The Sony World Photography Awards (more information here) selects photographs of different categories, such as architecture, daily life, documentary, landscape, portrait, sport, street photography and nature.

This prestigious price is one of the most important in the world, created thanks to a ten years partnership with Sony. Here, we present a shortlist of some participants. The winners will be declared at the end of April. An exhibition will take place in London to highlight these works from April 21st to May the 7th. A special Martin Parr. exhibition will be set up in the same time.

Title : Diamond-dust / Photographer : Masayasu Sakuma / Location : Nagano-ken, Japan

Title : Inhabitants of the empty / Photographer : Yulia Grigoryants / Location : Gyumri, Armenia

Title : Lady in red / Photographer : Placido Faranda / Location : Luštica peninsula in Montenegro

Title : Metropolis / Photographer : Tavepong Pratoomwong / Location : A reflection in a window interrupts a street scene

Title : Palm trees routine / Photographer : Andrés Gallardo Albajar  / Location : Alicante, Spain.

Title : A country doctor and her calling / Photographer : Ioana Moldovan / Location : Gângiova in south-west Romania

Title : Georgian baptism / Photographer : Beniamino Pisati / Location : Tbilisi, Georgia

Title : Pumping iron in Russia / Photographer : Eduard Korniyenko / Location : Stavropol, southern Russia

Title : Mourning ceremony / Photographer : Emrah Karakoç / Location : Iran

Title : Buffaloes and stars / Photographer : Andreas Hemb / Location : KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Title : Hamza & Shukra / Photographer : Mahesh Shantaram

Title : Present and past / Photographer : Anisleidy Martínez Fonseca / Location : Cuba

Title : Raul Rodrigues Jr / Photographer : Giulia Piermartiri & Edoardo Delille / Location : Apple Valley, California, US

Title :  Caught in the crossfire / Photographer : Ivor Prickett / Location : Kirkuk, Iraq

Title : We are taking no prisoners / Photographer : Alessio Romenzi / Location : Ouagadougou congress complex in Sirte, Libya