A selection from the shortlisted photographs in the ‘Arts & Culture’ category of the Open competition of the 2011 Sony World Photography Awards.

Kinetik. “Free Fall in Warehouse.” © Ollie Smith courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2011.

Pemberton Festival. “The Flaming Lips during the 2008 Pemberton Festival.” © Matt Coppin courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2011.

Acrobats. © Aislinn Clifford courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2011.

Painting the Current State of the World. © Veselina Kertikova courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2011.

The shortlisted photographers of the ‘Arts & Culture’ category are: Aislinn Clifford (United Kingdom), Matt Coppin (Canada), Hubert Januar (Indonesia), Veselina Kertikova (China), Piotr Krysiak (Poland), Samarendranath Mandal (India), Javier Martin (Spain), Susana Righi (Argentina), Ollie Smith (United Kingdom), Alam Syah (Indonesia).

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