The World Photography Organisation today reveals the shortlists for the Professional, Open and Youth categories of the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards.
In a year that saw over 122,000 entries from 170 countries the highest number of submissions to date - the judges have selected a shortlist of photographs that stood out beyond all others for their impressive high quality, originality and modern appeal. Topics ranged from haunting shots of the Syrian conflict to the Obama presidential campaign; an intimate study of cinema-goers in Kabul to quirky and witty shots of the animal kingdom.
Bringing together the very best international contemporary photography, the shortlist offers a unique insight into 2012 through the eyes of some of the world's best emerging and established photography talents. Photographers returning to the awards include: Javier Arcenillas (Spain); Robin Hammond (New Zealand) and Paolo Pellegrin (Italy). Exciting up-and-coming photographers new to the awards include Ed Kashi (USA) and Andrea Gjestvang (Norway).
The Honorary Jury, which selected the Professional shortlist, was chaired by Catherine Chermayeff, Director of Special Projects at Magnum Photos. She comments: What an invigorating three days - which resulted in lively and passionate debates. I think we, the jurors, all began this process and felt overwhelmed. I am delighted to say that by day three, each group proudly presented and argued for our respective shortlists and found surprising strength in the shortlist submissions across all categories.
Astrid Merget, Creative Director of the World Photography Organisation, adds: The World Photography Organisation is dedicated to finding the best international contemporary photography from across the world. The shortlist is a clear indication of the exciting photography which is out there and, as we do every year, we are looking forward to presenting this collection of photographers to a global audience.
The work of all the shortlisted photographers will be exhibited at Somerset House, London, from 26 April 12 May as part of the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition. The images will also be published in the 2013 edition of the Sony World Photography Awards book.
The Open and Youth category winners will be announced on 19 March.
Professional category winners and the coveted L'Iris D'Or/ Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of the Year title will be announced at a gala ceremony in London on 25 April. The L'Iris D'Or winner will receive $25,000 (USD) and the Open Photographer of the Year will receive $5,000 (USD). All winners, including category winners, will receive the latest digital imaging equipment from Sony.
SHORTLIST
Professional Competition
Honorary Jury
Presiding Chair: Catherine Chermayoff (USA), Director of Special Projects at Magnum Photos
Chairs: Edmund Clark (UK) Photographer; Tim Paton (UK), Managing Director, Balcony Jump; Francesca Sears (UK), Director, Panos Profile at Panos Pictures and Monica Suder (Germany) Photographic Consultant and Coach
Additional Jury: Juana de Aizpuru (Spain), Gallery Director, Galeria Juana de Aizpuru; Chien-Chi Chang (Taiwan) Magnum Photographer; Brandei Estes (France), Assistant Director, Galerie Nelson Freeman; Macduff Everton (USA), Photographer; Caroline Metcalfe (UK), Director of Photography, Conde Nast Traveller: Andrew Sanigar (UK), Commissioning Editor, Thames & Hudson and Fiona Shields (UK), Picture Editor, The Guardian.
The Honorary Jury were required to choose a minimum of three and a maximum of 10 photographers per category. Photographers entered a minimum of three and maximum of 10 images per category and were judged on a body of work. All images must have been taken in 2012 or first published in 2012. One winner per category will be chosen from the finalists and announced on 25 April 2013.
*Photographers are listed alphabetically
Architecture
Finalist
Fabrice Fouillet, France
Reinis Hofmanis, Latvia
Christof Pluemacher, Germany
Shortlist
Dilip Bhatia, India
Yannic Bartolozzi, Switzerland
Andr Ferreira, Brazil
Julia Anna Gospodarou / Moment Agency, Greece
Arts & Culture
Finalist
Myriam Meloni, Italy
Niccolo Rastrelli & Giorgio Barrera, Italy
Danish Siddiqui / Reuters, India
Shortlisted
Yannick Cormier, France
Fausto Podavini, Italy
Daniele Tamagni, Italy
Campaign
Finalist
Christian Aslund, Sweden
Spencer Murphy, UK
Scout Tufankjian, USA
Shortlisted
Satirat Damampai, Thailand
Tomoe Hayakawa, Japan
Brooks Kraft / Corbis, USA
Andreas Meichsner, Germany
Tine Poppe, Norway
F. Scott Schafer, USA
Michael Schnabel, Germany
Conceptual
Finalist
Edurne Aguinaga, Spain
Florian Ruiz, France
Roman Pyatkovka, Ukraine
Shortlisted
Julia Borissova, Russia
Maia Flore, France
Gail Albert Halana, USA
Jenny Magruder, USA
Sergey Varaksin, Russia
Current Affairs
Finalist
Fabio Bucciarelli, Italy
Paolo Pellegrin, Italy
Ilya Pitalev / RIA Novosti, Russia
Shortlisted
Colin Delfosse, Belgium
Ed Kashi, USA
Andrew Lubimov, Ukraine
Angelos Tzortzinis, Greece
Oliver Weiken, Germany
Alexander Junior Zemlianichenko, Russia
Contemporary Issues
Finalist
Valerio Bispuri / Echo Press, Italy
Samuel James, USA
Daesung Lee / SIPA Press, Republic of Korea
Shortlisted
Javier Arcenillas, Spain
Adam Dean / Panos for New York Times & Int. Herald Tribune, UK
Robin Hammond / Panos, New Zealand
Justin Jin / Panos, Hong Kong
Peter Muller, USA
Fashion & Beauty
Finalist
Thierry Bout, France
Alice Pavesi, Italy
Klaus Thymann, Denmark
Shortlisted
Rory Carnegie, UK
Rafal Milach, Poland
Filippo Mutani, Italy
Meeghan Ogilvie, Canada
Dominik Tarabanski, Poland
Landscape
Finalist
Regis Boileau, France
Arjen Schmi
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The World Photography Organisation today reveals the shortlists for the Professional, Open and Youth categories of the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards. 
