Stunning category winners and shortlist from Sony World Photography Awards

The World Photography Organisation has announced 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 10 category winners. Each winner receives Sony camera prizes and will go on to compete for the Open Photographer of the Year title with a $5,000 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. also from the 15th April. The ten category winners, with comments from the judges, are as follows: Architecture “Klaus Lenzen (Germany) for The Blue Window, depicting a ramp of stairs at the Hyatt hotel in Düsseldorf 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. […]

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