The winners of the Open and Youth categories of the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards have been announced. Selected from over 70,000 entries worldwide, here we showcase the work of the thirteen amateur photographers who claimed the top prizes. An overall winner will be announced by World Photography Organisation next month.
Open – Smile: Alpay Erdem, Turkey
Picture: Alpay Erdem/2014 Sony Photographic Awards
Open – Low Light: Vlad Eftenie, Romania
Picture: Vlad Eftenie/2014 Sony Photographic Awards
Open – Architecture: Holger Schmidtke, Germany
Picture: Holger Schmidtk/2014 Sony Photographic Awards
Open – Arts and Culture: Valerie Prudon, France
Picture: Valerie Prudon/2014 Sony Photographic Awards
Open – Enchanced: Kylli Sparre, Estonia
Picture: Kylli Sparre/2014 Sony Photographic Awards
Open – Panorama: Ivan Pedretti, Italy
Picture: Ivan Pedretti/2014 Sony Photographic Awards
Open – People: Arup Ghosh, India
Picture: Arup Ghosh/2014 Sony Photographic Awards
Open – Split Second: Hairul Azizi Harun, Malaysia
Picture: Hairul Azizi Harun/2014 Sony Photographic Awards
Open – Travel: Chen Li, China
Picture: Chen Li/2014 Sony Photographic Awards
The Youth competition was open to photographers under the age of 20. Turjoy Chowdhury of Bangladesh won the Environment award with this portrait.
Picture: Turjoy Chowdhury/2014 Sony Photographic Awards
Open – Wildlife and Nature: Gert Van Den Bosch, Netherlands
Picture: Gert Van Der Bosch/2014 Sony Photographic Awards
Youth – Portraits: Paulina Metzscher, Germany
Picture: Paulina Metzscher/2014 Sony Photographic Awards
Youth – Culture: Borhan Mardani, Iran
Picture: Borhan Mardani/2014 Sony Photographic Awards