Winners of Sony World Photography Awards 2015 Amateur

• Sony World Photography Awards 2015 Amateur winners

We know the winners of Sony World Photography Awards 2015 among amateur photographers in three categories - "Open", "Youth" and "Mobile photo". the competition jury chose the best pictures of the 96,000 works submitted from around the world, and recognized awards to the best amateur photographers in the categories "Open" and "Youth". The winners of the category "Mobile photo" were chosen through public voting on the contest organizer's website.

The winner in the open category "Architecture" - Armin Appel from Germany. In the photo: a top view of spatial education center in Biberach. Armin is also known for being an avid collector of bicycles schwinn - legendary bicycle brand, which celebrated this year its 120th anniversary.

The winner in the category "Art and Culture" - Hector Muñoz Huerta from Mexico. Photo: Mexican street artist.

The winner in the open category "Improved photo" - Antony Crossfield from the UK. In the photo: a man leaping into the water.

The winner in the category of "faint light" - Nick Pi Yeow Kee from Malaysia. In the photo: an improvised shower in the old part of Kolkata, India.

The winner in the category of "Wildlife" - Antoine Weis Switzerland / Luxembourg. Photo: Gray pelican on a background of building in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka.

The winner in the category of "panoramic photos" - Norman Quinn from the UK. In the photo: the giant cranes have become an icon of Belfast, they are called "Samson" and "Goliath".

The winner in the category "People" - Saleh Rozati from Iran / Austria. In the photo: a portrait of Dona Bohlula, which is called the Don Quixote of the East, made in the center of Vienna.

The winner in the category of "Smile" - Wilson Lee from Hong Kong. Photo: Indian family in anticipation of the departure of the train.

The winner in the category "Travel" - Yasen Georgiev from Bulgaria. In the photo: people go skiing in the Bulgarian town of Borovets.

The winner in the category "The Sealed moment" - Jaime Massieu from Spain. Photo: Hungarian athletes in Madrid to show off their skills.

The winner in the youth category "Culture" - Beatriz Mota da Rocha from Portugal. In the photo: the creative team of Kant in Alentejo Theater Garcia de Resende in the city of Evora.

The winner in the youth category "Environment" - Yong Lin Tan of Malaysia. Photo: Street in in Alor Setar in Malaysia during the Chinese New Year.

The winner in the category "Portraits" - Stephanie Anjo from the UK. In the photo: a picture cousins ​​photos taken in the Portuguese garden.

First place in the category "Mobile photo" took Turi Calafato from Italy. Photo: Frame from the "Day at the Beach" documentary project on the summer life on the Sicilian beaches.

The second place in the category "Mobile photo" took Janos M. Schmidt from Hungary. Photo: Sunset at the railway station in Budapest Nyugati.

Third place in the category "Mobile photo" took Ako Salemi from Iran.

The winners of the categories "Open" and "Youth" also will compete for the title Open Photographer of the Year and Young Photographer of the Year. The names of the laureates will be announced at the awards ceremony on April 23 in London.