The World Photography Organisation has revealed the winners for the Open, Youth and 3D categories of the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards. The ten Open category winners will now compete for the Sony World Photography Awards Open Photographer of the Year title. The overall winner will be revealed at a gala ceremony on 25 April and this photographer will receive $5,000. All category winners receive a Sony A77 and will have their images exhibited at Somerset House, London, from 26 April – 12 May as part of the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition. See www.worldphoto.org for more info.
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Arts and Culture winner – Gilbert Yu, Hong Kong. A fire dragon dance – a traditional ceremonial event held on the 15th day of the Lunar New Year in the Fung Shun area of southern China.
Picture: Gilbert Yu / 2013 Sony World Photography Awards Low Light – Elmar Akhmetov, Kazakhstan. The Milky Way over a mountain near Ush Konyr plateau in Kazakhstan.
Picture: Elmar Akhmetov / 2013 Sony World Photography Awards
Architecture – Martina Biccheri, Italy. I took this photo in Rome, my hometown. It was taken with a monorail view camera (5×6 film) and manually developed. It took me many tries to get the perfect shadow and exposure; I had to go back to the location several times, always hoping it was sunny enough. Once I spent the whole day in front of that wall, just to check at which time of the day the shadow looked most geometrical, eventually choosing 2pm.
Picture: Martina Biccheri / 2013 Sony World Photography Awards
Nature & Wildlife – Krasimir Matarov, Bulgaria. Welcome to the world of the spider.
Picture: Krasimir Matarov / 2013 Sony World Photography Awards
Smile – Ming Hui Guan (Mac Kwan), China. The kids were so curious about my camera. They wanted to be the centre of it as they played in the jeepney and laughed.
Picture: Ming Hui Guan (Mac Kwan) / 2013 Sony World Photography Awards Split Second – Matías Gálvez, Chile. An explosion of milk! For human eye to capture this scene with this detail is impossible. But with a camera you have a whole new world to discover.
Picture: Matías Gálvez / 2013 Sony World Photography Awards
Travel – Manny Fajutag, Philippines. An image taken on a passenger jeepney at sunset during a holiday on Sibuyan Island, Philippines.
Picture: Manny Fajutag / 2013 Sony World Photography Awards People – Hisatomi Tadahiko, Japan. The most precious moment of marriage, the hands holding the shoes promise honesty and eternal love.
Picture: Hisatomi Tadahiko / 2013 Sony World Photography Awards Enhanced – Hoang Hiep Nguyen, Vietnam. A girl stands firm in the storm. When confronting challenges, she will never give up.
Picture: Hoang Hiep Nguyen / 2013 Sony World Photography Awards Youth competition: Culture – Alecsandra Dragoi, Romania. New Year’s eve traditions in Romania.
Picture: Alecsandra Dragoi / 2013 Sony World Photography Awards Youth competition: Portraits- Berta Vicente, Spain. Ariadna in Urquinaona. One day I came across an uninhabited building. Once inside, I imagined a girl I used to meet in the bus there, I made it true.
Picture: Berta Vicente / 2013 Sony World Photography Awards Youth competition: Environment – Xu Wei Shou, Taiwan. Nature’s fightback.
Picture: Xu Wei Shou / 2013 Sony World Photography Awards 3D competition – Matjaž Tančič, Slovenia. Timekeeper.
Picture: Matjaž Tančič / 2013 Sony World Photography Awards
