We're pleased to present our second edition of thebest entries to the Open competition of the2018 Sony World Photography Awards.Entryis free for all photographers.

Maroesjka Lavigne was one of the firstever Sony Grant recipients. She has spent the last year travelling and gathering images for a new series exploring the surfaces of Earth.

Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean - John Muir

Luke Collins has captured the spirit of London and its people through his commuter series, earning him the top prize in the2017 Evening Standard Competition, in association with @London and@WorldPhotoOrg.

Kiliii Yuyan, an indigenousphotographer shooting for National Geographic and one of thelast traditional kayak builders,spends the majority of his time above the Arctic Circle or on the ocean at the wild edges of our world.

"I always try to look for the unexplored angle to find new ways to photograph familiar places, and to reflect what I see when looking at the world."