel, Professional Competition. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Crossing The Beautiful Bridge. Tiu Kelep Waterfall is located in Senaru village, North Lombok, which is a part of Mount Rinjani National Park. It is 42 meters height. Tiu Kelep is a place to enjoy cool air and scenery of layered water flows from part of Mount Rinjani National Park. © Ismail Abdul Mutalib, Indonesia, Shortlist, Travel, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
First Sight. West Bengal, India. Blind girls Sonia, 12, and Anita Singh, 5, are born into poverty with congenital cataract blindness. They must accompany their parents everywhere as they cannot be left alone without risk. The surgery to cure this is simple and takes 15 minutes but because of the level of poverty in this family they have been unable to pursue the necessary operation. India has more than 12 million blind, the majority of which suffer from cataract blindness. Poverty is the main reason these millions of people are trapped in this condition. Donor funding has recently enabled both sisters to finally go for this operation. This essay is an attempt to tell the story of their lives before surgery, during the operation to regain their sight and after as they begin to discover light. © Brent Stirton, South Africa, Shortlist, Contemporary Issues, Professional Competition. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
A Life Apart: The Toll of Obesity. At almost 600 pounds, Hector Garcia Jr. finds simple daily tasks like bathing a challenge. He struggled to walk across the hall from his bedroom to the bathroom so that his mother, Elena, could wash him after having cut his hair in November 2010. A month before, Hector started dieting after he realized he was close to his highest known weight, 636 pounds. © Lisa Krantz, United States, Shortlisted, Contemporary Issues, Professional Competition. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Futuristic Archaeology. Still 35% of Mongolians are living a nomadic life and depend on their land for survival. This is increasingly difficult due to serious changes: 25% of the Mongolianland has turned into desert in the past 30 years. Potentially 75 % of Mongolian territory is at risk of desertification. These environmental changes directly threaten the Mongolian nomadic way of life, which has been passed from generation to generation. This project attempts at recreating the museum diorama with actual people and their livestock in a real place where decertifying in Mongolia. It is based on an imagination that these people try to go into museum diorama for survival in the future. © Daesung Lee, Republic of Korea, Shortlist, Conceptual, Professional Competition. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Welcoming Summer. As spring draw to a close and the final gusts of the southern breeze peter out, the people of Sydney take to the beach to welcome the summer heat. A national past time, you can say that it has become a part of the Australian culture. The photograph aims to capture the mood of everyone at the beach. © David Pereira, Singapore, Shortlist, Culture, Youth. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Anna. © Adi Dekel, Israel, Shortlist, Portraits, Youth Award. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
Esll (photo-manipulation: made of 6 different pictures). © Zoltan Toth, Hungary, Shortlist, Enhanced Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
