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

Wildlife

© Cristo Pihlamäe, Estonia, Category Winner, Open competition, Natural World, Photography Awards 2021

 

Objet

© Kata Zih, Hungary, Category Winner, Open competition, Object,Photography Awards 2021

Travel

© Khanh Phan, Vietnam, Category Winner, Open competition, Travel Awards 2021

Portrait

© Lyudmila Sabanina, Russian Federation, Category Winner, Open, Portrait,Photography Awards 2021

Street Photography
© F.Dilek Uyar, Turkey, Category Winner, Open competition, Street Photography Awards 2021