Roughly 140,000 photos from all over the world were submitted to the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards competition, and today we finally have the results.
Sit back and enjoy – these are certainly some of the most astonishing photos we’ve ever seen.
1. Jump of Life
Cheung Lai San, Hong Kong
Hong Kong National Award – 1st Place
Cheung Lai San, Hong Kong
Hong Kong National Award – 1st Place
2. Rain in an ancient town
Chen Li, China
Open Travel – Winner
Chen Li, China
Open Travel – Winner
3. Poor god
Arup Ghosh, India
Open People – Winner
Arup Ghosh, India
Open People – Winner
4. What are you staring at !?
Chin Boon Leng, Singapore
Singapore National Award – 1st Place
Chin Boon Leng, Singapore
Singapore National Award – 1st Place
5. Under the staircase
Holger Schmidtke, Germany
Open Architecture – Winner
Holger Schmidtke, Germany
Open Architecture – Winner
6. Photographer story – Behind the Scene
Hairul Azizi Harun, Malaysia
Open Split Second – Winner
Hairul Azizi Harun, Malaysia
Open Split Second – Winner
7. A touch of a 17th century Dutch painting
Theo de Witte, the Netherlands
Netherlands National Award – 1st Place
Theo de Witte, the Netherlands
Netherlands National Award – 1st Place
8. Starry lighthouse
Ivan Pedretti, Italy
Open Panoramic – Winner
Ivan Pedretti, Italy
Open Panoramic – Winner
9. Fire Dragon
Chi Hung Cheung, Hong Kong
Hong Kong National Award – 2nd Place
Chi Hung Cheung, Hong Kong
Hong Kong National Award – 2nd Place
10. Hummingbird
Kristhian Castro, Colombia
Colombia National Award – 2nd Place
Kristhian Castro, Colombia
Colombia National Award – 2nd Place
11. Samsara
Wolfgang Weinhardt, Germany
Germany National Award – 3rd Place
Wolfgang Weinhardt, Germany
Germany National Award – 3rd Place
12. Exit
Michael Nordqvist, Sweden
Nordics National Award – 1st Place
Michael Nordqvist, Sweden
Nordics National Award – 1st Place
13. Not Superman
Irwansyah, Indonesia
Indonesia National Award – 1st Place
Irwansyah, Indonesia
Indonesia National Award – 1st Place
Adhi Prayoga, Indonesia
Indonesia National Award – 2nd Place
Minh Ngo Thanh, Vietnam
Vietnam National Award – 3rd Place
Valerie Prudon, France
Open Arts & Culture – Winner
Simon Morris, United Kingdom
United Kingdom National Award – 2nd Place
Sean Batten, United Kingdom
United Kingdom National Award – 1st Place
Elly Prestegard, Norway
Nordics National Award – 2nd Place
Bobby Bong, Indonesia
Indonesia National Award – 3rd Place
Mateusz Baj, Poland
Poland National Award – 1st Place
Rafael Gutiérrez Garitano, Spain
Spain National Award – 1st Place
Cristian Alvarado, Chile
Chile National Award – 1st Place
Dowon Choi, South Korea
South Korea National Award – 1st Place
Neville Jones, Australia
Australia National Award – 1st Place
Bohran Mardani, Iran
Youth Culture – Winner
Andrew Cornaga, New Zealand
New Zealand National Award – 2nd Place
Luis Chandi Páez, Ecuador
Ecuador National Award – 1st Place
Patrick Ems, Switzerland
Switzerland National Award – 1st Place
Trinh Xuan Hai, Vietnam
Vietnam National Award – 1st Place
Lise Sundberg
Nordics National Award – 3rd Place
Holger Schmidtke, Germany
Germany National Award – 1st Place
Turjoy Chowdhury, Bangladesh
Youth Environment – Winner
Vlad Eftenie, Romania
Open Low Light – Winner
David Carchi, Ecuador
Ecuador National Award – 3rd Place
Minwei Yan, China
China National Award – 3rd Place
Suthas Rungsirisilp, Thailand
Thailand National Award – 1st Place
Paulina Metzscher, Germany
Youth Portraits – Winner
Milko Torres Ramirez, Peru
Peru National Award – 1st Place
Alpay Erdem, Turkey
Open Smile – Winner
