The Sony World Photography Awards is an international photography competition that rewards the best in photography in four competitions (Youth, Student, Professional and Open). Set up by the World Photography Organisation (WPO), in partnership with Sony, it offers a showcase for both established and emerging talent.
For this 13th edition, there were many entries in the Open Competition, which includes 10 categories. More than 100 photographers were shortlisted alongside the overall winners of the ten categories. The president of this year’s jury was Gastón Deleau, director of FOLA (Fototeca Latinoamericana) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Architecture
© Klaus Lenzen, Germany, Category Winner, Open competition, Architecture Photography Awards 2021
Creative
© Tamary Kudita, Zimbabwe, Category Winner, Open competition, Portrait, Photography Awards 2021
Paysage
© Juan López Ruiz, Spain, Category Winner, Open competition, Landscape Photography Awards 2021
Lifestyle
© Mariano Belmar Torrecilla, Spain, Category Winner, Open competition, Lifestyle, Photography Awards 2021
Motion
© Marijo Maduna, Croatia, Category Winner, Open competition, Motion, Photography Awards 2021
© Cristo Pihlamäe, Estonia, Category Winner, Open competition, Natural World, Photography Awards 2021
Objet
© Kata Zih, Hungary, Category Winner, Open competition, Object,Photography Awards 2021
© Khanh Phan, Vietnam, Category Winner, Open competition, Travel Awards 2021
Portrait
© Lyudmila Sabanina, Russian Federation, Category Winner, Open, Portrait,Photography Awards 2021