Judges are looking for good composition, creativity and clear photographs.This year, we are asking our young photographers to respond to the brief:Beauty

"For me, the Arctic is one of the most fascinating places of the earth, but also one of the most endangered. The Arctic is constantly moving and shifting, melting reforming, appearing and disappearing."

See the some of the best new entries to the Open competition of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards. Entry is free.

"We are explorers. We always have been. We dreamt of scaling mountains, exploring other continents, diving deep into the ocean and flying in high up the air."

"Even though I do try to shoot each project a little differently be it camera format or work methodology I do try to approach my work in a similar vein."

Andrew Scott'striptych of 3 still life images was recently voted Best in Show by visitors to the Photomonth Photo Open exhibition at Rich Mix in Shoreditch, east London.

Filip Wolak is a photographer, commercial pilot, and flight instructor.His photograph of wintery Central Park won the Open Architecture category of the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards.

There is now just one month to go until the close of the2017 Sony World Photography Awards. See a new selection of the best entries from Open & Youth.

“Even now, in post-Olympic times, weeds and wilderness are taking over deserted scrap yards, unfazed herons stand motionless on banks of reeds, fox cubs play unbothered..."

Nguan says his photographs are about “big city yearning, ordinary fantasies and emotional globalisation.”His photographs are in the permanent collection of the Singapore Art Museum.