The shortlisted finalists, in photographs

The 2016 version of the Sony international pictures Awards, the arena’s biggest images competition, organised with the aid of the world photography company, declares the shortlists for its professional, Open and young people competitions. This year’s shortlist is described by means of its sheer internationality, with over 270 photographers from nearly 60 countries being represented, the maximum within the awards’ nine-12 months history. Additionally extensive changed into the enormous increase within the professional opposition, with entries up forty five% on 2015