2019 Sony World Photography Awards Open competition -

The Sony World Photography Awards is the most diverse photography competition on the planet. This year saw a record-breaking number of entries with more than 326,000 images entered into the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards' four competitions: Professional, Open, Student and Youth. And the Open competition Shortlist has been announced!

Browse the gallery for an amazing snapshot of some of the shortlisted photographs. 

© © Connor Henderson, Australia, Shortlist, Open, Architecture (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Portraiture -

Photographer: Hasan Torabi.

Country: Islamic Republic of Iran.

Title: 'Culture'

© © Hasan Torabi, Iran, Shortlist, Open, Portraiture (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Architecture -

Photographer: Carole Pariat.

Country: France.

Title: 'Natural Phenomena and Man Creation'

© © Carole Pariat, France, Shortlist, Open, Architecture (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Natural World & Wildlife -

Photographer: Nadia Aly.

Country: United States of America.

Title: 'Huddle'

© © Nadia Aly, United States of America, Shortlist, Open, Natural World & Wildlife, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Still Life -

Photographer: Maciek Jasik.

Country: United States of America.

Title: 'Galia Melon'

© © Maciek Jasik, United States of America, Shortlist, Open, Still Life (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Architecture -

Photographer: Connor Henderson.

Country: Australia.

Title: 'The Mirrored Entrance of Tokyu Plaza'

© © Connor Henderson, Australia, Shortlist, Open, Architecture (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Portraiture -

Photographer: Mikeila Borgia.

Country: Argentina.

Title: 'Diamond Skin'

© © Mikeila Borgia, Argentina, Shortlist, Open, Portraiture (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Street -

Photographer: Md. Akhlas Uddin.

Country: Bangladesh.

Title: 'Risky journey'

© © Md. Akhlas Uddin, Bangladesh, Shortlist, Open, Street Photography (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Landscape -

Photographer: Neil Burnell.

Country: United Kingdom.

Title: 'Executioner '

© © Neil Burnell, United Kingdom, Shortlist, Open, Landscape, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Architecture -

Photographer: Jennifer Bin.

Country: Canada.

Title: 'Tangshan, 2018'

© © Jennifer Bin, Canada, Shortlist, Open, Architecture (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Natural World & Wildlife -

Photographer: Sandi Little.

Country: Canada.

Title: 'Circle of Power'

© © Sandi Little, Canada, Shortlist, Open, Natural World & Wildlife, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Culture -

Photographer: Lifeng Chen.

Country: China Mainland.

Title: 'A Red River of Faith'

© © Lifeng Chen, China, Shortlist, Open, Culture (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Culture -

Photographer: Pan Jianhua.

Country: China Mainland.

Title: 'Shadow Puppetry'

© Copyright: © Pan Jianhua, China, Shortlist, Open, Culture (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Motion -

Photographer: Qin Fan.

Country: Mainland China.

Title: 'SWAT Force 2'

© © Qin Fan, China, Shortlist, Open, Motion (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Creative -

Photographer: Martin Stranka.

Country: Czech Republic.

Title: 'Dreamers and Warriors'

© © Martin Stranka, Czech Republic, Shortlist, Open, Creative (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Still Life -

Photographer: Diego Diaz.

Country: Colombia.

Title: 'Mathematical Landscape'

© © Diego Diaz, Colombia, Shortlist, Open, Still Life (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Landscape -

Photographer: Gérard Bret.

Country: France.

Title: 'Illusion'

© © Gérard Bret, France, Shortlist, Open, Landscape, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Street -

Photographer: Daniel Gentelev.

Country: Israel.

Title: 'Little Girl on a Fake Beach'

© © Daniel Gentelev, Israel, Shortlist, Open, Street Photography (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Creative -

Photographer: Alexandr Vlassyuk.

Country: Russian Federation.

Title: 'A Walk On The Bike'

© © Alexandr Vlassyuk, Russian Federation, Shortlist, Open, Creative, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Travel -

Photographer: Trung Pham Huy.

Country: Vietnam.

Title: 'Flower on the Sea'

© © Trung Pham Huy, Vietnam, Shortlist, Open, Travel (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Portraiture -

Photographer: Tim Cavadini.

Country: Germany.

Title: 'Xibalba'

© © Tim Cavadini, Germany, Shortlist, Open, Portraiture (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Landscape -

Photographer: Svein Nordrum.

Country: Norway.

Title: 'Frozen Pond'

© © Svein Nordrum, Norway, Shortlist, Open, Landscape, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Motion -

Photographer: Marlena Kurowska-Jankowiak.

Country: Poland.

Title: 'Little Wizard'

©  © Marlena Kurowska-Jankowiak, Poland, Shortlist, Open, Motion (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Travel -

Photographer: Maxwell Gifted.

Country: France.

Title: 'Women of Arugam Bay'

© © Maxwell Gifted, France, Shortlist, Open, Travel (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Natural World & Wildlife -

Photographer: David Salvatori.

Country: Italy.

Title: 'The Assault'

© © David Salvatori, Italy, Shortlist, Open, Natural World & Wildlife, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Motion -

Photographer: Filippos Alafakis.

Country: Greece. 

Title: 'The Hands'

© © Filippos Alafakis, Greece, Shortlist, Open, Motion (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Still Life -

Photographer: Masumi Shiohara.

Country: Japan.

Title: 'President' European Plum'

© © Masumi Shiohara, Japan, Shortlist, Open, Still Life (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Culture -

Photographer: Eng Chung Tong.

Country: Malaysia.

Title: 'Synergy of Humanity'

© © Eng Chung Tong, Malaysia, Shortlist, Open, Culture (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Street -

Photographer: Denys Borysov.

Country: Ukraine.

Title: 'Untitled'

© © Denys Borysov, Ukraine, Shortlist, Open, Street Photography (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Travel -

Photographer: Nicolas Boyer.

Country: France.

Title: 'Familial Ryokan in Beppu'

© © Nicolas Boyer, France, Shortlist, Open, Travel (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Category: Creative -

Photographer: Stéphane Anthonioz.

Country: France.

Title: 'L'homme est fou. Il adore un Dieu invisible et détruit une nature visible, inconscient que la Nature qu'il détruit est le Dieu qu'il vénère.'

© © Stéphane Anthonioz, France, Shortlist, Open, Creative (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards