With nearly 320,000 participating entires, the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards released their shortlist of outstanding images. Currently on their 11th year, we take a look at this years’ entries for the Open competition, where entries are judged on a single image on subject matters ranging from street to landscape to nature. Check out the stunning shortlisted images below, and visit the website for more.


© Chaoyang Cai, China, Shortlist, Open, Architecture, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards


© Lester Koh, Singapore, Shortlist, Open, Architecture, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards


© Jianguang Zhou, China, Shortlist, Open, Enhanced, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards


© Nikolay Gorbunov, Russian Federation, Shortlist, Open, Landscape & Nature, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards


© Fajar Kristianto, Indonesia, Shortlist, Open, Motion, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards


© Andreas Hemb, Sweden, Shortlist, Open, Motion, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards


© Valentina Morrone, Italy, Shortlist, Open, Portraiture, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards


© Tina Signesdottir hult, Norway, Shortlist, Open, Portraiture, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards


© Masumi Shiohara, Japan, Shortlist, Open, Still Life, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards


© Michele Fornaciari, Italy, Shortlist, Open, Street Photography, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards


© Thanasorn Janekankit, Thailand, Shortlist, Open, Street Photography, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards


© Irene Sollecchia, Italy, Shortlist, Open, Street Photography (Open competition), 2018 Sony World Photography Awards


© John White, United Kingdom, Shortlist, Open, Street Photography, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards


© Yijie Quan, China, Shortlist, Open, Travel, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards


© Yen Sin Wong, Malaysia, Shortlist, Open, Travel, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards


© Jonas Börnicke, Germany, Shortlist, Open, Travel, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards


© Petar Sabol, Croatia, Shortlist, Open, Wildlife, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards


© Pedro Jarque Krebs, Peru, Shortlist, Open, Wildlife, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards