Once again for the year 2025, the Sony World Photography Awards' selection of OPEN competition winners and shortlisted finalists have been announced, featuring a selection of outstanding amateur architectural photographers.The announcement included Xuecheng Liu from China being named the outright winner of the Architecture category. Liu's photograph Centre of the Cosmos depicts Times Square from above using a very wide angle in a way that highlights the city as an expanse of energy.Other shortlisted photographers also chose iconic buildings like the Zaha Hadid-designed Antwerp Port Authority or Yick Cheong Building (aka 'The Monster') in Hong Kong as their subjects. The annual PROFESSIONAL competition's Architecture & Design winners will be announced soon. The shortlisted photos from the 2025 OPEN competition Architecture category can be viewed below.Open competition Architecture category winner 'Centre of the Cosmos' by Xuecheng Liu (China)Description: "This super-wide aerial vie...