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Highlights from the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist [20 Photos]

Culled from nearly 320,000 entries from more than 200 countries, the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards (previously) have announced their shortlist of winners. We've selected highlights from several categories, ranging from architecture and travel to contemporary issues and portraiture. Winners will be announced on April 19th. Images courtesy of the World Photography Organization. Enafrinat…

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Highlights from the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist

A baby Orangutan peeking out from his mother's…

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Winners of the 2022 World Photography Awards Highlight the Striking Sights of Life Around the Globe

The Sony World Photography Awards (previously) garnered a whopping 340,000 entries for its 2022 competition, with subject matter spanning from the magical landscapes of Turkey to an intimate portrait of Burmese siblings. Approximately 170,000 of those original submissions fall under the contest's National Awards category, which recently announced the top images. The winning collection offers a varied and striking look at the state of contemporary photography and a broader consideration of culture, documenting both the serendipitous and composed sights…

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Bathed in Ultraviolet Light, Single Flowers Glow with Radiant, Saturated Color

In Between Art and Science, Debora Lombardi harnesses the creative potential of ultraviolet light. The Italy-based designer and photographer splashes single flowers with the radiation, unveiling an entire spectrum of colors otherwise invisible to the human eye: saturated purple and blue tones delineate the veins in a leaf and yellows add a neon-like glow to stamen rich with pollen, transforming the blooms into otherworldly specimens. "I started experimenting with this technique in the darkness of my…

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Highlights from the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist

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Contorted Limbs and Bodies Disrupt the Mundane in Surreal Photographs by Cristina Coral

Photographer Cristina Coral has an eye for subtle alterations that transform seemingly ordinary scenes into surreal images brimming with illusion. Often centered on a solitary woman, the conceptual photographs rely on texture, pattern, and the figures' contorted poses. A limp hand protrudes from a bush, strawberry locks drape over a brocade couch, and a teacup precariously balances on a pair of feet. Coral, who is based in Italy but frequently travels to Germany and Slovenia, currently is working on a project based on memory and what's forgotten. The…

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