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Shortlist 2015
Sony World Photography Awards

Shortlist 2015

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Created
Mar 09, 2015
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Feb 09, 2022
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Photos (38)

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.
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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.
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© Tzu-Hsun Fang, Taiwan, Shortlist, Smile, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
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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.
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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.
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Winter Dream. Borovets ski resort, Bulgaria. © Yasen Georgiev, Bulgaria, Shortlist, Travel, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
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Chinese fishermen show how to fish. © Vladimir Proshin, Russia, Shortlist, Travel, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
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The Endless Staircase. © Marcus Bayer, Germany, Shortlist, Architecture, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
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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.
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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
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Berlin. © Jurgen Schrepfer, Germany, Shortlist, Architecture, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
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Roof construct of a caravan Company. © Armin Appel, Germany, Shortlist, Architecture, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
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Clubs in Italy. Massimo Siragusa, Agenzia Fotogiornalistica Contrasto Galleria del Cembalo, Italy, Shortlist, Architecture, Professional. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sunrise at Hula Valley © Gal Gross, Israel, Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
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Ambush. © Peep Loorits, Estonia, Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Flying Buffalo.
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Horaaay. Sumatran Tiger jump. © Lessy Sebastian, Indonesia, Shortlist, Split Second, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
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Frog story. Three cute frogs in the morning light. © Harfian Herdi, Indonesia, Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife, Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
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Sweat and blood.
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Olympic Faces.
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One hundred and forty centimeters.
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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. ©
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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.
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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.
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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.
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First Sight.
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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.
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Futuristic Archaeology.
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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.
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Anna. © Adi Dekel, Israel, Shortlist, Portraits, Youth Award. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
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Esll (photo-manipulation: made of 6 different pictures). © Zoltan Toth, Hungary, Shortlist, Enhanced Open. Courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
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