Culture Slideshows The Sony World Photography Awards is one of the world’s biggest and most important photography contests. Produced by the World Photography Organization and now in their 12th year of partnership with Sony, the awards consist of four competitions in total: Professional (for a body of work), Open (for a single image), Student (for academic institutions) and Youth (for 12-19 year olds). The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on April 17. The 12th edition saw a record-breaking 326,997 submissions by photographers from 195 countries and territories, presenting some of the world’s finest contemporary photography captured over the past year. The judges have sorted through these and have highlighted the work of photographers from 62 countries, promoting them on a global scale. With winners from Myanmar to Peru, Mexico to Vietnam, the National Awards offer a unique opportunity for photographers of all abilities to showcase their work globally. Newsweek presents the 62 images chosen to represent their countries (we have listed the countries in reverse alphabetical order). Vietnam: Untitled by Khanh Phan. “Father and son dressed as ghosts at the festival of gongs in Tay Nguyen, Vietnam.” © Khanh Phan, 2019 Sony World Photography Awards United Kingdom: Underwater…