Amazing pics by teenage photographers nominated for prize

This picture by 16-year-old Ankit Ghosh shows a crowd watching fire-breathing at the festival of Vijaya Dasami in India

Young photographers from around the world have been recognised for their superb snaps.

The Sony World Photography Organisation (SWPO) has announced their shortlist for its 2025 Youth competition.

Any young person aged 19 or under can send a picture into the contest.

The shortlisted photographers come from all over the globe - including Australia, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the UK and the USA.

The organisers were full of praise for the shortlisted group, saying it highlights "the skill and ingenuity of young artists engaging with photography across the world".

The winner will be announced on 16 April 2025.

Chidima Ugwuedeh, from New Zealand, used photography as a study of her Igbo and Māori cultures. The 15-year-old produced this portrait featuring two girls wearing traditional garments and accessories.

This photo is called Eclipse of Motion and was taken by 16-year-old Dian-Ji Wu from Taiwan. It shows a skateboarder outlined against the warm sunset light in Venice Beach, Los Angeles, USA.

This busy scene was taken by US photographer Oliver Marks, aged 17. Called The Lifts, it shows busy ski lifts and skiers dotted across a mountain resort.

Could this be a photo of an astronaut on Mars? Well, it is called Wanderer on Mars... but 17-year-old Claire Gonzalez's image actually shows the Bentonite Hills, a remote hiking area in Utah, USA.

You can almost hear the singing when you look at this picture by UK photographer Zachariah Levens! It shows a scene of team unity and celebration after a big win by Ampthill Rugby Club, based in Bedford.

What is going on here? In this photo, called DJ Broken Down, 14-year-old Australian Joshua Hasanoff suggests a person fixing their car can look like a DJ at their turntables.

This spooky creature is a paper nautilus, a type of octopus. Tinnapat Netcharussaeng from Thailand captured it "surfing" by latching onto a leaf drifting in the depths of the ocean.

This lonely tree in the mist was taken by Landon Chong Chung Yi, aged 16. It shows the hazy glow of sunrise in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia, in his image Golden Mistscape.

This photo shows a birds-eye view of the Schwarzberg mountain and the Maighels river in Switzerland, and was taken by 17-year-old Matteo Botta.

Parts of the Whole is the name of Shayna Cuenca's photo, which she describes as a self-portrait that's been broken up and put back together again.