LATVIA, ESTONIA & LITHUANIA REGIONAL WINNER ANNOUNCED
EXHIBITION: 14 APRIL 1 MAY 2023 | SOMERSET HOUSE, LONDON
The World Photography Organisation and Sony Europe are delighted to reveal Milda Vys niauskaite as Latvia, Estonia & Lithuania's National Award Regional winner, alongside the shortlist for the Sony World Photography Awards 2023.
The National Awards program is an initiative set up by the World Photography Organisation and Sony to support local photographic communities around the world, with 55 countries taking part this year.
Over 415,000 images from over 200 countries and territories were submitted to the Sony World Photography Awards 2023 and over 200,000 were entered to the Open competition (from which the National Awards winner was selected).
Milda Vys niauskaite won for Matthew, depicting one of her friends from New York on a visit to rural Lithuania, running around in the fields and connecting with a horse in a black-and-white portrait expressing serenity and a connection with nature.
Milda Vys niauskaite is a photographer from Lithuania, whose work explores topics of masculinity and what it means to be a man in a modern world, as well as social constructions around it.
Commenting on their win Vys niauskaite said: This means so much for me, I feel like my work has been noticed and I am grateful for that.'
Shortlisted photographers from the region were:
Uku S t, Estonia
Niks Freimanis, Latvia
As the regional National Award winner, Milda Vys niauskaite receives Sony digital imaging equipment and will be included in the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition and book.
The overall winners in the Student, Youth, Open and Professional competitions of the Sony World Photography Awards 2023 will be announced on 13 April 2023 and will go on display as part of the
exhibition at Somerset House, London (14 April-1 May 2023). For more information about upcoming announcements and winners please visit www.worldphoto.org
This year's National Awards winners are:
Austria Fabian Jung
Bangladesh Protap Shekhor Mohanto
Cambodia Chan Sithy Heng
Egypt Abdelrahman Gabr
France Samia Berbiche
Germany Andreas Mikonauschke
India Pradeep Kodimana Ramakrishnan
Indonesia Mawaruddin Mawaruddin
Japan Hajime Hirano, Winner
Japan Kazutoshi Ono, 2nd Place
Japan -Takahiro Toh, 3rd Place Republic of Korea Gyu Seob Shim, Winner
Republic of Korea Kyujin Jeong, 2nd Place
Republic of Korea Lee Jongkee, 3rd Place
Kuwait Adil Javed
Malaysia Eng Tong Tan
Myanmar Si Thu Ye Myint
Nepal Rabik Upadhayay
Nigeria Nukabari Opuama
Pakistan Yawar Abbas
Philippines Donell Gumiran
Poland Mateusz urowski Qatar Abdulla AL-Mushaifri
Saudi Arabia Mansoor Mohsen
Singapore - Huazheng Hong
South Africa Tshabalala Bongani
Sri Lanka Rajeev Abeysekara
Switzerland Sandra Handschin
Taiwan Leo Huang
Thailand Saravut Vanset
Turkey Erhan Coral
United Arab Emirates Oday Shanshal
United States Angela Perez
Vietnam Thi n Nguy n Ng c
EUROPEAN REGIONAL AWARDS
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania & Moldova:
Cristina B z r (Romania), Winner
Ivana Dost lov (Czech Republic), Shortlist
D vid Balogh (Hungary), Shortlist
Maria Gu u (Moldova), Shortlist
Filip Hrebenda (Slovakia), Shortlist
Latvia, Estonia & Lithuania:
Milda Vys niauskaite (Lithuania), Winner
Uku S t (Estonia), Shortlist
Niks Freimanis (Latvia), Shortlist
Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Bosnia & Herzegovina:
Roberto Pavi (Croatia), Winner
Armin Durgut (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Shortlist
Suer Celina (Kosovo), Shortlist
Ivana Todorovi (Montenegro), Shortlist
Vladimir Zivojinovic (Serbia), Shortlist
Andrej Tarfila (Slovenia), Shortlist Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria & North Macedonia:
Sima Bivolarska-Stoyanova (Bulgaria), Winner
Elena Georgiou (Cyprus), Shortlist
Alexandros Othonos (Greece), Shortlist
Vlatko Rafeski (North Macedonia), Shortlist
LATIN AMERICA NATIONAL AWARDS
Mexico P vel V lez, Winner
Ecuador Kevin Moncayo, 2nd Place
Peru Alejandra del Carmen El as Zambrano, 3rd Place
Argentina Solange Avena
Bolivia Reynaldo San Mart n
Chile Oscar Seguel Mangiola
Colombia Hernan Jaramillo
Costa Rica Manuel Rodr guez
Guatemala Andres Novales
PRESS CONTACTS
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Inbal Mizrahi / Polly Brock on media@creoarts.com
NOTES TO EDITORS
ABOUT SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
Produced by the World Photography Organisation, the internationally acclaimed Sony World Photography Awards is one of the most important fixtures in the global photographic calendar. Now in its 16th year, the free-to-enter Awards are a global voice for photography and provide a vital insight into contemporary photography today. For both established and emerging artists, the Awards offer world-class opportunities for exposure of their work. The Awards additionally recognise the world's most influential artists working in the medium through the Outstanding Contribution to Photography award; the renowned Japanese photographer Rinko Kawauchi is the 2023 recipient of this award, joining a distinguished list of iconic names including Martin Parr, William Eggleston, Candida Hofer, Nadav Kander, Gerhard Steidl, Edward Burtynsky and Graciela Iturbide. The Awards showcase the works of winning and shortlisted photographers at a prestigious annual exhibition at Somerset House, London. worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards-exhibition
ABOUT WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY ORGANISATION
World Photography Organisation is a leading global platform dedicated to the development and advancement of photographic culture. Its programming and competition initiatives provide valuable opportunities for artists working in photography and help broaden the conversation around their work. The Sony World Photography Awa
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LATVIA, ESTONIA & LITHUANIA REGIONAL WINNER ANNOUNCED
