OPEN COMPETITION 2021 CATEGORY WINNERS AND SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED

The World Photography Organisation is delighted to announce this year's category winners and shortlist in the Open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2021, recognising the best single images from 2020.

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.

The ten category winners are:

ARCHITECTURE

Klaus Lenzen (Germany) for The Blue Window, depicting a ramp of stairs at the Hyatt hotel in D sseldorf 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.

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.

LANDSCAPE

Juan L pez Ruiz (Spain) 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

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.

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.

NATURAL WORLD & WILDLIFE

Cristo Pihlam e (Estonia) for Little Kiss, an amusing picture of a hare looking out into the field with its tongue sticking out.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This year's Open competition was judged by Gast n 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

OPEN COMPETITION 2021 CATEGORY WINNERS AND SHORTLIST

ARCHITECTURE:

Category Winner:

Klaus Lenzen, Germany

Shortlist:

Farshid Ahmadpour,, Islamic Republic of Iran

Abdulla Al-Mushaifri, Oman

Steffen Ebert, Germany

Simone Hutsch, Germany

Vytenis Jank nas, United States

Klaus Lenzen, Germany

Kunkun Liu, China Mainland

Aleksandr Lefler, Russian Federation

Jordan McChesney, Canada

Vitaly Medvedev, Russian Federation

Da Miane, Georgia

Jose Pessoa Neto, Portugal

Holger Ostwald, Germany

Ashwani Sarda, India

CREATIVE:

Category Winner:

Tamary Kudita, Zimbabwe

Shortlist:

Edita B zov , Czech Republic

Tatenda Chidora, Zimbabwe

Maximilien Diaz, France

Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian Federation

Ali Jamshidi,, Islamic Republic of Iran

Joosep Kivim e, Estonia

Angiolo Manetti, Italy

Jarod Mauws, Belgium

Alireza Movahedi, Islamic Republic of Iran

Hoije Nuuter, Estonia

Nara O'Neil, Australia

Jing Shen, China Mainland

Georg Shpuntov, Russian Federation

Kylli Sparre, Estonia

LANDSCAPE:

Category Winner:

Juan L pez Ruiz, Spain

Shortlist:

Luca Donegani, Italy

Kevin Frank, Switzerland

Jinjing Lyu, China Mainland

Joaquin Marco, Spain

Andrea Ortiz Diaz, Colombia

Mehdi Parsaeian Islamic Republic of Iran

Lorenzo Poli, Italy

Scott Portelli, Australia

James Rushforth, United Kingdom

Hans Kristian Strand, Norway

Markus Wiedmann, Germany

Parker Yost, United States

LIFESTYLE:

Category Winner:

Mariano Belmar, Spain

Shortlist:

Antonino Barone, Italy

Isabela Teresa Basilio Neri, Brazil

Gemma Brunton, United Kingdom

Holger B cker, Germany

Stefano Butturini, Italy

Aimee Glucina, New Zealand

Michail Karagiannis, Greece

Hamed Rahmati, Islamic Republic of Iran

Alexey Tsiler, Russian Federation

Brad Walls, Australia

MOTION:

Category Winner

Marijo Maduna, Croatia

Shortlist:

Sandi Bertoncelj, Slovenia

Hersley-Ven Casero, The Philippines

Serkan olak, Turkey

Tadiwanashe Murowe, Zimbabwe

Mary Nhoileen Maypa, The Philippines

Ruud Peters, The Netherlands

Daniel Portch, United Kingdom

Zden k Vo ick , Czech Republic

Brad Walls, Australia

Xianshe Ye, China Mainland

NATURAL WORLD & WILDLIFE:

Category Winner:

Cristo Pihlam e, Estonia

Shortlist:

Hin Man

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