20 Stunning Images From the Sony World Photography Awards That Show the Beauty of the World

More than 100 photographers were shortlisted, and there are 10 category winners. Category winners will receive digital imaging equipment from Sony and go on to compete for the Open Photographer of the Year title. The overall winner will be announced on April 12 and receive a $5,000 prize, while selected work by winners and shortlisted photos will be on display at the Sony World Photography Awards at Somerset House from April 13 to May 2, 2022. The student, youth, open, and professional competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022 will be announced along with the overall winner and will also go on display. Hideko Kataoka, director of photography at Newsweek Japan, judged the competition this year.

“I enjoyed judging this wide variety of categories from Object to Street Photography,” she said in a statement. “Creativity and originality were very important in choosing a winning image and it was terrific to see the excitement and joy of the photographers when they captured the moment. The photographs in this competition each make a coherent visual statement about a situation or particular circumstance in an elegant visual way.”

Below are the winners in each category, followed by the photos that were shortlisted for the travel category.

Old Meets New — Architecture

Anthony Chan, Hong Kong

Untitled — Creative

Isabel Salmon, United Kingdom

Exodus — Landscape

Vicente Ansola, Spain

The Honey Collector — Lifestyle

Utsab Ahamed Akash, Bangladesh

Surfing festival — Motion

Raido Nurk, Estonia

Anger Management — Natural World and Wildlife

Scott Wilson, United Kingdom

Segundo Uso (Second Use) II — Object

Leonardo Reyes-González, Mexico

The Endless Summer – Surf Trip — Portraiture

Simone Corallini, Italy

Havana Running Away — Street Photography

Etienne Souchon, France

Bike with Flowers — Travel

Thanh Nguyen Phuc, Vietnam

Balloon Festival — Travel shortlist

Darshan Ganapathy, India

Air Sheep — Travel shortlist

Ioan Maga, Romania

Canyon Views — Travel shortlist

Claudia Magnani, Italy

Human Nature — Travel shortlist

Alessandro Accordini, Italy

Lago di Braies — Travel shortlist

Franois Philippe, France

Magic Rugs The Place — Travel shortlist

AshokGidwani, India

Sustainable Energy — Travel shortlist

Eduard Gutescu, Romania

Tangi Sar — Travel shortlist

Milad Nalbandiyan, Iran

Terraced Fields in the Water Season — Travel shortlist

Hong Nguyen, Vietnam

Untitled — Travel shortlist

Huu Binh Nguyen, Vietnam