2012 Sony World Photo Awards Student Focus shortlist

South America - Argentina: Enterr, ©Abente Lila Maia, Escuela Motivarte. Courtesy Sony World Awards 2012.

Africa/Middle East - South Africa: Nightclub Portrait Series (the dance). ©Nina Grindlay, Rhodes University. Courtesy Sony World Photography Awards 2012.

Europe - UK: Salar de Uyuni, ©Thamyres Matarozzi, London College of Communication. Courtesy Sony World Photography Awards 2012.

Europe - UK: Mrs Bukhsh, ©Asef Mohammad, Middlesex University. Courtesy Sony World Photography Awards 2012.

Oceania - New Zealand: Fleeting Life, ©Ivan Liang, AUT University. Courtesy Sony World Photography Awards 2012.

North America - US: Untitled, ©Jenny Magruder, Rochester Institute of Technology. Courtesy Sony World Photography Awards 2012.

Asia - China: Untitled, ©Gong Zhe, The Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA). Courtesy Sony World Photography Awards 2012.

Europe - Russia: He was too close. ©Nikita Baranov, St Petersburg State of Film and TV. Courtesy Sony World World Photography Awards 2012.

Europe - Denmark: Escaping the Heat, ©Nikolai Linares Larsen, Danish School of Media & Journalism. Courtesy Sony World Photography Awards 2012.

Europe - Spain: El bot, ©Montse Balañá Verges, Institut d’Estudis Fotogràfics de Catalunya. Courtesy Sony World Photography Awards 2012.