A jaguar piercing the camera with its eyes as it attacks a crocodile, a village floating on Lake Titicaca as a forest fireplace approaches, striking portraits, architectural wonders and striking landscapes are among the 10 category winners and individual photographs shortlisted at the prestigious Sony World. Photography Awards. Open competition, presented through the World Photography Organization.
The free photo festival from around the world garnered more than 395,000 entries from more than 220 countries and territories in 2023.
The winner of each category wins a Sony virtual imaging device and competes for the name of Open Photographer of the Year and a $5,000 prize to be announced at an awards ceremony in London on April 18.
The shortlisted, winning and shortlisted photographs will be exhibited at the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition at Somerset House in London from April 19 to May 6, before heading elsewhere.
Now in its seventeenth year, the Sony Photo Awards are a voice of photography for established and emerging artists.
The festival’s open categories include portraiture, travel, nature and wildlife, lifestyle, landscape, architecture, creation, movement, objects, and street photography. All Sony World Photography Award winners and shortlisted images can be viewed here.
This is a rare scene of a sperm whale nursing its mother in the Indian Ocean. The calf pushes its lower jaw into the nipple hollow and the mother throws milk into the baby’s mouth underwater. Since young whales can’t breathe and suckle at the same time, those feeding periods are usually short.
Down the Hatch, Shortlist, Open Competition, Natural World & Wildlife Category
A blue heron swallows its catch early in the morning at the foot of a small dam that flows into the wetlands of Madison, Alabama.
Bumblebee, Shortlist, Open Competition, Global Natural & Category. . . [ ]
A close-up portrait of the right side of a bumblebee points to its eye and antenna with startling clarity, defying the impression of a monster from a horror movie.
Greeting Sonia, shortlisted, open contest, Natural World and Wildlife category
A mother elephant welcomes her daughter. ” Me, little Sonia, or Sony,” said photographer Jesús Frías.
Category Scream, Shortlist, Open Contest, Natural World & Wildlife
Obviously there are two characteristics that distinguish bats from other mammals: they are those that can fly and those that hang upside down.
Unlike birds, bats can’t fly off the ground because their wings are strong enough, so they hang from trees to facilitate their flight.
On Lake Titicaca, between Peru and Bolivia, a sleepy floating village stands in stark contrast to the looming wildfire on nearby land, a dramatic testament to nature’s dual arrangement.
Baobab Route, Short List, Open Contest, Travel Category
The Allée des Baobabs in Madagascar is probably one of the most productive places on the planet to see baobabs. ” Using a drone, I was able to compose the striking silhouettes of the baobabs along the road and in the last moments of the beautiful sunset,” said John Seager.
Serenity shots, shortlist, open contest, travel category
Captured in the famous “S-bend” in Xiapu, China, bamboo sticks used to dry seaweed and a fishing boat blend together to create a harmonious composition reminiscent of hand-drawn ink painting.
Twende Ziwani (Let’s Go to the Lake), Winner, Open Competition, Lifestyle Category
Twende Ziwani “let’s go to the lake” in Swahili and is the name of this studio photograph animated through fashion photography, depicting a style of posing.
The name also refers to Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa and the Nile.
Capybara in the Amazon. Short List, Lifestyle Category
A capybara visits a space in San Antonio, in Peru’s Amazon rainforest.
“Zenande, Sinawe, Zinathi and Buhle at the Sea Point Pavilion, Cape Town” shows a group of teenagers on a day at the pool. Photographer Michelle Sank examines how the city has evolved since the end of apartheid, reflecting cultural and social diversity. now it is celebrated.
“This symbol is part of my current series ‘Ballad’, a poetic triyete to my birthplace,” he explains. “My most powerful memories are the Sea Point prom and the Pavilion pool when, due to one component, they were reserved for the privileged white population in 2023, I was drawn to those spaces where little has been replaced in terms of design and leisure, but which now celebrate cultural and social diversity.
David Attenborough, shortlisted, open competition, portrait category
The legendary Sir David Attenborough sits on a stool in the park where Charles Darwin wrote The Origin of Species.
The Thinker, Shortlisted, Open Competition, Portrait Category
“Forgotten Through the Renaissance” is a photographic series intended to capture the essence of Americans who, historically, were rarely the protagonists of the Renaissance paintings that adorn museum walls.
These photographs feature Americans from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in classical portraiture, providing new insight into their importance in the tapestry of art and culture. It seeks to challenge classic narratives by creating a more inclusive representation of history.
Mother Goose, shortlisted, open competition, portrait category
Actor Sir Ian McKellen is preparing to play Mother Goose in a pantomime at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London’s West End.
A cyclist crosses a muddy part of the Norwegian National Championships course in Hafjell Bike Park, Norway.
Touchdown, Shortlist, Open Competition, Movement Category
Taken at the 2023 British Senior Fencing Championships in north London, Andrew Moss “used a slow shutter speed to give the sense of movement as shooters ran and stopped on the track. “
We simply couldn’t ask for a greater juxtaposition between a woman and graffiti depicting a gorilla.
Night kiss, shortlisted, open contest, street photography category.
Every night of the week, the girls come to town to dance the night away with the visiting sailors, but the sailors have to leave early to return to their ships, as their “Cinderella freedom” is coming to an end. This girl had a glorious moment and wishes her visiting hero a happy evening.
Still pending, shortlisted, open competition, street photography category
“As I was walking past this pub, I looked out the window and saw this little dog waiting for its owner,” said Sonia de Wit. “I went in and took this picture. “
As the moon rises above the horizon, light fixtures dance over Old Storr in Scotland. This iconic rock formation is illuminated through rugged lighting fixtures connected to drones, which pierced the darkness to reveal the icy landscape.
Taken during a snowstorm, the symbol was painstakingly taken just before the moonlight became too bright.
Dune Ribs, Shortlist, Open Contest, Landscape Category
A lone spiny camel is overshadowed by a huge sand dune in Sossusvlei, Namibia.
Winter Drama, Shortlisted, Landscape Category
“It was a very quiet morning when I set out to photograph the iconic Torres del Paine Mountains in southern Chile, with an icy fog filling the valleys and enveloping the mountain,” Janson recalls. “A small herd of llamas came to the place and I would go with them. After all, they were part of the landscape, too.
“Falling Out of Time” depicts a stately home bathed in the soft softness of the night, its elegant, geometric design contrasting with the coastal landscape and a solitary figure.
Unfinished, shortlisted, open competition, architecture category
Many buildings in Cairo are unfinished because their owners have to pay higher taxes once completed.
Basics, Shortlist, Open Competition, Architecture Category
The symbol was taken from Tai Mo Shan, the highest point in Hong Kong. The sprawling city was shrouded in a layer of fog, creating surreal skyscraper silhouettes that looked like toys.
A macro photograph of crystals of the amino acids B-alanine, L-glutamine and glycine, showing the colors and textures contained in these complex structures.
Sea Level, Shortlist, Open Contest, Creative Category
“The marine dot markers I saw in Death Valley, California, reminded me of the waterfowl that once lived in the area,” Bin Yang said. “Concerned about climate change and increasing drought in the western United States, I placed photographs of waterfowl in a surreal desert setting in hopes that it would serve as a reminder that humans will have to do the right thing when it comes to climate change. “
Red Beauty, Shortlisted, Open Contest, Creative Category
“This photograph is part of my Unattainable Beauty series, which explores the synthetic creation of beauty,” said Natalie Strohmaier. “The ‘flower pattern’ was assembled with hand needles and threads and photographed in the studio. “
Natural Beauty, Shortlist, Open Contest, Article Category
“With this composition, I sought to highlight the good appearance of the shape and color of biological elements that are not necessarily perceived in life,” said Aleksandra Garbarczyk. “I took this photo in my studio in Salzburg. “