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"On Feb. 5, Sony announced the World Photography Awards shortlist of finalists in both professional and open categories. From over 120,000 submissions, this list of 43 images has been curated from submissions spanning 170 countries\u2014 a record number of entries to date. \nAstrid Merget, creative director of the World Photography Organisation, said. \u201CThe 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.\u201D\nThe photographers' work will be exhibited at Somerset House, London, from April 26 to May 12 as part of the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition, and published in the 2013 edition of the Sony World Photography Awards book.\nThe Open and Youth category winners will be announced on March 19. Professional category winners will take home $25,000 and will be announced at a gala ceremony in London on April 25. \n1. Jens Juul, using the six degrees of separation theory, took a series of photos depicting connections in Copenhagen. (\u00A9Jens Juul, Denmark, Finalist, Portraiture, Professional, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards)\n2. (\u00A9Torsten Muehlbacher, Austria, Shortlist, Low Light, Open Competition 2013 World Photography Awards)\n3. (\u00A9Sandipan Mukherjee ,India, Shortlist, Smile, Open, Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n4. (\u00A9Anurag Kumar, India, Arts and Culture, Shortlist Arts and Culture, Open Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n5. (\u00A9Peter Mysticdidge, Plorin, Germany, Shortlist, Architecture, Open. 2013 World Photography Awards)\n6. (\u00A9Agurtxane Concellon, Norway, Shortlist, Travel, Professional Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n7. (\u00A9Fausto Podavini, Italy, Finalist, Lifestyle, Professional Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n8. (\u00A9Pawel Uchorczak, Poland, Shortlist, Panoramic, Open Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n9. (\u00A9Paulo Mittelman, Brazil, Shortlist, Smile, Open Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n10. (\u00A9Paolo Mezzera, Italy, Shortlist, People, Open Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n11. (\u00A9Ng Chai Hock, Singapore, Shortlist, Arts and Culture, Open competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n12. (\u00A9Nathan Wills, Australia, Shortlist, Travel, Open Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n13. (\u00A9Michel Lagarde, France, Shortlist, Enhanced, Open Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n14. (\u00A9Markus Reugels, Germany, Shortlist, Split Second, Open Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n15. (\u00A9Maciej Makowski, Poland, Shortlist, Travel, Open Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n16. (\u00A9Louise Porter, USA, Shortlist, People, Open Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n17. (\u00A9Kazi Riasat Alve, Bangladesh, Shortlist, Split Second, Open Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n18. (\u00A9Hiep Nguyen Hoang, Vietnam, Shortlist, Nature Wildlife, Open Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n19. (\u00A9Frederick van Heerden, South Africa, Shortlist, Nature Wildlife, Open Competition 2013 World Photography Awards)\n20. (\u00A9Florian Breuer, South Africa, Shortlist, Panoramic, Open Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n21. (\u00A9Elmar Akhmetov, Kazakhstan, Shortlist, Low Light, Open Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n22. (\u00A9Danny Cohen, Australia, Shortlist, Enhanced, Open Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards) 23. (\u00A9Myriam Meloni, Argentina, Finalist, Arts and Culture, Professional Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards)\n24. (\u00A9Edurne Aguinaga, United Kingdom, Finalist, Conceptual, Professional Competition 2013 Sony World Photography Awards)\n25. (\u00A9Ernest Goh, Singapore, Finalist, Nature Wildlife, Professional Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards)\n26. (\u00A9 Ryan Pierse, AustraliaFinalist, Sport, Professional competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards)\n27. (\u00A9Satirat Damampai, Thailand, Shortlist Campaign, Professional Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards)\n28. (\u00A9Danish Siddiqui, India, Finalist, Arts and Culture, Professional Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards)\n29. (\u00A9Oliver Weiken, Germany, Shortlist, Current Affairs, Professional Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards)\n30. (\u00A9Delfosse Colin, Belgium, Shortlist, Current Affairs, Professional Competition 2013 Sony World Photography Awards)\n31. (\u00A9Pete Muller, USA, Finalist, People, Professional, Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n32. (\u00A9Paolo-Pellegrin, Italy, Finalist, Current Affairs, Professional Competiiton, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n33. (\u00A9Samuel James, USA, Finalist, Contemporary Issues, Professional Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n34. (\u00A9Daesung Lee, Korea, Finalist, Contemporary Issues, Professional Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n35. (\u00A9Christian Aslund, Sweden, Finalist, Campaign, Professional Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n36. (\u00A9Scout Tufankjian, USA, Finalist, Campaign, Professional Competition 2013 World Photography Awards)\n37. (\u00A9Michael Schnabel, Germany, Shortlist, Campaign, Professional, Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n38. (\u00A9Gali Tibbon, Israel, Finalist, Travel, Professional Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n39. (\u00A9Daniel Duart, Spain, Finalist, Travel, Professional Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n40. (\u00A9Agnieszka Rayss, Poland, Shortlist, Portraiture, Professional Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n41. (\u00A9Adam Pretty, Australia, Finalist, Sport, Professional Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n42. (\u00A9Reinis Hofmanis, Latvia, Finalist, Architecture, Professional Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)\n43. (\u00A9Kuni Takahashi, Japan, Finalist, Lifestyle, Professional Competition, 2013 World Photography Awards)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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