One of the largest international photography competitions Sony World Photography Awards sums up the results of this year: the jury selected the finalists, among whom two photographers from Ukraine and two from Russia are applying for a prize of 25 thousand dollars in the professional category.
The jury notes that this year a record number of applications were submitted for the entire history of the competition — about 320 thousand. The plot of the photos touches on current events such as the refugee crisis and protests in different parts of the world, as well as traditional topics in the sections "Architecture" and "Wildlife".
The best works were determined in four categories: "Professional Photography", "Young Photographers", "Students" and "Open Category". Photographers representing thematic photo projects in the genre they are interested in compete among professionals, such as Sasha Maslov's photo project from Ukraine about World War II veterans and a series of portraits of women from African countries by Russian photojournalist Asha Miles. In the open category, participants submit one photo of any subject.
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018 Source: World Photography Organization
Professional category
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Adam Pritty, Australia ("Sport").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Sasha Maslov, Ukraine ("Portrait photography"). The picture shows Anatoly Uvarov, a veteran of World War II (St. Petersburg, Russia).
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Sasha Maslov. In the photo — Jack Diamond, a veteran of World War II (Miami, USA).
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Roland Rilly, Ireland ("Landscape").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Asha Miles, Russia ("Portrait Photography"). The photo project "Scars", in which women who have survived forced circumcision share their stories.
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Christer Sorbe, Norway ("Portrait Photography").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Tanya Franco Klein, Mexico ("Creative Category").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Mikhail Zamkovsky, Russia ("Architecture").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Sebastian Meyer, USA ("Current Events").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Dan Weldon, Great Britain ("Landscape").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Norbert Hartjani, Hungary ("Sport").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Vibke Haas, Germany ("Nature"). "Anton".
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Anastasia Vasilenko, Ukraine.
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Rasmus Flindt Pedersen, Denmark ("Current Events").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Caleb White, USA ("Wildlife").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Corentin Folin, France ("Architecture").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Paul D'gaze, Belgium ("Discoveries").
Open category and photos not included in the top 10
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Riyas Mohammed, India ("Movement").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Mark Phillips, UK ("Culture").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Yilan Song, China ("Travels").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Wenjie Kyao, USA ("Excerpt").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Mark Bechtold, Germany ("Wild Nature").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Lin Chen, China ("Travels").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Kyoko Takemura, Japan ("Still Life").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Morgan Mulholland, South Africa ("Students").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Nigel Hodson, Great Britain ("Wildlife").
Sony World Photography Awards Finalists named: Best Photos of 2018Huibo Hou, USA ("Landscape").