Each year, the Youth competition of the Sony World Photography Awards uncovers a brilliant crop of promising young stars. We pick some of our favourites from this year. 

"Once we find ourselves on a beach – we forget about everything and start acting in a different manner. Is that because everyone around us is doing the same?"

"In 1985, when I was born, the best estimate of the world's lion population was 75,800. Today, studies point to 20,000 to 30,000 lions..."

Luke Collins has captured the spirit of London and its people through his commuter series, earning him the top prize in the 2017 Evening Standard Competition, in association with @London and @WorldPhotoOrg.