The World Photography Organisation has announce the category winners and shortlist in the Open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.
Over 170,000 images were entered to this year’s Open competition, with over 100 photographers shortlisted in addition to the ten category winners. Each winner receives digital imaging equipment from Sony and will go on to compete for the prestigious Open Photographer of the Year title and a $5,000 (USD) prize.
The overall winner of the Open competition will be announced on the 12 April. Selected work by winners and shortlisted entries will be exhibited as part of the Sony World Photography Awards at Somerset House from 13 April-2 May 2022.
The ten category winners are:
ARCHITECTURE
Anthony Chan (Hong Kong) for Old Meets New, a black and white photograph depicting the chaotic façade of a weathered industrial complex, juxtaposed with the stylish front entrance of a skyscraper. The image highlights a clash between the past and the present in Hong Kong by contrasting the co-existence of old and new developments.
CREATIVE
Isabel Salmon (United Kingdom) for Untitled, in which the photographer documents her mother’s experiences with chronic vertigo and dizziness. In this portrait Salmon explores the senses; shooting her Mother with her eyes closed in a stark red light, head titled as if trying to find balance.
LANDSCAPE
Vicente Ansola (Spain) for Exodus, an evocative image of a field of wilted sunflowers dried out by the beating sun in Castilla León. The photographer’s imagination was caught by the proud stature of the flowers, recalling for him the rural past of Spain, and the women who worked the arid fields of Castilla.
LIFESTYLE
Utsab Ahamed Akash (Bangladesh) for The Honey Collector, capturing a honey collector from below as they inspect a tray of honeycomb. A typical countryside scene in Bangladesh, honey collectors place bees’ nests near mustard fields and collect the honey in winter.
MOTION
Raido Nurk (Estonia) for Surfing festival, a shot of a stormy day of surfing in the Hague, the Netherlands. The stark silhouettes of surfers stand out against the grey waves and driving rain.
NATURAL WORLD & WILDLIFE
Scott Wilson (United Kingdom) for Anger Management, a dramatic black and white photograph of a wild mustang stallion, bowing its head as it kicks up a dust storm in northwest Colorado, United States.
OBJECT
Leonardo Reyes-González (Mexico) for Segundo Uso (Second Use) II, a still-life of discarded objects. Assembled together against a blue wall, a balanced broken hat stand and a three-legged chair take on a new elegance.
PORTRAITURE
Simone Corallini (Italy) for The Endless Summer – Surf Trip, a black and white portrait of 16-year-old surfer Simone Gentile. Corallini captures Simone fresh from the sea, with beads of water running down his cheeks.
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
Etienne Souchon (France) for Havana Running Away, a photograph showing a split-second moment as a child runs across a street in Havana, Cuba, turning to look behind him at a car blocking the road. The black and white format, crumbling building facades and vintage car give the image the appearance of a classic street scene.
TRAVEL
Nguyen Phuc Thanh, Vietnam (Vietnam) for Bike with Flowers, an image depicting a traditional flower street seller cycling in Hanoi, Vietnam. The bike has been shot just as it passes a wall bursting with flower decorations, giving the appearance that they are spilling from the rider’s baskets.
The overall winners in the Student, Youth, Open and Professional competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022 will be announced on the 12 April 2022 and will go on display as part of the exhibition at Somerset House, London from 13 April-2 May 2022.
OPEN COMPETITION 2022 CATEGORY WINNERS AND SHORTLIST
ARCHITECTURE:
Category Winner:
Anthony Chan, Hong Kong
Shortlist:
- Bryan Field, United Kingdom
- Francesca Sciambarruto, Italy
- Gerhard Hucke, Germany
- Giulio Casti, Italy
- Günter Kleber, Germany
- Junming Chen, China Mainland
- Khanh Le Viet, Vietnam
- Klaudia Chwastek, Poland
- Klaus Lenzen, Germany
- Marcus Ek, Norway
- Muhammad Najib Bin Abdul Rahman, Singapore
- Ute-Christa Scherhag, Germany
- Wonyoung Choi, Republic of Korea
- Zeynep Demirhan, Turkey
CREATIVE:
Category Winner:
Isabel Salmon, United Kingdom
Shortlist:
- Abbas Valadi, Islamic Republic of Iran
- Caleb Nii Odartey Aryee, Ghana
- Clair Robins, United Kingdom
- Gemma Pepper, United Kingdom
- Hanna Lisava, Germany
- Jacek Orzeł, Poland
- Pierre Portolano, France
- Ryan Rogers, United States
- Sawamaru Pokiru, Japan
- Shabnam Maleki, Islamic Republic of Iran
- Valentina Cipriany, Venezuela
- Vanessa Fairfax-Woods & Henry Woide, United Kingdom
LANDSCAPE:
Category Winner:
Vicente Ansola, Spain
Shortlist:
- Anargyros Dekavallas, Greece
- Cigdem Ayyildiz, Turkey
- Fernando Famiani, Italy
- Hal Gage, United States
- Julien Visse, France
- Luis Manuel Vilariño Lopez, Spain
- Manuel Schmidt, Germany
- Marko From, Finland
- Martin Morávek, Czech Republic
- Muzaffer Murat İlhan, Turkey
- Olivier Vauguin, France
- Peter Leyer, Hungary
- Stuart Chape, Australia
- Tim Hodges, United Kingdom
LIFESTYLE:
Category Winner:
Utsab Ahamed Akash, Bangladesh
Shortlist:
- Catherine Falls, United Kingdom
- Daniela Jaime Díaz, Colombia
- Davide Agostini, Italy
- Haikun Liang, China Mainland
- Hend Wahdan, Egypt
- Ivo Kiapes, Slovakia
- Kantaya New, Singapore
- Kishor Shrestha, Nepal
- Marina Lattanzi, Argentina
- Osman Maasoglu, Turkey
- Roni Süslü, Turkey
- Txema Lacunza Nasterra, Spain
MOTION:
Category Winner:
Raido Nurk, Estonia
Shortlist:
- Caroline Kearsley, United Kingdom
- Chin Leong Teo, Singapore
- Christine Abel, United States
- Hiroki Nose, Japan
- Isabela Eseverri, Venezuela
- Izabela Lyson, Poland
- Joachim Kiner, Germany
- Oscar Seguel, Chile
- Samiran Chakraborty, Bangladesh
- Shiloh Garcia, Mexico
- Tomohiko Funai, Japan
- Yiming Yang, China Mainland
- Zhenhuan Zhou, China Mainland
NATURAL WORLD & WILDLIFE:
Category Winner:
Scott Wilson, United Kingdom
Shortlist:
- Albert Beukhof, Netherlands
- Amish Chhagan, Zambia
- Antonio Coelho, Portugal
- Brice Tribollet, Switzerland
- Dinorah Graue, Mexico
- Ewa Jermakowicz, Poland
- James Crombie, Ireland
- Jessica Mohn, Germany
- Liqiang Ma, China Mainland
- Martyn Harris, United Kingdom
- Memo Gómez, Colombia
- Raquel Inés Correa Chiesa, Spain
- Thomas Barry, Ireland
- Tiho Trichkov, United States
OBJECT:
Category Winner:
Leonardo Reyes-González, Mexico
Shortlist:
- Aleksandra Garbarczyk, Poland
- Andre Boto, Portugal
- Holger Bücker, Germany
- Jonas Strandberg, Sweden
- Klaus Lenzen, Germany
- Marina Tsaregorodtseva, United Kingdom
- Martin Rawle, United Kingdom
- Maryia Sapego, Belarus
- Masumi Shiohara, Japan
- Paolo Paccagnella, Italy
PORTRAITURE:
Category Winner:
Simone Corallini, Italy
Shortlist:
- Davide Limonta, Italy
- Elaine Klein, Israel
- Francesco Fantini, Italy
- Maria Gutu, Moldova
- Matthew Brown, South Africa
- Olga Urbanek, Poland
- Owen Harvey, United Kingdom
- Siavosh Ejlali, Islamic Republic of Iran
- Simon Murphy, United Kingdom
- Tom Barnes, United Kingdom
- Wagner Pena, Brazil
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY:
Category Winner:
Etienne Souchon, France
Shortlist:
- Assaf Sharon, Israel
- Beatrice Collado Orive, Spain
- Davide Bonaldo, Italy
- Elias Sarquis, Argentina
- Emre Çakmak, Turkey
- Jonathan White, United Kingdom
- Juan Cruz Olivieri, Argentina
- Li Ting, Taiwan
- Ludovic Le Guyader, France
- Miguel Angel Mínguez Corella, Spain
- Nina TBerg, Germany
- Seyed Ali, Islamic Republic of Iran
- Shun Wang, China Mainland
TRAVEL:
Category Winner:
Thanh Nguyen Phuc, Vietnam
Shortlist:
- Alessandro Accordini, Italy
- Ashok Gidwani, India
- Claudia Magnani, Italy
- Darshan Ganapathy, India
- Eduard Gutescu, Romania
- François Philippe, France
- Hong Nguyen, Vietnam
- Huu Binh Nguyen, Vietnam
- Ioan Maga, Romania
- Milad Nalbandiyan, Islamic Republic of Iran
- Saravut Whanset, Thailand
- Sujon Adikary, Bangladesh
- Yang Shu, China Mainland
- Yawar Abbas, Pakistan
