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This super-wide aerial view of Times Square in New York City has a resolution of 400 million pixels and a viewing angle equivalent to a 5mm focal length on a full-frame camera.
Shortlist
Alessio D'Addato
The Monster
The Monster Building in Hong Kong, photographed on a night walk.
© Alessio D'Addato, Italy, Shortlist, Open Competition, Architecture, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Thibault Drutel
Colourful Doors
The vibrant energy of an interior facade where geometry and vibrant colours mingle. Bathed in light, the doors create an orderly mosaic, while metallic lines and reflections add a touch of modernity to this minimalist celebration of urban architecture.
© Thibault Drutel, France, Shortlist, Open Competition, Architecture, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Michael Echteld
The Antwerpen Port Authority
The Port Authority building in Antwerp, Belgium. The extension on top of the old building was designed by Zaha Hadid.
© Michael Echteld, Netherlands, Shortlist, Open Competition, Architecture, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Michael Echteld
The Antwerpen Port Authority
The Port Authority building in Antwerp, Belgium. The extension on top of the old building was designed by Zaha Hadid.
© Michael Echteld, Netherlands, Shortlist, Open Competition, Architecture, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Robert Fülöp
Monochrome Majesty: Cuatro Torres Business Area
This captivating black-and-white photograph showcases the iconic Cuatro Torres Business Area in Madrid. The monochrome treatment emphasises the towering skyscrapers’ sleek lines and architectural grandeur, evoking a sense of timeless elegance and urban sophistication that invites the viewer to marvel at the dynamic landscape of the bustling business district.
© Robert Fülöp, Romania, Shortlist, Open Competition, Architecture, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
David Eliud Gil Samaniego Maldonado
Moon Cabin
This image of a cabin in Iceland with the moon was taken at sunset using a 400mm lens.
© David Eliud Gil Samaniego Maldonado, Mexico, Shortlist, Open Competition, Architecture, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Pati John
Sky Reloaded
Although the official capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, The Hague is the country’s administrative centre and seat of government, with modern structures that reach skywards in various shapes and forms. This image is an allegory that highlights the importance of the ministries that influence the daily lives of people in the Netherlands. Orange is the colour of the Dutch royal family – the House of Orange-Nassau – and has been considered the national colour of the country for hundreds of years.
© Pati John, Netherlands, Shortlist, Open Competition, Architecture, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Andrew Newman
Harnessing Power
Iceland’s uniquely active geology is especially suitable for harnessing geothermal energy, and this now produces more than one quarter of the country’s total electricity. The remoteness of some of the infrastructure lends itself to artistic compositions such as this one, where the external pipework creates an ideal ‘leading line’ to the industrial buildings in the background.
© Andrew Newman, United Kingdom, Shortlist, Open Competition, Architecture, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Radek Pohnán
Waking at the Church
Morning at a small church near Lake Mývatn. Photos from the Winter Iceland 2024 photo expedition series.
© Radek Pohnán, Czechia, entry, Open Competition, Architecture, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Ute-Christa Scherhag
Public Library
The city library in Stuttgart, Germany, is one of the most modern libraries in Europe. It was designed by the Korean architect Eun Young Yi and draws visitors from all over the world.
© Ute-Christa Scherhag, Germany, Shortlist, Open Competition, Architecture, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Jason Smith
Urbanscape
This magical display of colour and geometry was found in an otherwise banal industrial environment in Australia, bringing the landscape to life.
© Jason Smith, Australia, Shortlist, Open Competition, Architecture, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Max van Son
The Guard
A section of the entrance hall of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This image illustrates the harmonious interplay of lines, forms and light in relation to the large size of the monumental space illustrates the insignificance of the figure below.
© Max van Son, Netherlands, Shortlist, Open Competition, Architecture, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Hans Wichmann
Zaandam House
In the early 2000s, the Dutch architect Sjoerd Soeters was brought in to create an urban development plan for the town of Zaandam, near Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Among his plans was the facade of this hotel, which is composed of stacked houses reminiscent of traditional ‘Zaanse Huisjes’.
© Hans Wichmann, Germany, Shortlist, Open Competition, Architecture, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards