Adrian Guerin's image of a 2.5-kilometer-long iron-ore train in Mauritania was selected as one of 10 winners in the Sony World Photography Awards Open competition. Scroll through the gallery to see the other category winners.
"Riding a Saharan Freight Train" by Adrian Guerin —
Adrian Guerin's image of a 2.5-kilometer-long iron-ore train in Mauritania was selected as one of 10 winners in the Sony World Photography Awards Open competition. Scroll through the gallery to see the other category winners.
Adrian Guerin
Craig McGowan's image of an iceberg in Northeast Greenland National Park won the awards' landscape category.
"Ice Reflections" by Craig McGowan —
Craig McGowan's image of an iceberg in Northeast Greenland National Park won the awards' landscape category.
Craig McGowan
An intimate moment between two cheetahs in Botswana, as captured by Chinese photographer Guofei Li.
"Tai Chi Diagram" by Guofei Li —
An intimate moment between two cheetahs in Botswana, as captured by Chinese photographer Guofei Li.
Guofei Li
Antoine Veling's winning entry shows the moment audience members jumped on stage at an Iggy Pop concert in Sydney Opera House.
"Mark 5:28" by Antoine Veling —
Antoine Veling's winning entry shows the moment audience members jumped on stage at an Iggy Pop concert in Sydney Opera House.
Antoine Veling
Santiago Mesa won the street photography category for this image of a protester being detained by riot police in the Colombian city of Medellin.
"Colombia Resiste" by Santiago Mesa —
Santiago Mesa won the street photography category for this image of a protester being detained by riot police in the Colombian city of Medellin.
Santiago Mesa
Jorge Reynal's stark depiction of a dead fish caught in a plastic bag.
"A Plastic Ocean" by Jorge Reynal —
Jorge Reynal's stark depiction of a dead fish caught in a plastic bag.
Jorge Reynal
A photograph from Suxing Zhang's series "Hua," which means flower in Chinese, was among the 10 winners. "I use a combination of light and texture to create strong visuals that heighten the senses," he said of the image.
"Knot" by Suxing Zhang —
A photograph from Suxing Zhang's series "Hua," which means flower in Chinese, was among the 10 winners. "I use a combination of light and texture to create strong visuals that heighten the senses," he said of the image.
Suxing Zhang
Photographer Alec Connah captured the precise moment that four cooling towers in Shropshire, England, were demolished.
"Going Down!" by Alec Connah —
Photographer Alec Connah captured the precise moment that four cooling towers in Shropshire, England, were demolished.
Alec Connah
Portrait photographer Tom Oldham was recognized for this image of Pixies front man Charles Thompson (better known as Black Francis).
"Black Francis" by Tom Oldham —
Portrait photographer Tom Oldham was recognized for this image of Pixies front man Charles Thompson (better known as Black Francis).
Tom Oldham
Rosaria Sabrina Pantano's image of a pyramid-shaped sculpture standing at the 38th parallel, a circle of latitude that passes through Sicily, Italy.
"Emotional Geography" by Rosaria Sabrina Pantano —
Rosaria Sabrina Pantano's image of a pyramid-shaped sculpture standing at the 38th parallel, a circle of latitude that passes through Sicily, Italy.
Rosaria Sabrina Pantano