The 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

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The Sony World Photography Awards, an annual competition hosted by the World Photography Organisation, has recently announced its shortlist of winners. This year's contest attracted more than 140,000 entries from 166 countries. The organizers have been kind enough to share some of their shortlisted images with In Focus, gathered below. Winners are scheduled to be announced in March and April. All captions below come from the photographers.


The knight and his steed, a tropical capture in Costa Rica. (© Nicolas Reusens, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards)


China, Jiangyin, Jiangsu. Rows of identical houses with a playground seen in the middle in the city of Jiangyin. (© Kacper Kowalski, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards)


A man fans flames in Tanauan, Philippines, on November 19, 2013. On November 8th, 2013, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded hit the central Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, a category five super typhoon swept across the Island states of Leyte and Samar bringing winds of up to 270km/h and a 15-foot-high storm surge destroying almost everything in its path. Current official figures suggest that over five thousand people lost their lives with a further three million people displaced, though those figures are expected to rise. Countries all over the world pledged relief aid to help support those affected by the typhoon. (© Dan Kitwood, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards)

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[Warpy]

1. "Little boxes, on the hillside...."

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Sorry, but the photo of that Chinese suburb made me do it. A lot of the photos at the site are stunning, especially the one of the baby orangutan, showing us we're not so different, after all.

[Scuba]

2. Very cool, thanks for posting! My fave ...

The Kazakhs living in Mongolia have a long history of riding horses. The nomadic tribes living in prehistoric Kazakhstan were said to be the first to domesticate and ride horses. Today, the tradition is still very much alive deep in the remote region of the Altai Tayan Bogd national park, which borders Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China. (© Palani Mohan, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards)

[frylock]

3. great shots

[Auntie Bush]

4. How would a drunk find his way home at night. I didn't even see any street signs.

[Blue_Tires]

6. Hell...How would kids in the neighborhood even get home from the park?

And who wants to be the mailman serving that neighborhood???

[Auntie Bush]

7. At least the mailman wouldn't have to walk long distances between houses.

Very efficient setup and they'd need less mailmen.

[Skittles]

5. amazing!