When you think of work, perhaps you think of a 9 to 5 job in a cubicle out of a tall office building; or, maybe you don’t think of that at all. Your work could be mending fishing nets, writing menus, or playing music for restaurant guests. The point is that “work” means something different to people all over the world. The way people live has been showcased by the winning photographers of the CBRE Urban Photographer of the Year 2014 competition, and there is such a beauty in the diversity of it all.
Saumalya Ghosh. Indian Fish Market. Top view of a crowded roadside fish market in north Kolkata. Kolkata, India
Marius Veith German. Masks of Society Real Characters. Real Moments. Everyday Beauty. Dusseldorf, Germany
Chris Jongkind Canadian Last Train The last few Sobu Line trains head out around midnight. Tokyo, Japan
Chris Jongkind Canadian Late Night Dinner A couple of suits have a late meal in Oimachi southern Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
Gabriel Larmour British Fun Fair Goes To Bed The depressing truth that all things come to an end as the fun fair is tucked up in Hampstead heath London, UK
Marek Stankiewicz Polish Surgeons in Action Surgeons in larger cities must be on standby actually around the clock. The only way to help successfully is immediate operation Lublin, Poland
Marius Vieth German Urban Geometry Real Characters. Real Moments. Everyday Beauty Dusseldorf, Germany
Somenath Mukhopadhyay IndianDawn with Donkey Every morning the old city of Mardin wakes up with the sound of bells from the donkey’s head as the municipal workers take to cleaning streets. Mardin, Turkey
Ross Magrath Irish Alley Check A Chef apparently writing up a menu or roster in Manchester Manchester, UK
Cymbie Yan Chinese (Hong Kong) Morning Pyongyang, North Korea
Arunava Bhowmik Indian Morning Massage Kolkata, India
Mary Grace Montives Filipino Old Man on His Net In the corner of the souk found one old man continue to fix the net for a possible item to sell. Old Souq Doha, State Of Qatar
Ivana Hengl Croatian Abbey Road Man in advertising costume heading to a central square. Osijek, Croatia
Sujan Sarkar Indian Sewage Worker Kolkata, India
Áron Süveg Hungarian Nappers Bicycle rickshaw drivers taking some break and nap in a silent street in the heart of Beijing. Beijing, China
Derek Robertson British Intensity Workplaces sometimes create situations of intensity whether just discussion or heated debate. In this case to a musical backdrop. Venice, Italy
Carlos da Costa Branco Portugese Pickpocket Caught! Lisbon, Portugal
Lluís Salvadó Spanish Outside the Bakery Looking at the change out of the bakery Lisbon, Portugal
Antonio Hernàndez Santana Spanish Symmetry Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Ross Magrath Irish Men of Business Glasgow, Scotland
Manuel Paz-Castañal Spanish An Exhibition The opening of a photography expo at the “Casa do Cabildo” exhibition hall in Santiago de Compostela. Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Tadashi Onishi Japanese Trimming Yokohama, Japan
Nicola Young British Market Madness Jemaa el Fnaa Market comes alive at night. Marrakesh, Morocco
Szabolcs Simó Hungarian Christmas Tram Christmas Tram on the riverside of Danube in Budapest Budapest, Hungary
Imantas Selenis Lithuanian Late Shift London, UK
Americas Johanna Siegmann American Buffer Zone LA, USA
Asia Pacific Ly Hoang Long Vietnamese Net Mending Fishing net factory in Bac Lieu. Bac Lieu, Vietnam
EMEA Carlos da Costa Branco Portugese Dancing in the Street Lisbon, Portugal
Sarah Scarborough American A Distant Silhouette Venice, Italy
