32 de las mejores fotos del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (por ahora)

32 de las mejores fotos del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (por ahora)

El Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015, oficialmente llamado Sony World Photography Awards 2015, ha abierto sus puertas de forma oficial.

La competencia, accesible para fotógrafos de todas las edades y habilidades, ha recibido desde su lanzamiento en 2007 más de 700,000 fotos de 230 países diferentes. Su objetivo es mostrar los talentos de artistas y principiantes de todo el mundo, dando la oportunidad a todos ellos para poder enviar imágenes de cuatro categorías: profesional, estudiantes, jóvenes (para menores de 19 años) y abierta (para todo los apasionados de las fotos).


(c) Rudi Steenbruggen, Holanda, categoría abierta, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

La competencia, ubicada físicamente en Londres, da a finalistas y ganadores la oportunidad de mostrar su trabajo en una exposición en la histórica Somerset House, así como de aparecer en el libro anual de fotografías que se publica tras el concurso. Los aspirantes tienen como plazo hasta el próximo 5 de enero de 2015 para enviar sus mejores instantáneas.

Los organizados del concurso han enviado a nuestros compañeros de HuffPost Arts&Culture una selección de 32 de las mejores fotografías que han recibido hasta el momento, provenientes de lugares tan diversos como Myanmar, Países Bajos, Chile, Sudáfrica e Irán. Echa un vistazo a esta selección. Si quieres enviar tu foto, puedes hacerlo aquí.

(c) Steve Cooke, Nueva Zelanda
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Kris Williams, Reino Unido
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Sayan Mukherjee, India
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Riski Januar
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Adrian Capusan, Rumanía
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Nick Ng, Malasia
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Marianna Mosconi, Italia
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Andrey Kozlovsky, Rusia
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Kathryn Hallett, Canadá
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Ashwini Kapoor, India
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Denis Esakov, Rusia
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Bao Vu, Vietnam
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Kyaw Kyaw Winn, Myanmar
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Manuel Fuentes, Chile
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Georg May, Alemania
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Nick Ng, Malasia
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Georg May, Alemania
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Ekaterina Grigoryeva, Rusia
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Leo Bakx, Países Bajos
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Mohamad Javad Jowkar, Irán
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Peter Eberhardt, Alemania
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Phạm Xuân Hiện, Vietnam
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Riski Januar, Indonesia
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Sashikanth Chintla, India
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Seyms Brugger, Sudáfrica
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Ali Alzuhair, Arabia Saudí
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Simone Eisath, Italia
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Steve Cooke, Nueva Zelanda
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Ahmad Zikri Mohamad Zuki, Malasia
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Josie Eldred, Australia
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)
(c) Valeria Gradizzi, Italia
Categoría abierta del Concurso Mundial de Fotografía de Sony 2015 (2015 Sony World Photography Awards)

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