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DON'T MISS: 20 best pix from 'world's best photography' race
Last updated on: February 06, 2014 11:38 IST
Photographs: Amir Hamja/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
The shortlist for the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards, one of the world’s leading photography competitions, has been announced.
Photographers from 166 countries submitted nearly 140,000 images, the highest number of entries in the awards’ seven year history.
Rediff.com showcases some of the best photos shortlisted by the award jury.
Winners are scheduled to be announced in March and April
We start off with photographer Amir Hamja's work
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Image: In July each year, this heart-pounding scene of wildebeests migration repeats itself in Kenya. It's nature's most dramatic moment!
Photographs: Bonnie Cheung/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: Bonnie Cheung
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Image: Love, tenderness, hope and passion, all together in this emotional tropical capture from Volcain Arenal, Costa Rica
Photographs: Nicolas Reusens/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: Nicolas Reusens
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Image: In your youth, nothing can stop you from enjoying time with your friends, especially not a simple matter of rain during summer fun. You may grow up and forget the names, but you'll always remember the moments, the time on the dock with your friends during a surprise shower.
Photographs: Samantha Fortenberry/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: Samantha Fortenberry
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Image: A Fine Art interpretation of the castle in Methoni, Pelloponisos, Greece
Photographs: Vassilis Tangoulis/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: Vassilis Tangoulis
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Photographs: Ngai Bun Wonh/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: Ngai Bun Wonh
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Image: Mobius Arch at Pyhae Luosto National Park at night with Milky Way. The Arch had been illuminated with 2 headlights
Photographs: Nicholas Roemmelt/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: Nicholas Roemmelt
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Image: Homebound
Photographs: Ata Mohammad Adnan/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: Ata Mohammad Adnan
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Image: Various crash barriers encountered by the photographer to get a picture of interest.
Photographs: Hairul Azizi Harun/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: Hairul Azizi Harun
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Image: A hunter rests in his little house on the plains in western mongolia with his Eagle which is hooded and cat under the table!
Photographs: Simon Morris/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: Simon Morris
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Image: A muddy face from the mud bath going into the lake
Photographs: Alpay Erdem/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: Alpay Erdem
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Image: The cattle race in the city of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, has 400 years of history
Photographs: YongSheng Zheng/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: YongSheng Zheng
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Photographs: Louise Porter/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: Louise Porter
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Image: Kubana open air festival that took place in 2013 in the vicinity of the city of Anapa (Russia)
Photographs: Igor Kryzhko/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: Igor Kryzhko
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Image: A baby Orang Utan peeking out from his mother's embrace.
Photographs: Chin Boon Leng/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: Chin Boon Leng
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Image: Lion, grooming
Photographs: George Logan/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: George Logan
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Image: An old Hindu woman sits with lights (Prodip) and prays to God in front of Shri Shri Lokanath Brahmachar Ashram temple during the Rakher Upobash at Barodi, Narayangonj, near Dhaka, Bangladesh
Photographs: Suvra Kanti Das/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: Suvra Kanti Das
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Image: Aerial view of Iceland
Photographs: Emmanuel Coupe-Kalomiris/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: Emmanuel Coupe-Kalomiris
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Photographs: Wilfred Berthelsen/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: Wilfred Berthelsen
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Image: Naples, Scampia neighborhood, a large area under Camorra control, the biggest area in Europe known for drug selling. A pusher with his gun on the roof of a building called "The Sails"
Photographs: Salvatore Esposito/2014 Sony World Photography Awards
Photographer Name: Salvatore Esposito
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