Yan Preston’s epic, four year photographic study 'Mother River' was put in place once she came to live in Yorkshire, England. Surrounded by other people's images of the Yangtze River, she formulated a way that would be unique to her vision.

“It took me a while to understand that this was a very interesting, unusual way to approach such a horror, which was absolutely shocking for New York, for the world...” - Thomas Hoepker

Following a record-breaking 230,103 submissions to its ninth edition, the winners of the world's largest photography competition, the Sony World Photography Awards, have been announced.

Tamina-Florentine Zuch, 25, isannounced as the winner of the first-ever ZEISS Photography Award, with her photo series documenting a train journey through India. The contest attracted 3,139 photographers from 116 countries – from Albania to Zimbabwe. A total of 22,000 images were submitted.

Photojournalist Brooks Kraft, successful in the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards, talks to us about what he has learned and experienced covering 8 presidential campaigns.

Lindsay Adler is a professional portrait and fashion photographer based in New York City, and a member of PhotoShelter, the leader in portfolio websites, photo sales, marketing and archiving tools for photographers.