These are the best local photographers in the world

Emil Lendof

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Mar 20, 2018

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Out of thousands of entries worldwide, here are the winners of the Open competition of the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards. The ten categories in the Open competition are judged by an expert panel tasked with selecting the strongest single image taken by a local photographer. The winning images range from dreamy landscapes to surreal scenes of human endeavor. However, they all share the most important element in all great photography: vision.

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Architecture: Andreas Pohl, German with the image The Man and the Mysterious Tower. Andreas Pohl

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Culture: Panos Skordas, Greek with image Young Minotaur. PANOS SKORDAS

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Enhanced: Klaus Lenzen, German with image Every Breath you Take. Klaus Lenzen

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Landscape & Nature: Veselin Atanasov, Bulgarian with image Early Autumn. Veselin Atanasov

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Motion: Fajar Kristianto, Indonesian with image The Highest Platform. Fajar Kristianto

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Portraiture: Nick Dolding, British with image Emile. Nick Dolding

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Still Life: Richard Frishman, American with image Sunday Buffet at Jerry Mikeska’s BBQ; Columbus, Texas 2017. Rich Frishman

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Street Photography: Manuel Armenis, German with image Old Friends. Manuel Armenis

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Travel: Mikkel Beiter, Danish with image Shapes of Lofoten Mikkel Beiter

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Wildlife: Justuna Zduńczyk, Polish with image An Unexpected Meeting. Justyna Zduńczyk

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