Sony World Photo Awards 2018: Winners Announced

"Emile" Nick Dolding. 2018
The stylish Emile shot for Paypal looking suitably aloof and hoity in a set with just a little nod towards Wes Anderson. Copyright: © Nick Dolding, United Kingdom, Winner, Open Portraiture and Winner, United Kingdom National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"Challenge" Don Ferdinand Tabbun 2018
The photo was taken during the Al Dhafra Camel and Heritage Festival in the western region of Abu Dhabi, the annual occasion to celebrate the rich culture and tradition of the region. Copyright: © Don Ferdinand Tabbun, Philippines, Shortlist, Open Culture and Winner, UAE National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"Sunday Buffet at Jerry Mikeska's BBQ; Columbus, Texas 2017"
Richard Frishman 2018
Documenting our American culture through our roadside landscape, I found this curious juxtaposition while looking for lunch in rural Texas, the heart of hunting country. Mikeska's Bar-B-Q is famous for it's Sunday BBQ buffet and its taxidermy. Authentic to the scene depicted, this highly-detailed image is constructed of over 100 individual photographs meticulously stitched together. Copyright: © Richard Frishman, United States, Winner, Open Still Life and Winner, United States National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"Young minotaur" PANOS SKORDAS 2018
Picture taken in the actual palace of king Minos, on the island of Crete. Costume and mask made by me, model with lots of patience...my son. Copyright: © Panos Skordas, Greece, Winner, Open Culture, and Winner, Greece National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"The man and the mysterious tower" Andreas Pohl 2018
Vertical wind tunnel build in the years 1934 to 1936 for aironautical studies in Berlin-Adlershof. Photo was taken on 9th January 2017 at 4:26 pm when the dusk already set in. I took the photo because I had it in mind for more than 2 years without a chance...cause there is not much snow in Berlin. Copyright: © Andreas Pohl, Germany, Winner, Open, Architecture (Open competition), 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"Every breath you take" Klaus Lenzen 2018
The picture was taken in summer 2017 from 35 individual images of swimmers at the triathlon in the Duesseldorf Media Harbor. I was able to take a picture of them from above, while the athletes crossed a pedestrian bridge capturing their very individual "breathing techniques“. I was inspired by the work of Andreas Gursky, therefore I took the individual images with the highest possible sharpness. That enables me to display or print the overall picture in large format. Copyright: © Klaus Lenzen, Germany, Winner, Open, Enhanced (Open competition), 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"Early autumn" Veselin Atanasov 2018
The autumn has begun to decorate with its colors the woods of the Balkans. National Park - Central Balkan, Bulgaria. Copyright: © Veselin Atanasov, Winner, Open Landscape & Nature and Winner, Bulgaria National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"Old friends" Manuel Armenis 2018
Hamburg, Germany. Spring of 2017. The most graceful lady of her neighborhood, despite the burden of old age. Always stylish, colorful, in good spirits, smiling, never complaining, even though the everyday is a struggle and a challenge for her. And never to be seen without her best friend – her little dog. Copyright: © Manuel Armenis, Germany, Winner, Open Street Photography and Winner, Germany National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"In the melaleuca forest" Trung Pham Huy .2018
I took this photo in 2017 in Dong Thap province, south-west of Vietnam. This time is high tide season here with full of water covering the melaleuca forest. I used my drone to capture the moment a woman was picking up the water chestnut on her boat. Copyright: Trung Pham Huy, Vietnam, Commended, Open Travel and Winner, Vietnam National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"The Great wall of Namib" Paranyu Pithayarungsarit, 2018
The great landscape of large sand dune in Namib desert, Namibia. This shot was taken in the morning as the sun shone to one side of the dune while another side was still in shadow. The Namib desert is the oldest desert in the world where the sand sediment were deposited in the same area since 55-80 million years ago. Copyright: © Paranyu Pithayarungsarit, Thailand, Shortlist, Open Landscape & Nature and Winner, Thailand National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"American Crocodile" Lynn Wu 2018
At Cuba, Queen's Garden mangrove forest, you have opportunity to get close with the wild American Crocodile. We looked for three days and lucky we saw these American Crocodile for once. It takes a lot of courage to get near to the American crocodiles because when these Crocodiles opened their mouth it scares me a lot so in order to press the button, I have to control my fear and to calm down. It is very difficult to focus in these conditions. Copyright: © Lynn Wu, Taiwan Region, Commended, Open Wildlife and Winner, Taiwan National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"Lightning Strike" Santiago Borja 2018
A storm is developing over the Ecuadorean Amazonia when all of the sudden, one of its powerful lightning leaves the storm and traces a very particular path in the air before hitting the ground away from the storm. Copyright: © Santiago Borja, Winner, Ecuador National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"The Boot" Nicu Spinu 2018
Same magical place, Bukovina. A land blessed by God with stunning landscapes and welcoming people. © Nicu Spinu, Romania, Winner, National Awards, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"Victoria" Jonatan Banista 2018
Pollera
Copyright: © Jonatan Banista, Winner, Central America National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"Under the mountain" Ales Krivec 2018
In the distance, I noticed a storm over the Julian Alps. In order to capture an arrow, I set the camera to an intervalometer (automatic shots every second) and hoped that one shot would be lightning. Luckily, this has come true and one of my favorite photos of the year was created. In order to emphasize the dramatic nature, I processed the image with dark blue and black tones. The photo was taken from the top of Ajdna. Copyright: © Ales Krivec, Slovenia, Shortlist, Open Landscape & Nature and Winner, Slovenia National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"One Way Forward" Chin Bong Leng 2018
This photo was taking in Xin Jiang, Khara Jun grassland. I was waiting along the mountain slope for the best shading during sunset. As the horses gallop into the frame, continuous shooting was utilized to ensure the most satisfactory image was captured.Copyright: © Chin Boon Leng, Singapore, Commended, Open Travel and Winner, Singapore National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"Bread Carrier" Nather Al Asyf 2018
Kargily girl from Ladakh-Kashmir carrying bread for her family at early morning.Copyright: © Nather AlAsyf, Saudi Arabia, Commended, Open Culture and Winner, Saudi Arabia National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"Salivating Giraffe" Pedro Jarque Krebs 2018
Portrait of a salivating Giraffe. This image shows a drool escaping from the corner of an adult Giraffe. Giraffe population has drop more than 40% in the last 15 years and has became an endangered species Among his many unique and well known characteristics, it is noted that the giraffe is the only animal born with horns. Copyright: © Pedro Jarque Krebs, Peru, Shortlist, Open Wildlife and Winner, Peru National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

Lina
Photographer Name: Tina Signesdottir Hult 2018
Bildet portretterer Lina. Hun er veldig spesiell og betyr mye for meg. Vi har jobbet sammen i mange år, siden hun var 9 år gammel. Lina er múse, og er som en rød tråd gjennom min kunstneriske reise som fotograf. Vi lager én  konspetuell serie sammen hvert år. Fotografiet ble tatt i 2017 på karmøy.
Vårt bånd er veldig sterkt, og vi trenger ikke alltid å snakke når vi jobber.  Mennesker som har vært i nærheten når vi tar bilder, sier at det er fasinerende å se hvordan vi kommuniserer., som en stille dans. Copyright: © Tina Signesdottir Hult, Norway, Shortlist, Open Portraiture and Winner, Norway National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"Until You Wake Up" Martin Stranka 2018
Copyright: © Martin Stranka, Czech Republic, Commended, Open Enhanced and Winner, Czech Republic National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"Intake tower, Blowering Reservoir NSW, Australia" Chris Round 2018
This image is part of an ongoing project concerning the Snowy Hydro Scheme and the Snowy Mountains region in NSW. It's an exploration of the balance between nature and man’s intervention upon it - vast structures amongst epic landscapes, re-shaped waterways and newly created ones. This is the Blowering Reservoir intake tower taken in the early morning light, using a Pentax 67 medium format camera and Portra160NC film. The brutalist structure creates an interesting juxtaposition with the surrounding environment and the soft-looking water – a result of the need for a long exposure. Copyright: © Chris Round, Australia, Commended, Open Architecture and Winner, Australia National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"Wunnie" Kenneth O Halloran 2018
I first met Winnie with her family at the annual Africa Day celebrations in Farmleigh House in Dublin on Sunday the 21st May. I was commissioned by the Irish Times to cover the event which is a celebration of the culture
diversity and links to Ireland of the continent’s 54 countries. I photographed Winnie with 2 other girls, Yewande Ogunnaike and Favour Nwoga. The African girls were competing in The Miss Africa competition, all three wearing tiaras. Winnie was celebrating her first Holy Communion with her parents, brothers and sisters. The resulting image appeared in the front page of the following day’s Irish Times Newspaper. I also took a few
family photographs and promised to deliver the images in person to their home at a later date. Two weeks later I delivered the photographs and spoke to Winnie’s mother about the possibility of making a portrait of her as a solitary figure, only this time using the back garden as a location. Copyright: © Kenneth O Halloran, Ireland, 1st Place, National Awards, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

"Friendship" Md. Tofazzal Hossain 2018
Childhood friendship. Copyright: © Md.Tofazzal Hossain, Bangladesh, Shortlist, Open Street Photography and Winner Bangladesh National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards