25 impressive shots from the finalists of the Sony World Photography Awards 2021

Sony World Photography Awards competition, which invariably pleases many gorgeous photos. Supporting its global organization pictures has announced the winners in different categories and shortlisted for an Open competition.

The winners in ten categories, more than 100 photographers entered the short-list. Each winner will receive a Sony equipment and will compete for the title of overall winner of the competition, as well as an award in the amount of $ 5,000.

Category winner, open competition, street photography. "Disinfection". F. Dilek Uyar. Employee of the Department of health of the municipality of Ankara in riot gear walking down the train platform, sprinkling it with a disinfectant.

Category winner, open competition, creative. "African become such a Victorian". Tamari Kudeta. Young woman in Victorian dress holding a traditional kitchenware people, Sean.

Category winner, open competition, travel. "Dried fish". Han Fan. Woman surrounded by hundreds of trays of dried fish at the fish market in long Hai, BA RIA-Vung Tau, Vietnam. The view from the top resembles a large fabric with an unusual pattern, which woman would weaves of individual pieces.

The shortlist, open competition, street photography. "Night during the pandemic." Ares Of Conexon Saraga. The picture was taken in the cemetery Ranggen Senayan in Jakarta later in the evening. The staff of the funeral service rest, watch the video on their smartphones and communicate with the family.

Category winner, open competition, portraiture. "Son." Lyudmila Sabanina. The boy sitting on the table and plunged in serious thought. The photo shows the other side of childhood — quiet and thoughtful.

The shortlist, open competition, travel. "The pink lake". F. Dilek Uyar. In the summer of algae called dunaliella salina gives the lake Tuz, Ankara pink color it might look quite surreal. On the lake is the old fountain, where the shepherds sometimes lead the herd during the day before returning to their pastures.

Category winner, open competition, the object. "Tailor's mannequin." Kata Jih. The stillness of the scene is the feeling of loneliness and awakens memories of isolation.

The shortlist, open competition, the object. "Wild garden." Ann Petrukevich. Garden plants exposed to the sun black-and-white photo paper. The photographer has merged photographs digitally, to create ethereal floral image with the effect of the wild garden.

Category winner, open competition, a way of life. "Dias de Playa". Mariano Belmar Torrecilla. Woman enjoying morning morning walks on the beach in Alicante, Spain.

The shortlist, open competition, natural world & wildlife. "Hello, world!". Alex Pantie. Ant looks through the hole in the sheet.

Category winner, open competition, natural world & wildlife. "A little kiss". Cristo Palmae. Funny picture of a rabbit with his tongue hanging out.

The shortlist, open competition, landscape. "I know I'm not alone." Jinjing Liu. A journey in search of the best views of Gongga in Sichuan province, China.

The shortlist, open competition, movement. Storm in Newhaven, East Sussex. Dan Portch.

The shortlist, open competition, lifestyle. "After the performance". Alex Zieler. Dancers backstage.

The shortlist, open competition, movement. "Athletics". Zdenek Vosicky. The original was made in black-and-white photo, which allocates the track lines and suppresses any distractions. The final image edited in Photoshop.

The shortlist, open competition, lifestyle. "Healing vibrations". Stefano Bettarini. The hot springs of bagno Vignoni, Italy have a temperature of about 49°C. They were valued by the Romans for its healing properties and used to treat since the 12th century, during the reign of Federigo II.

Shortlist, open competition, creative. "Illusion." Alireza Movahedi. In a situation when a person thinks about design and objects to self-knowledge he may have recourse only to the imaginary.

Category winner, open competition, landscape. "Storm in a field of lavender". Juan Lopez Ruiz. The moment the lightning strikes in blooming lavender field with a lone tree in the center on a twilight evening sky. Filmed in the province of Guadalajara, Spain.

The shortlist, open competition, architecture. "Historical buildings". The Farshid Ahmadpur. These buildings were once full of joy and happiness. About 15 years ago, travelers heading to lake Urmia in Iran, was able to relax and enjoy the surrounding beauty. Now, when Urmia salt lake have dried up, all around in disrepair.

Category winner, open competition, architecture. "Blue window". Klaus Lenzen. The picture was taken at the Hyatt hotel in Dusseldorf, Germany. A staircase rises to the window, which shows a clear blue sky. Stairs and a window as if floating in space.

Category winner, open competition, movement. "Girl Power, girl power." Marijo Of Madonna. Girl dives from a cliff on the island of Lokrum near Dubrovnik, Croatia, and her friends watch the jump.

The shortlist, open competition, portraiture. "Asylum-seekers". Elif Ozturk. It is the refugees who have arrived in the northwestern province of Edirne Turkey from Istanbul and many other Turkish cities, waiting for humanitarian aid outside the buffer zone between the border gate Kastani and Pazarkule. They hoped that Greece will open the border gate. In this forest for a month camped more than 3,000 people.

Winner of the National award. Two girls in traditional Indonesian clothing. Hardianto Of Budiman.

The shortlist, Open competition, Landscape. Neowiz comet over Stonehenge. James Rochfort.

Shortlist, open competition, creative. The series of "Calypso". Maximilien Diaz.