Finalist: Cenote Car Wash —
Finalists and shortlisted nominees for the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards have been announced. This gallery includes submissions for the Travel category. Winners will be announced March 18. Shortlisted images will be on show at Somerset House, London, May 1-18. Tickets can be bought here: www.worldphoto.org/2014exhibition.
Finalist: Cenote Car Wash
Photo and caption by Christian Vilz
"Cenotes, from the Maya word dzonot ('well'), refers to any locations with accessible groundwater in a deep natural pit or sinkhole. In Mexico they exist in the Yucatan Peninsula, and were considered sacred places for the ancient Maya civilization. Millions of tourists from all over the world visit them every year because of their intrinsic naturalistic beauty and value. This series is an effort to document the unique."
Finalist: Cenote Dos Ojos II —
Finalist: Cenote Dos Ojos IIPhoto and caption by Christian Vilz. "Cenotes, from the Maya word dzonot ('well'), refers to any locations with accessible groundwater in a deep natural pit or sinkhole. In Mexico they're located in the Yucatan Peninsula, and were considered sacred places for the ancient Maya civilization. Millions of tourists from around the world visit them every year because of their intrinsic naturalistic beauty and value. This series is an effort to document the unique."
Finalist: Bears and Birds —
Finalist: Bears and BirdsPhoto and caption by Wilfred Berthelsen
"This is a series of images in black and white taken at Svalbard."
Finalist: Bears and Birds —
Finalist: Bears and BirdsPhoto and caption by Wilfred Berthelsen
"This is a series of images in black and white taken at Svalbard."
Finalist: Roads of Grains —
Finalist: Roads of GrainsPhoto and caption by Ricardo Teles
"Food production is a global challenge. Grain production in Brazil has been growing rapidly, setting records year after year due to expansion of plantation areas and better farming techniques. However, investments in infrastructure mainly related to transportation did not follow the rhythm of the increased production growth. The transportation of grains is done almost entirely by trucks."
Finalist: Roads of Grains —
Finalist: Roads of GrainsPhoto and caption by Ricardo Teles
"Food production is a global challenge. Grain production in Brazil has been growing rapidly, setting records year after year due to expansion of plantation areas and better farming techniques. However, investments in infrastructure mainly related to transportation did not follow the rhythm of the increased production growth. The transportation of grains is done almost entirely by trucks."
Shortlist: Italy, Lunch —
Shortlist: Italy, LunchPhoto and caption by Sharon Derhy
"The series 'Italy' was taken at the breathtaking Biella area, where the photographer's camera is penetrating undirected intimate moments."
Shortlist: Italy, Couple —
Shortlist: Italy, CouplePhoto and caption by Sharon Derhy
"The series 'Italy' was taken at the breathtaking Biella area, where the photographer's camera is penetrating undirected intimate moments."
Shortlist: My New York —
Shortlist: My New YorkPhoto and caption by Mikolaj Nowacki
"Young man dances on a train to earn money, New York. During my first, short stay in New York in June 2013 I was seduced by this city. I love the incredible energy which is almost tangible there. I love the diversity of people of so many cultures, skin tones and religions living together. For a week, in my free time I used to roam the streets being fascinated by everything which was going on around me. I used to walk for so many hours that I only stopped when I burnt out my energy."
Shortlist: My New York —
Shortlist: My New YorkPhoto and caption by Mikolaj Nowacki
"Man runs away from rain, along the 8th Avenue under The New York Times Building, Manhattan, New York. During my first, short stay in New York in June 2013 I was seduced by this city. I love the incredible energy which is almost tangible there. I love the diversity of people of so many cultures, skin tones and religions living together. For a week, in my free time I used to roam the streets being fascinated by everything which was going on around me. I used to walk for so many hours that I only stopped when I burnt out my energy."
Shortlist: Mustang, the Kingdom of Lo —
Shortlist: Mustang, the Kingdom of LoPhoto and caption by Filippo Mutani
"On the road to Ghami. There are no proper roads in Upper Mustang, so people travel with jeep, donkey, yak, feet, and sometimes bike. Upper Mustang (from Tibetan: a fertile plain) is the former Kingdom of Lo, and today part of north-east Nepal, bordering China on the Himalayas. Upper Mustang is also known as a 'Tibet outside the Tibetan Border,' for it resisted the Chinese invasion, and it has been the base for the Tibetan guerrilla against China, from 1960 to 1974. Being forbidden to foreigners until 1992, Mustang is also the last Tibet enclave."
Shortlist: Mustang, the Kingdom of Lo —
Shortlist: Mustang, the Kingdom of LoPhoto and caption by Filippo Mutani
"On the road to Lo Manthang (3,840 meters). Sometimes the only way to travel in Upper Mustang is by feet. Upper Mustang (from Tibetan: a fertile plain) is the former Kingdom of Lo, and today part of north-east Nepal, bordering China on the Himalayas. Upper Mustang is also known as a 'Tibet outside the Tibetan Border,' for it resisted the Chinese invasion, and it has been the base for the Tibetan guerrilla against China, from 1960 to 1974. Being forbidden to foreigners until 1992, Mustang is also the last Tibet enclave."
Shortlist: To Go —
Shortlist: To GoPhoto and caption by Stefan Wermuth
"Along Britain's highways in a mug or take away? That's the decision you have to make when you order a tea through the hatch in the side of a burger van, snack van, mobile kitchen, roadside cafe or tea stop at all different names for food vendors scattered around the main roads that wind across Britain. Your first answer might be 'excuse me?' because you can't hear the question over the sound of the food vans."
Shortlist: To Go —
Shortlist: To GoPhoto and caption by Stefan Wermuth
"Along Britain's highways in a mug or take away? That's the decision you have to make when you order a tea through the hatch in the side of a burger van, snack van, mobile kitchen, roadside cafe or tea stop at all different names for food vendors scattered around the main roads that wind across Britain. Your first answer might be 'excuse me?' because you can't hear the question over the sound of the food vans."
Shortlist: Arvik! In pursuit of the Bowhead Whale —
Shortlist: Arvik! In pursuit of the Bowhead WhalePhoto and caption by Robert Frechette
"Centuries ago, Inuit hunted the bowhead whale. At that time, whale hunting undoubtedly was part of a complex and very important ritual, if only because of the size of the catch. The position that the ancestors of today's Inuit occupied in the living world involved a relationship with the spirit that inhabited each animal but also their species. This resulted in a perpetual exchange where people imposed upon themselves many rules."
Shortlist: Arvik! In pursuit of the Bowhead Whale —
Shortlist: Arvik! In pursuit of the Bowhead WhalePhoto and caption by Robert Frechette
"Centuries ago, Inuit hunted the bowhead whale. At that time, whale hunting undoubtedly was part of a complex and very important ritual, if only because of the size of the catch. The position that the ancestors of today's Inuit occupied in the living world involved a relationship with the spirit that inhabited each animal but also their species. This resulted in a perpetual exchange where people imposed upon themselves many rules."
Shortlist: Kawah's Crest —
Shortlist: Kawah's CrestPhoto and caption by Valerie Leonard
"In East Java, Indonesia lies Kawah Ijen volcano, 11,500 feet tall, topped with a large caldera and a 650-feet-deep lake of sulfuric acid. The quietly active volcano emits gases through fumaroles inside the crater, and local miners have tapped those gases to earn a living. The first miners arrived here 50 years ago. Stone and ceramic pipes cap the fumaroles, and inside, the sulfur condenses into a molten red liquid, dripping down."
Shortlist: The Messiah —
Shortlist: The MessiahPhoto and caption by Valerie Leonard
"In East Java, Indonesia lies Kawah Ijen volcano, 11,500 feet tall, topped with a large caldera and a 650-feet-deep lake of sulfuric acid. The quietly active volcano emits gases through fumaroles inside the crater, and local miners have tapped those gases to earn a living. The first miners arrived here 50 years ago. Stone and ceramic pipes cap the fumaroles, and inside, the sulfur condenses into a molten red liquid, dripping down."
