The winners of the Sony World Photography Awards 2018

Sunday buffet, Richard Frishman – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

Sunday Buffet at Jerry Mikeska's BBQ. Columbus, Texas, United States 2017. Still Life winner and United States National Award winner © Richard Frishman/2018 Sony World Photography Awards

Every breath you take, Klaus Lenzen – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

Every breath you take. Winner, Open competition, Enhanced. The picture was taken in summer 2017 from 35 individual images of swimmers at the triathlon in the Duesseldorf Media Harbor © Klaus Lenzen/2018 Sony World Photography Awards

Shapes of Lofoten, Mikkel Beiter – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

Early autumn, Veselin Atanasov – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

Shapes of Lofoten, Denmark. Winner, Open Travel and Denmark National Award © Mikkel Beiter/2018 Sony World Photography Awards

Emile, Nick Dolding – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

Early autumn. The autumn has begun to decorate with its colors the woods of the Balkans. Winner, Open Landscape and Nature and Winner, Bulgaria National Award © Veselin Atanasov/2018 Sony World Photography Awards

The highest platform, Fajar Kristianto – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

Emile. Portraiture winner and United Kingdom National Award winner © Nick Dolding/2018 Sony World Photography Awards

Young minotaur, Panos Skordas – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

The highest platform. Shortlist, Open, Motion © Fajar Kristianto/2018 Sony World Photography Awards

An unexpected meeting, Justyna Zduczyk – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

Young minotaur. Picture taken in the actual palace of king Minos, on the island of Crete, Greece. Winner, Open, Culture, and Winner, Greece National Award © Panos Skordas/2018 Sony World Photography Awards

Old friends, Manuel Armenis – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

An unexpected meeting. Open Wildlife and Winner, Poland National Award © Justyna Zdunczyk/2018 Sony World Photography Awards

The man and the mysterious tower, Andreas Pohl – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

Old friends. Street Photography winner, Open, and Germany National Award winner © Manuel Armenis/2018 Sony World Photography Awards

In the melaleuca forest, Trung Pham Huy – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

The man and the mysterious tower. Vertical wind tunnel build in the years 1934 to 1936 for aironautical studies in Berlin-Adlershof. Winner, Architecture © Andreas Pohl/2018 Sony World Photography Awards

The great wall of Namib, Paranyu Pithayarungsarit – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

In the melaleuca forest. Commended, Open, Travel and Vietnam National Award winner © Trung Pham Huy/2018 Sony World Photography Awards

The thinker, Ingrid Vekemans – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

The great wall of Namib. Shortlist, Open Landscape & Nature and Thailand National Award Winner © Paranyu Pithayarungsarit/2018 Sony World Photography Awards

Beauty of Mount Bromo, Kyaw Win Hlaing – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

The thinker. Belgium National Award Winner © Ingrid Vekemans/2018 Sony World Photography Awards

When the sky lights up, Nicky Loh – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

Beauty of Mount Bromo, East Java, Indonesia. 2nd place, Myanmar National Award © Kyaw Win Hlaing/2018 Sony World Photography Awards

The boot, Nicu Spinu – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

Lighten up, Sylvia Michel – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

One way forward, Chin Bong Leng – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

Working in the wind and snow, Zhou Jianguang – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

One way forward. Commended, Open Travel and Singapore National Award Winner © Chin Boon Leng/2018 Sony World Photography Awards

Flying fishing nets, Yen Sin Wong – Sony World Photography Awards 2018

Working in the wind and snow. Shortlist, Open Enhanced, and 3rd Place, China National Award © Jianguang Zhou, China Mainland/2018 Sony World Photography Award