Dette er årets beste amatørfotografer

Sony World Photography Awards har kåret årets beste bilder i Open og Youth-kategoriene.

Sony World Photography Awards har annonserte vinnerne av Open og Youth-kategoriene i 2013-utgaven av konkurransen. Open-kategorien er åpen for alle som ikke har fotografi som levebrød, mens Youth-kategorien er åpen for fotografer under 19 år.

- Amatører forbløffer meg stadig, ikke bare med deres besluttsomhet, lidenskap og indre driv, men også med den fantastiske kvaliteten de er i stand til å oppnå, uttaler Damien Demolder, juryformann og redaktør av bladet Amateur Photographer, i en pressemelding.

Vinnerne av de ti Open-kategoriene kjemper nå om den gjeve tittelen Open Photographer of the Year, mens vinnerne av Youth-kategoriene kjemper om tittelen Youth Photographer of the Year, som begge annonseres under utdelingen i London 25. april. Der blir også vinnerne av den profesjonelle kategorien avsløres.

De nominerte bildene i den profesjonelle kategorien kan du se her

Mer informasjon om konkurransen på www.worldphoto.org

Se alle vinnerbildene under.

Se også fjorårets vinnerbilder

Open

Arkitektur

14:00:00

Martina Biccheri, Italy, Winner, Architecture, Open Competition 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

I took this photo in spring 2012 in Rome, my hometown. It was taken with a monorail view camera (5x6 film) and manually developed, after it has been scanned and post produced. I took care of the entire process and working on film, it took me quite many tries to have the perfect shadow and exposure; I had to go back to the location several times to and always hope it was sunny enough, once I spent the whole day in front of that wall, just to check at which time of the day the shadow was looking more geometrical, eventually it was at 2pm.

Arts & Culture

Fire Dragon of "Fung Shun"

Gilbert Yu, Hong Kong, Winner, Arts and Culture, Open Competition 2013

"Fung Shun" fire dragon dance is a traditional ceremonial event held on the 15th day of the Lunar New Year in the Fung Shun area of southern China, and it has a history of more than 300 years. The dragons are composed of bamboo, metal wire and paper and are meticulously hand-made and painted by local artists before the event each year. The dragons are over 30 metres long and are heavily decorated with fireworks, firecrackers and fire arrows. Each dragon is carried and danced around by tens of strong and masculine men, while the fireworks shoot up in the dark sky for hundreds of metres. To take this picture, I need to dash across crowds of bystanders and try to force my way ahead of the dragons, and it takes many trials and errors before I can find the right settings for my camera given the unpredictable light source and chaos around. I was wearing protective mask and helmut to prevent fire burns and collision with the running people.

Enhanced

Storm

Nguyen Hoang Hiep, Vietnam, Winner, Enhanced, Open Competition 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

That girl stand firm in the 'storm', When confronting challenges, she will never give up.

Low Light

Starry Tree

Elmar Akhmetov, Kazakhstan, Winner, Low Light, Open Competition 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

Milky Way looking like a giant tree atop of the mountain near Ush Konyr plateau in Kazakhstan. Two of three images were shot in Mangystau region of Kazakhstan, where I used to work. Mangystau region,Kazakhstan Third one was shot in Almaty region on the plateau of Ush Konyr with the Sigma fish-eye lens. I kept the horizon in the middle of the frame, to minimize the distortion. In this single shot I exposed sky for 25 seconds, while the bottom of the frame was exposed for almost 100 seconds. Almaty region, Kazakhstan

Nature and Wildlife

Welcome to the World of the Spider

Krasimir Matarov, Bulgaria, Winner, Nature & Wildlife, Open Competition 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

Panoramic

My Old House

Yeow Kwang Yeo, Singapore, Panoramic, Winner, Open Competition 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

My Home In this small village outside Jakarta, I met this old man who has been staying here since he was a boy. He was very hospitality and showed me around within his house, I took several photos and form this panoramic image in Photoshop.

People

Wedding

Hisatomi Tadahiko_Japan, Winner, People, Open Competition 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

Smile

Cebula

Ming Hui Guan/Mac Kwan, China, Winner, Smile, Open Competition 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

Everyone got into the biggest Super Market, SM to enjoy their shoppings. I just took my camera and walked away from the crowd. I was in a slum which is not far away. Kids here were so curious about this foreigner and his camera. They just wanted to be the centre of it. They played hard in the Jeepney and Laughed. Life here is so pure and simple.Taken in CEBU City, Philippines

Split Second

Splash

MatÌas G·lvez, Chile, Winner, Split Second, Open Competition 2013

An explosion of milk! For human eye capture this scene with this detail is impossible. But with a camera you have a whole new world to discover.

Travel

Rush Hour

Manny Fajutag, Philippines, Winner, Travel, Open Competition 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

The image was taken during my vacation at Sibuyan Island, Philippines last May 2012.It was a sunset, we are riding a passenger jeepney from family outing, I grabbed the opportunity to take a this picture even if it's in the middle dusty road , this image i considered as an image that cannot be repeated.

Youth

Culture

Traditions

Alecsandra Dragoi, Romania, Winner, Culture, Youth Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

New Year's eve traditions in Romania

Portraits

Ariadna in Urquinaona

Berta Vicente, Spain, Winner, Portraits, Youth Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

One day I came across an uninhabited building. Once inside, I imagined a girl I used to meet in the bus there, I made it true

Environment

nature`s fightback

Xu Wei Shou, Taiwan, Winner, Environment, Youth Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

Sony World Photography Awards 2013 - Open & Youth