Sony World Photography Awards Best Photo in Open Competition Category

A jaguar staring into the camera as it attacks a crocodile, a village on Lake Titicaca approaching wildfires, startling portraits, architectural wonders and gorgeous landscapes are all featured in the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards’ 10 winning entries. This is included in one of the shortlisted photos.Open contest announced by World Photography Organization.

The free-to-enter contest, which recognizes one image from around the world in 2023, attracted more than 395,000 entries from more than 220 countries and territories.

Winners in each category will receive Sony digital imaging equipment and compete for the title of Open Photographer of the Year and a $5,000 cash prize to be announced at the awards ceremony in London on April 18th .

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Selected winning and shortlisted images will be exhibited at the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition at Somerset House, London from April 19th to May 6th, before being exhibited elsewhere. will be done.

Now in its 17th year, the Sony Photo Awards have become the global voice for photography for both established and emerging artists.

Open contest categories include Portrait, Travel, Nature & Wildlife, Lifestyle, Landscape, Architecture, Creative, Motion, Object, and Street Photography. All Sony World Photography Awards winners and shortlisted photos can be found here.

This is a particularly rare sight of a sperm whale calf suckling from its mother in the Indian Ocean. The young calf pushes its lower jaw into the teat cavity, and the mother squirts milk underwater into the baby’s mouth. These feeding events are usually very brief, as young whales are unable to breathe and nurse at the same time.

A great blue heron swallows its early morning catch at the base of a small spillway that drains into a wetland in Madison, Alabama.

The close-up portrait on the right of a bumblebee depicts its eyes and antennae in stunning clarity and detail, challenging the effects of a horror movie monster.

A mother elephant welcomes her daughter. “I called her Sonia, or Sonny,” said photographer Jesús Frías.

There are two characteristics that clearly distinguish bats from other mammals. Two things: being able to fly alone and being able to hang upside down and stand still.

Unlike birds, bats cannot fly off the ground because their wings are not strong enough. Therefore, they hang from trees to facilitate flight.

Travel & Lifestyle

On Lake Titicaca, between Peru and Bolivia, a tranquil floating village stands in sharp contrast to the looming wildfires on nearby land, dramatically testifying to the dual nature of nature. .

Madagascar’s Baobab Avenue is probably one of the best places on earth to see amazing baobab trees. “Using a drone, we were able to capture the dramatic outlines of baobabs along the road and the final moments of a beautiful sunset,” said John Seeger.

Photographed at the famous “S-bend” in Xiapu, China, this work combines bamboo poles used to dry kelp with fishing boats to create a harmonious composition reminiscent of a hand-painted ink painting. I am.

Twende Ziwani means “Let’s go to the lake” in Swahili and is the title of this studio shoot, inspired by fashion photography depicting models posing.

The title also references Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake and the source of the Nile River.

A capybara visits San Antonio’s home in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.

Portrait

“Zenande, Sinawe, Ginati, Buhle at Cape Town’s Sea Point Pavilion” depicts a group of teenagers spending a day at the pool. Photographer Michel Sank examines how cities have changed since the end of apartheid, reflecting how cultural and social diversity is now celebrated.

“This image is part of my ongoing series ‘Ballads’ and is a poetic homage to my birthplace,” she explains. “My strongest memories are of Sea Point Promenade and the Pavilion pool when it was only available to the privileged class due to apartheid.” I was drawn to these spaces that seem to have changed little, but now celebrate cultural and social diversity.”

The legendary Sir David Attenborough sits in a chair in the grounds where Charles Darwin wrote On the Origin of Species.

Forgotten by the Renaissance is a photographic series that aims to capture the essence of people who historically were rarely seen as subjects in the Renaissance paintings that adorned the walls of museums.

These images feature people from a variety of backgrounds that are underrepresented in classic portraiture, offering a fresh perspective on their importance in the tapestry of art and culture. We seek to challenge traditional narratives by creating a more inclusive representation of history.

Actor Sir Ian McKellen prepares to play Mother Goose in a pantomime at the Duke of York Theater in London’s West End.

motion

A rider goes through a muddy section of the course during the Norwegian National Championships at Hafjell Bike Park in Norway.

Photographed during the 2023 British Fencing Senior Championships in north London, Andrew Moss said, “I used a slow shutter speed to emphasize the sense of movement as the fencers lunged and parried on the slopes.” did.”

street photography

The graffiti of a woman and a gorilla cannot be more juxtaposed than this.

Everyone loves Fleet Week in New York City. Every night, the women come to town and dance the night away with visiting sailors, but the sailors must leave and return to their ships before midnight, as their “Cinderella freedom” comes to an end. yeah. This woman had a wonderful time and said good night to her visiting hero.

“I walked past this pub and looked in the window and saw this little dog waiting for his owner,” Sonia de Wit said. “I went inside and took a photo.”

landscape

Light dances above Old Storr, Scotland, as the moonrise blazes over the horizon. This iconic rock formation was illuminated by powerful lights attached to drones, cutting through the darkness to reveal an icy landscape.

This image taken during a snowstorm was carefully captured just before the moonlight became too bright.

A camel’s thorn tree dwarfs the giant sand dunes of Sossusvlei, Namibia.

“It was a very cold morning as I prepared to photograph southern Chile’s iconic Torres del Paine Mountains. Frozen fog filled the valleys and covered the mountains,” said Charles. Janson recalled. “A herd of small llamas had entered the scene, so I decided to include them. After all, they were part of the landscape too.

architecture

“Falling Out of Time” depicts a lighthouse illuminated by the soft light of dusk, its sophisticated geometric design contrasting with the coastal landscape, and a solitary figure.

Many of the buildings in Cairo are unfinished, but when they are completed, the owners have to pay high taxes.

This image was taken from Mount Tai Mo, the highest point in Hong Kong. The vast metropolis was shrouded in a layer of fog, creating surreal silhouettes of toy-like skyscrapers.

creative

Macro photo of crystals of the amino acids B-alanine, L-glutamine, and glycine. It shows the remarkable colors and textures contained within these complex structures.

“The sea markers we saw on our trip to Death Valley, California, reminded us of the waterfowl that once lived in the area,” Bin Yan said. “Concerned about climate change and worsening droughts in the western United States, we placed photographs of waterfowl in a surreal desert setting in the hope that humans would be reminded to do the right thing when it comes to climate change. I did.”

“This photo is part of my Unattainable Beauty series, which explores the creation of artificial beauty,” said Natalie Strohmeier. “The ‘Flower Model’ was assembled by hand using needles and wire and photographed in a studio.”

“With this composition, I wanted to emphasize the beauty of the shapes and colors of organic matter, which are not always noticed in everyday life,” says Aleksandra Garbarczyk. “This photo was taken in a studio in Salzburg.”

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