2014 Sony World Photography Awards

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The shortlist for the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards was recently announced by the World Photography Organisation. Photographers from 166 countries submitted nearly 140,000 images (69,114 Professional entries; 65,512 Open entries and 4,928 Youth entries images), the highest number of entries in the awards’ seven year history. From the submissions the judges have selected an eclectic shortlist representing the very finest in international contemporary photography from the past 12 months.
All the shortlisted images will go on show at Somerset House, London, from 1-18 May as part of the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition. The winners of the Open and Youth categories will be announced on 18 March. Professional category winners and the coveted L’Iris D’Or/ Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of the Year title will be announced at a gala ceremony in London on 30 April. The L’Iris D’Or winner will receive $25,000 (USD) and the Open Photographer of the Year will receive $5,000 (USD).

Chin Boon Leng, Singapore
Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife

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Samsara
Wolfgang Weinhardt, Germany
Shortlist, Travel

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The Mongol
Simon Morris, United Kingdom
Shortlist, Travel

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Aerial Series
Emmanuel Coupe-Kalomiris, Greece
Shortlist, Landscape

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Be Cheerful Even in the Darkest of Times
Samantha Fortenberry, United States
Shortlist, Low Light

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Bears and Birds…
Wilfred Berthelsen, Norway
Finalist, Travel

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Homebound
Ata Mohammad Adnan, Bangladesh
Shortlist, Split Second

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Cost of slavery
K. M. Asad, Bangladesh
Shortlist, Current Affairs

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The Depth of Winter
Kacper Kowalski, Poland
Finalist, Landscape

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Wax System
Fabrizio Cestari, Italy
Shortlist, Portraiture