These amazing photos have been shortlisted as finalists in a competition that saw over 122 000 entries. They will be exhibited at the Somerset House in London from 26 April - 3 May and will also feature in the 2013 print edition of the Sony World Photography Awards book.
Professional Competition: Shortlist and Finalists
White-handed Tree Frog by Hudson Garcia
Journey to Jerusalem of Africa by Gali Tibbon
Every year, just before Christmas day (Julian calendar) thousands of pious Christian orthodox worshipers make pilgrimage to Lalibela, a small town in Ethiopia’s highlands, known as ‘Jerusalem of Africa’ or ‘Black Jerusalem’. Lalibela is famous for its 13th century monolithic churches, carved out of the living rock and one of the world’s great wonders.
Personality and society. Reality vs illusions. by Ilya Pitalev
Machine Gun Americana by Pete Muller
Faster than the Speed of Sound by Balazs Gardi
Dubai Aerials by Johannes Heuckeroth
Eye to Eye by Rob Van Thienen
On the Shore of a Vanishing Island by Daesung Lee
The Last Days of Obama’s Campaign by Brooks Kraft
Inside Kabul’s Screens by Danish Siddiqui
Jim Rickey by Christian Aslund
Project: Honkey Kong – a 2d platform game tribute. Shot on location in Hong Kong. Images were shot from skyscrapers toward the ground, using a telephoto lens to make the image as flat as possible to make it look like a platform game.
The Wealthy Roma of Buzescu by Ivan Kashinsky
Six-year old twins Gelu and Edi Petrache sit on stairs in a mansion on Easter Sunday in Buzescu, a small town in Romania. Buzescu is known for its ultra-wealthy Roma and their bizarre mansions that line the main street. The Roma of Buzescu are part of the Kalderash clan and are known for being coppersmiths and dealing with metal scraps. After the fall of the communist regime in the late 80s, they stripped old factories of their metals and some made a small fortune re-selling them. They are also known for making cazane, copper stills that produce alcohol such as palinka, a plum brandy.
Afrometals by Daniele Tamagni
Urban Darkness by Christof Pluemacher
Makro Dunyasi by Mehmet Karaca
A Portrait of the Matterhorn by Nenad Saljic
Encerrados by Valerio Bispuri
Bolted by Adam Pretty
Open Competition: Shortlist and Finalists
Game of Colors by Anurag Kumar
Face to Face by Christian Vizl
Starry Tree by Elmar Akhmetov
Waikiki Beach by Flavio D’Aquino
Running for Life by Frederick van Heerden
Don’t Leave Me Alone by Hoang Hiep Nguyen
Untitled by Huu Hung Truong
Wasp by John Matzick
Sheep River by Maciej Grzegorzek
Soul of Sir Hitchcock by Maciej Makowski
Action Inside by Markus Reugels
Yi Peng Lantern Festival 2012 by Ng Chai Hock
Butterfly Magic by Petar Sabol
The Godfather by Peter Delaney
Youth Competition: Shortlist and Finalists
Urban Environment by Robert Gifford
Nature’s Fightback by Jimmy
Haweswater Calm by Joe Stockdale
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