The World Photography Organisation has announced the winners of the Open, Youth and 3D categories of the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards.
The ten Open category winners, selected from nearly 55,000 entries, will now compete for the Sony World Photography Awards Open Photographer of the Year title. The overall winner will be revealed at a ceremony on 25 April and this photographer will receive US$5,000.
Judged on a single image taken by an amateur photographer, the winning Open category photographers are:
• Architecture - Martina Biccheri, Italy • Arts and Culture - Gilbert Yu, Hong Kong • Enhanced - Hoang Hiep Nguyen, Vietnam • Low Light - Elmar Akhmetov, Kazakhstan • Nature & Wildlife - Krasimir Matarov, Bulgaria • Panoramic - Yeow Kwang Yeo, Singapore • People - Hisatomi Tadahiko, Japan • Smile – Ming Hui Guan (Mac Kwan), Chin • Split Second - Matías Gálvez, Chile • Travel - Manny Fajutag, Philippines
Winners of the Youth Competition, open to photographers aged 19 and under, are: Alecsandra Dragoi (Romania), Xu Wei Shou (Taiwan) and Berta Vicente, Spain. The 3D prize goes to Slovenian photographer Matjaz Tancic.
Professional category winners and the L’Iris D’Or/ Sony World Photography Awards Professional Photographer of the Year title will be announced in London on 25 April. The L’Iris D’Or winner will receive US$25,000.
Martina Biccheri, Italy, Winner, Architecture, Open Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards.
Gilbert Yu, Hong Kong/China, Winner, Arts and Culture, Open Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards.
Hoang Hiep Nguyen, Vietnam, Winner, Enhanced, Open Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards.
Elmar Akhmetov, Kazakhstan, Winner, Low Light, Open Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards.
Krasimir Matarov, Bulgaria, Winner, Nature and Wildlife, Open Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards.
Yeow Kwang Yeo, Singapore, Winner, Panoramic, Open Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards.
Hisatomi Tadahiko, Japan, Winner, People, Open Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards.
Ming Hui Guan (Mac Kwan), China, Winner, Smile, Open Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards.
Matías Gálvez, Chile, Winner, Split Second, Open Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards.
Manny Fajutag, Philippines, Winner, Travel, Open Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards.
Martina Biccheri, Italy, Winner, Architecture, Open Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards.
