The amateur category winners for the 2010 Sony World Photography Awards are announced today. The nine outstanding photographers, who beat off competition from 43 745 amateur submissions from 144 countries are:

ARCHITECTURE Marianna Marcantonini - Italy


© Marianna Marcantonini courtesy of the Sony World Photography Awards 2010

CONCEPTUAL & CONSTRUCTED Jake Lowe - Australia


© Jake Lowe courtesy of the Sony World Photography Awards 2010

DOCUMENTARY Fredrik Jalhed - Sweden


© Fredrik Jalhed courtesy of the Sony World Photography Awards 2010

FASHION Алексей Чеботарь (Alex Chebotar) - Russia


© Алексей Чеботарь (Alex Chebotar) courtesy of the Sony World Photography Awards 2010

LANDSCAPE Hayri Kodal - Turkey


© Hayri Kodal courtesy of the Sony World Photography Awards 2010

MUSIC Vitali Seitz - Germany


© Vitali Seitz courtesy of the Sony World Photography Awards 2010

NATURAL HISTORY Alex Goh - Malaysia


© Alex Goh courtesy of the Sony World Photography Awards 2010

PORTRAITURE Richard Brocken - Netherlands


© Richard Brocken courtesy of the Sony World Photography Awards 2010

SPORT Maksym Gorbatskyi - Ukraine


© Maksym Gorbatskyi courtesy of the Sony World Photography Awards 2010

The winners were chosen by the Honoray Judging Committe, comprising world-renowned photographers, curators and representatives from leading international photo agencies, from a shortlist that was pre-selected by inspectors from iStockphoto.

The amateur category winners will be showcased at the Winners'Exhibition as part of the World Photography Festival.

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