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Celebrating Football Club Victories
Khairizal Maris
Image description
Fans celebrate a win by Persib Bandung football club by lighting flares in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.
Shortlist
Nina Papiorek
Melancholy
This image is part of a broader series that removes the context of the individual to give the viewer something thoughtful to take away. The subject’s mood may be completely different in real life, but melancholy hovers over them in the photographs, whether it is through small symbols, gestures such as a lowered head or their apparent loneliness.
© Nina Papiorek, Germany, Shortlist, Open Competition, Street Photography, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Yusof Salimi
Untitled
Women in Iran face many restrictions, especially in small and traditional cities. This photograph was taken during a religious ceremony. The women congregate in a small, compact hall, which evokes a prison space, while the men are in an open space.
© Yusof Salimi Namin, Iran, Islamic Republic Of, Shortlist, Open Competition, Street Photography, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Pranto Chakraborty
The Unusual Friendship
The photographer noticed a monkey picking through this woman’s hair and was fascinated to see the bond they shared – it seemed like a close and unique friendship. After speaking to her, he learned that the monkey lives with their family as one of them.
© Pranto Chakraborty, Bangladesh, Shortlist, Open Competition, Street Photography, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Osvaldo Torres Reyes
Untitled
A bus stop in Acámbaro, México.
© Osvaldo Torres Reyes, Mexico, Shortlist, Open Competition, Street Photography, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Samuel Terry
Ken
Ken is the owner of the antique store in the background, and in this photograph he bares everything to the viewer: his body, his belongings, tightly packed into the small shop front, and his dog, tied to his radio.
© Samuel Terry, United Kingdom, Shortlist, Open Competition, Street Photography, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Kathryn Mussallem
At the Italian Parade
Every year, people of Italian heritage from the Bay Area gather in San Francisco’s North Beach neighbourhood to celebrate. This is the mascot of the Italian Cemetery since 1899.
© Kathryn Mussallem, Canada, Shortlist, Open Competition, Street Photography, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Sohel Ahmed
Cosplay Meets the Tracks
Photographed at a train station in Switzerland on the way to Olten, this image blends the mundane with the extraordinary, as a striking cosplayer dressed in vivid colours holds a sign as if directing travellers to a different universe. The contrast between the everyday setting and the vibrant cosplay reflects the spirit of Comicon, where imagination and reality collide.
© Sohel Ahmed, Bangladesh, Shortlist, Open Competition, Street Photography, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Francisco Mira Vicent
Street Moment
This photograph of the Santa Cruz neighborhood in Alicante, a place often visited by tourists, was taken in the mid-afternoon. The impressive light creates a play of colours and shadows.
© Francisco Mira Vicent, Spain, Shortlist, Open Competition, Street Photography, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Stefano Ruggiero
Marechiaro
This image is part of a project about the photographer’s home city of Naples, Italy, and its relationship with the sea. It was taken on black-and-white film.
© Stefano Ruggiero, Italy, Shortlist, Open Competition, Street Photography, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Angela Magalhães
Feast of St. Martin
The Magusto festival in the city of Braga is celebrated not only by eating chestnuts and drinking ‘água-pé’ (a traditional Portuguese spirit), but also by jumping the bonfire where the chestnuts are roasted, dancing and singing.
© Angela Magalhães, Portugal, Shortlist, Open Competition, Street Photography, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Seyed Ali Hosseini Far
Garbage Collector
A garbage collector in Sabzevar, Iran, carrying a bag of recyclable waste as he walks past a graffitied wall.
© Seyed Ali Hosseini Far, Iran, Islamic Republic Of, Shortlist, Open Competition, Street Photography, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Manex Sungahid
Mask Hiding
The photographer was walking along a small street in Manila’s Chinatown area when he came across a group of teenagers playing hide and seek.
© Manex Sungahid, Philippines, Shortlist, Open Competition, Street Photography, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Gavin Bragdon
Washington DC
Taken at the Running of the Chihuahuas event at The Wharf in Washington DC, USA. These guys reminded the photographer of the comedy duo, Abbot and Costello.
© Gavin Bragdon, United States, Shortlist, Open Competition, Street Photography, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
Sean Lim
The Burden of Time
This image shows how local elderly people are taking up odd jobs transporting heavy goods for wholesale distributors in Chongqing, China. These workers typically earn around 10-20 yuan a day.
© Sean Lim Choon Hean, Malaysia, Shortlist, Open Competition, Street Photography, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards