Open enhanced and the China national award third-place winner: Zhou Jianguang. Zhou’s image is titled Working in the Wind and Snow. The competition received 320,000 entries from more than 200 territories and countrie. (Photo by Zhou Jianguang/Sony World Photography Awards 2018)





Myanmar national award second-place winner: Kyaw Win Hlaing. “Mount Bromo is an active volcano in East Java, Indonesia. The name Bromo derives from the Javanese pronunciation of Brahma, the Hindu creator god”. (Photo by Kyaw Win Hlaing/Sony World Photography Awards 2018)





Open enhanced and Czech Republic national award winner: Martin Stranka. “People often ask if the animals in my animal series are real animals, and all of them are”, Stranka told Adobe Create Magazine about this photograph, Until You Wake Up. “When I created the components of (this image), I went to a nearby animal refuge and took photos of white deer with a 70–200 mm lens”. (Photo by Martin Stranka/Sony World Photography Awards 2018)





Open street photography and Bangladesh national award winner: Md Tofazzal Hossain. Hossain’s image is called “Childhood Friendship”. (Photo by Md Tofazzal Hossain/Sony World Photography Awards 2018)





Open portraiture and Norway national award winner: Tina Signesdottir Hult. “Lina (pictured here) means a lot to me. We have been working together since she was nine. She runs like a red thread through my journey as a photographer. We have a very strong bond – we don’t always need to talk when we work. People often comment how fascinating it is to watch how we communicate, like a quiet dance”. (Photo by Tina Signesdottir Hult/Sony World Photography Awards 2018)





Open travel and Thailand national award third-place winner by Suphakaln Wongcompune. The bridge in Wongcompune’s photograph, titled Walking on the U-Bein Bridge in Myanmar, dates from 1850. (Photo by Suphakaln Wongcompune/Sony World Photography Awards 2018)





Open enhanced and Vietnam national award second-place winner: Thu Huynh. “Children are increasingly addicted to technology. As more and more (of them) get sucked into a black hole of iPad games, losing interest in things like sports and reading, their parents are increasingly concerned. What do you do if you see signs of tech dependence in your own child?”. (Photo by Thu Huynh/Sony World Photography Awards 2018)





Open travel and US national award third-place winner: Richard Winston. The US winner’s stark image, taken in an apparently mysterious location is titled Mystery Jeeps. (Photo by Richard Winston/Sony World Photography Awards 2018)





Open travel and Singapore national award winner: Chin Bong Leng. “This photo was taken in Xinjiang (northwest China) … I was waiting for the best shading during sunset. As the horses galloped into the frame, I shot continuously to get the most satisfactory image”. (Photo by Chin Bong Leng/Sony World Photography Awards 2018)





Open still-life and United States national award winner: Richard Frishman. This is an image of the buffet options at Jerry Mikeska’s Bar-BQ. “(It) accurately depicts a curious juxtaposition of food to prey. Jerry opened his restaurant in Columbus, Texas in 1956, following the tradition of his father and brothers”, according to Frishman. “Daddy was a meat man”, Jerry says. More than 200 taxidermied mounts decorate the walls, but the buffet steam table just comes out on Sunday. “I only shot a few of these”, Jerry said, “but I bought some more to make an impression”. (Photo by Richard Frishman/Sony World Photography Awards 2018)





Open street photography and Germany national award winner: Manuel Armenis. “The most dignified lady of the neighborhood (is) bravely defying the burden of her old age”, says Armenis. “Always stylishly dressed, colourful and in a good mood. Smiling, never complaining, even though everyday life is exhausting and challenging. But you never see her without her best friend – her little dog”. (Photo by Manuel Armenis/Sony World Photography Awards 2018)





Open portraiture and UK national award winner: Nick Dolding. “I shot Emile in London when I was commissioned to shoot stills for a PayPal ad campaign. The campaign took its inspiration from Wes Anderson’s film The Royal Tenenbaums. Emile’s styling was so fantastic I couldn’t resist shooting a portrait of him. I wanted to retain the humour, but have him looking aloof and hoity-toity”. (Photo by Nick Dolding/Sony World Photography Awards 2018)





Open travel and Bangladesh national award second-place winner: Md Enamul Kabir. “It was the morning of 13 January 2017 at Kamalapur Railway Station, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Everybody was walking behind the train. Normally it’s not so crowded, but that day it was. A passenger was trying to enter through the window because he could not go through the door”. (Photo by Md Enamul Kabir/Sony World Photography Awards 2018)