"The sparsely populated mountains and grasslands of the Southwestpresent a vastly different scale of distance and familiarity for most of us. Here, a driveway can be seven miles of dirt..."

"Not everyone sculpts, but everyone clicks the shutter every now and again. I’m proud of making a living making pictures, being creative and following the passion..."

Welcome to our weekly selection of thebest entries to theOpen competitionof the2018 Sony World Photography Awards.

The third edition of the hugely popular ZEISS Photography Award is now open for entries.Photographers are asked to submit a series of images to the brief: "Seeing Beyond - Untold Stories".

"Often, a well-crafted image can touch people in a way that words cannot. Through independent study and extensive trial and error, I began to learn the visual language..."

Tina Albrecht is a photographer based in Vancouver Canada. Tina captures moments in her life ranging from expansivelandscapes to small intricatedetails,foodandlifestyle.