2019 highlights: 14 mesmerizing monochrome images

To celebrate the array of images submitted to this year’s Sony World Photography Awards, we’re publishing a collection of images each week up until the opening of the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition on April 18 at Somerset House. Each collection is chosen by a theme from the revealed shortlists. This week we showcase the best monochrome images. All photographs have been drawn from the Open, Youth, Student and Professional shortlists. 

© Michael Najjar, Germany, Shortlist, Professional competition, Architecture , 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

© Rebecca Fertinel, Belgium, Shortlist, Professional competition, Brief, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

© Marinka Masséus, Netherlands, Shortlist, Professional competition, Creative, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

© Karina Bikbulatova, Russian Federation, Shortlist, Professional competition, Discovery, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

© Christian Vizl, Mexico, Shortlist, Professional competition, Natural World & Wildlife, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

© Chris Donovan, Canada, Shortlist, Professional competition, Sport , 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

© Toby Binder, Germany, Shortlist, Professional competition, Brief, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

© Kohei Ueno, Japan, Shortlist, Professional competition, Sport , 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

© Sam Delaware, Pacific Union College, United States, Student Shortlist, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

© Sounak Das, Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, Bangladesh, Student Focus Shortlist, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

© Filippos Alafakis, National Awards 1st Place, Greece, Shortlist, Open competition, Motion, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

© Ruslan Bolgov, National Awards, Winner, Lithuania, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

© Todd Henry, National Awards, Winner, New Zealand, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards