Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition

Open still-life and United States national award winner: Richard Frishman

This is an image of the buffet options at Jerry Mikeska’s Bar-BQ. ‘[It] accurately depicts a curious juxtaposition of food to prey. Jerry opened his restaurant in Columbus, Texas in 1956, following the tradition of his father and brothers,’ according to Frishman. ‘“Daddy was a meat man,” Jerry says. More than 200 taxidermied mounts decorate the walls, but the buffet steam table just comes out on Sunday. “I only shot a few of these,” Jerry said, “but I bought some more to make an impression”’

Open travel and Bangladesh national award second-place winner: Md Enamul Kabir

‘It was the morning of 13 January 2017 at Kamalapur Railway Station, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Everybody was walking behind the train. Normally it’s not so crowded, but that day it was. A passenger was trying to enter through the window because he could not go through the door’

Open street photography and Germany national award winner: Manuel Armenis

‘The most dignified lady of the neighborhood [is] bravely defying the burden of her old age,’ says Armenis. ‘Always stylishly dressed, colourful and in a good mood. Smiling, never complaining, even though everyday life is exhausting and challenging. But you never see her without her best friend – her little dog’