Juan López Ruiz (Spain) wins the Landscape category for Electric Storm on Lavender, a dramatic photograph capturing the moment
lighting strikes a flowering field of lavender with a solitary tree at its centre, set against a dusky evening
sky. Taken in the province of Guadalajara, Spain
Credit: Juan López Ruiz/Sony World Photography Awards
Over 100 photographers were shortlisted in the 2021 competition alongside ten category winners. Each winner receives the latest digital imaging equipment from Sony to develop their vision and will go on to compete for the prestigious Open Photographer of the Year title and a $5,000 (USD) reward. The overall Open winner will be announced on the 15th April. Winning and shortlisted work will be presented in the form of a virtual exhibition available to view via the World Photography Organisation website from the 15th April.
ARCHITECTURE: Klaus Lenzen (Germany) for The Blue Window, depicting a ramp of stairs at the Hyatt hotel in Düsseldorf ascending towards a window from which a view of clear blue skies is reflected. Seemingly floating in space, the stairs and window are framed in dark shadows that highlight the design while also adding an element of surrealism.
Credit: Klaus Lenzen/Sony World Photography Awards
CREATIVE: Tamary Kudita (Zimbabwe) for African Victorian, a portrait of a young black woman dressed in Victorian dress and holding traditional Shona cooking utensils. The image probes at stereotypical contextualising of the black female body and offers an alternative visual language through which a multifaceted African identity is presented.
Credit: Tamary Kudita/Sony World Photography Awards
LIFESTYLE: Mariano Belmar Torrecilla (Spain) for Dias de playa, a softly focused picture of two women enjoying a morning walk on the beach in Alicante, Spain.
Credit: Mariano Belmar Torrecilla/Sony World Photography Awards
MOTION: Marijo Maduna (Croatia) for Girl Power, a black & white photograph recording the moment when a woman dives off a cliff on the island of Lokrum near Dubrovnik, Croatia, while her friends stand-by and watch.
Credit: Marijo Maduna/Sony World Photography Awards
NATURAL WORLD & WILDLIFE: Cristo Pihlamäe (Estonia) for Little Kiss, an amusing picture of a hare looking out into the field with its tongue sticking out.
Credit: Cristo Pihlamäe/Sony World Photography Awards
OBJECT: Kata Zih (Hungary) for Memento, depicting a tailor’s mannequin in an empty room. For Zih, the stillness of the scene evokes a feeling of solitude and stirs up memories of lockdown.
Credit: Kata Zih/Sony World Photography Awards
PORTRAITURE: Lyudmila Sabanina (Russian Federation) for Son, featuring a young child sitting on a table while gazing into space, lost in contemplation. The photograph shows another side to childhood, one of calmness and reflection.
Credit: Lyudmila Sabanina/Sony World Photography Awards
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY: F. Dilek Uyar (Turkey) for Disinfection, a cinematic image documenting an employee of the Health Affairs unit of Ankara Municipality in protective gear walking along the train platform while spraying it with disinfectant.
Credit: F.Dilek Uyar/ Sony World Photography Awards
TRAVEL Khanh Phan (Vietnam) for Drying Fish, a photograph of a lone woman surrounded by hundreds of trays of drying fish in the Long Hai fish market in Ba Ria — Vung Tau, Vietnam. Taken from above the pattern, of the fish in trays resembles a large piece of fabric with the woman seemingly weaving it all together.
Credit: Khanh Phan/Sony World Photography Awards
This year’s Open competition was judged by Gastón Deleau, Director, FOLA, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The overall winners of the Open, Professional, Student and Youth competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2021 will be announced on the 15 April 2021 via the World Photography Organisation’s digital and video platforms. For more information about winners and shortlists please visit www.worldphoto.org
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