Los 2013 Sony World Photography Awards son presentados desde el año 2008. Este premio tiene el objetivo de apoyar y cultivar la cultura fotográfica en el mundo. A través de la competencia, ellos buscan descubrir nuevos talentos alrededor del mundo en lo que se refere a fotografías e imágenes en movimiento. La gala y la ceremonia es todos los años en Londres. Durante ella, celebran y galardonan a mejor fotógrafo contemporáneo y les brindan tributo a los maestros que han ayudado a la fotografí mundial.

Para este año, el concurso ha llamado la atención de más de 122,000 personas de más de 170 países. A la par de la celebración se exhiben las fotos de los ganadores y finalistas dentro del Somerset House. Más abajo hay 40 fotos de las muchas que luchan por el galardón.

gorila© Regis Boileau, France, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

metralladora© Pete Muller, United States, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

árbol© Jose Ramon Moreno, Spain, 2013 Sony World Photography Award

retrato© Ali Asadi, Iran, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

ballenatiburon© Christian Vizl, Mexico, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

cuballuvia© Val Proudkii, USA, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

bonsai© Marek Andrzejewski, Poland, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

nigerdelta© Robin Hammond, New Zealand, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

perritodecarrera© Rob Van Thienen, Belgium, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

seda© Fahmy Husain, Indonesia, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

lágrima© Miguel Candela, Spain, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

korea© Daesung Lee, Korea, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

campoverde© Roberto Bettacchi, Italy, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

edificio© Berta Vicente, Spain, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

amanecer© Pawel Uchorczak, Poland, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

bebé© Michela Taeggi, Italy, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

clavado© Adam Pretty/Getty Images, Australia, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

avispa© John Matzick, USA, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

roma© Martina Biccheri, Italy, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

Oslo© Andrea Gjestvang, Norway, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

tortuga© Nathan Wills, Australia, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

belgica© Colin Delfosse, Belgium, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

araña© Krasimir Matarov, Bulgaria, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

peregrinos© Gali Tibbon, Israel, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

tuberculosos© Maxim Dondyuk, Ukraine, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

carnaval© Tatjana Bachmistova, Lithuania, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

felix© Balazs Gardi, Hungary, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

arrestado© Paolo Pellegrin, Italy, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

dubai© Johannes Heuckeroth, Germany, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

oso© Alecsandra Dragoi, Romania, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

aves© Maciej Makowski, Poland, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

koreadelnorte© Ilya Pitalev, Russia, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

romania© Hajdu Tamas, Romania, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

jirafas© Frederick van Heerden, South Africa, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

heavymetl© Daniele Tamagni, Italy, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

amor© Fausto Podavini, Italy, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

kabul© Danish Siddiqui/Reuters, India, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

sunshine© Petar Sabol, Croatia, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

tradicion© Reza Nezamdust, Iran, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

urban© Robert Gifford, United Kingdom, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards