Sony world photography award winners – in pictures

Andrea Gjestvang, Norway – winner, L'Iris d'Or
Category: Professional/People
Series: One Day in History
Ylva Helen Schwenke, a survivor of the mass shooting on the island of Utøya on 22 July 2011
Photograph: Andrea Gjestvang/Moment

Roman Pyatkovka, Ukraine
Category: Professional/Conceptual
Series: Soviet Photo
Pictures and pages from the magazine Soviet Photo were combined with the author's works of the Soviet period for this highly original series
Photograph: Roman Pyatkovka

Adam Pretty, Australia
Category: Professional/Sport
Melissa Wu of Australia practices during a diving training session ahead of the London Olympic Games on 25 July 2012 Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty Images

Myriam Meloni, Italy
Category: Professional/Arts and Culture
Series: The Limousine
Twins Laura and Bel on the day of their birthday celebration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2011. In Latin America, the celebration of the 15th birthday of a teenager is very important because it marks the transition from childhood to maturity Photograph: Myriam Meloni

Gali Tibbon, Israel
Category: Professional/Travel
Series: Journey to Jerusalem of Africa
A ray of light penetrates into a church through a cross-shaped window as a pilgrim walks past Photograph: Gali Tibbon

Jens Juul, Denmark
Category: Professional/Portraits
Series: Six Degrees of Copenhagen
A portrait of an anonymous woman in the Danish capital Photograph: Jens Juul

Klaus Thymann, Denmark
Category: Professional/Fashion and Beauty
Series: i-D Iceland
This shot was taken on the slowly moving edges of a glacier Photograph: Klaus Thymann

Nenad Saljic, Croatia
Category: Professional/Landscape
Series: A Portrait of the Matterhorn
Night Clouds #3, 7 Jan 2012 – 3:17 AM. Matterhorn, 4478m, at full moon Photograph: Nenad Saljic

Satoru Kondo, Japan
Category: Professional/Nature and Wildlife
Series: Moment
A tulip – 'Every flower has different most beautiful moment' Photograph: Satoru Kondo

Valerio Bispuri, Italy
Category: Professional/Contemporary Issues
Series: Encerrados
A closeup of inmates at a violent prison near Caracas, Venezuela, where many are armed Photograph: Valerio Bispuri

Vanessa Colareta, Peru
Category: Professional/Still Life
Series: Migrant
Still life with oranges, lemons and bread, based on Spanish still lifes of the 17th to 19th centuries from the collection of the Prado Museum in Madrid Photograph: Vanessa Colareta

Fabrice Fouillet, France
Category: Professional/Architecture
The church of Saint-Jean-Bosco in Paris Photograph: Fabrice Fouillet

Ilya Pitalev, Russia
Category: Professional/Current Affairs
Series: Personality and Society: Reality v Illusion
North Korean soldiers and civilians on the stand of the Kim Il-sung stadium Photograph: Ilya Pitalev

Alice Caputo, Italy
Category: Professional/Lifestyle
Series: Summer Family
The images show the photographer's family on a seaside holiday in Liguria in the summer of 2012 Photograph: Alice Caputo

Christian Åslund, Sweden
Category: Professional/Campaign
Series: Honkey Kong
An advertising campaign for the shoe brand Jim Rickey featuring 2D platform-game perspectives of the city of Hong Kong
Photograph: Christian Åslund

Alecsandra Dragoi, Romania
Category: Youth/Culture
Series: Traditions
New Year's Eve celebrations in Romania Photograph: Alecsandra Dragoi

Natalia Wiernik, Poland – Student Focus photographer of the year
Title: Poland Photograph: Natalia Wiernik

Nguyen Hoang Hiep, Vietnam – Open photographer of the year
Title: Storm Photograph: Nguyen Hoang Hiep