Winners. 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

20/03/2014. World Photography Organisation
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The Sony World Photography Awards have announced the winners of their Open, Youth, and National Award competitions. Below, our selection between winners: Spain, Architecture, and more... The winners were selected from over 70,000 entries submitted by enthusiasts and amateurs photographers from across the world.

Winner, Architecture, Open Competition: In an office building in Cologne I went down to the base of this staircase, set up my tripod, and fixed it in the middle with a wide-angle 10-24mm lens. (© Holger Schmidtke, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards).

Winner, Architecture, Open Competition: In an office building in Cologne I went down to the base of this staircase, set up my tripod, and fixed it in the middle with a wide-angle 10-24mm lens. (© Holger Schmidtke, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards).

Winner, Spain, National Award: Young Mohammed Salam - in the foreground - travels regularly on iron ore hoppers through the Mauritanian Sahara, from the open-pit hematite mine center of Zouerat, to the commercial port of Nouadhibou. The journey is precarious and exhausting, but free transportation of goods provide him and his colleagues with a way to make a living. The so called "Sahara Express" was completed in 1963. (© Rafael Gutierrez Garitano, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards).

3rd Place, Germany, National Awards: Pilgrims and devotees cross pontoon bridges at the Maha Kumbh Mela - the largest spiritual gathering on the planet, held every 12 years in India. (© Wolfgang Weinhardt, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards).

Winner, Netherlands, National Award: Unfortunately you don't have the winters anymore you used to have in the 17th century. In the beginning of 2013 I was lucky with a short time of winter. I had the idea to take a picture of an old Dutch landscape and was looking for a perfect location: which I found in Dwarsgracht, a small authentic village. Looking for the perfect light I'd been waiting for hours for the golden glow. (© Theo de Witte, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards).

Third Place, Singapore, National Awards: In the same vein as the Metabolists and Brutalists, golden mile complex, formerly known as Woh Hup complex, is a Metabolist inspired building in Singapore built in 1973. (© Daniel Chia, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards).

Winner, Low Light, Open Competition: Bucharest, Turda Blvd., 41 tram station. As the weather got worse in the evening, I hesitated to use the camera before. Before i spotted one interesting situation, with pedestrians walking against car lights, on a zebra crossing. (© Vlad Eftenie, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards)

Winner, Travel, Open Competition: My photo "Rain in Ancient Town" was shot in southern China - Phoenix Town - which shows a scene of people traveling in the rain during the rainy season. In the background there are old residential buildings and an old stone bridge. (© Chen Li, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards)

Overall winners and the judging of the final categories are set to be announced on April 30. All captions come from the photographers.

The best contemporary photography from around the world with the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition. Showcasing the winning and shortlisted photographers from the awards, the exhibition spans photojournalism, fine art and commercial photography.

2014 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition.
Venue.- Somerset House, London. UK.
Dates.- 1 - 18 May, 2014.