20 Stunning Images From the Sony World Photography Awards That Show the Beauty of the World
The Sony World Photography Awards is one of the most well-known free photography competitions where people compete to create the best of the best single-shot images around the globe. The World Photography Organisation has recently announced its category winners and shortlist for the open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022. More than 170,000 images were entered to this year’s competition, according to a press release.
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
Photo: Anthony Chan/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Anthony Chan, Hong Kong
Untitled — Creative
Photo: Isabel Salmon/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Isabel Salmon, United Kingdom
Exodus — Landscape
Photo: Vicent Ansola/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Vicente Ansola, Spain
The Honey Collector — Lifestyle
Photo: Utsab Ahamed Akash/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Utsab Ahamed Akash, Bangladesh
Surfing festival — Motion
Photo: Raido Nurk/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Raido Nurk, Estonia
Anger Management — Natural World and Wildlife
Photo: Scott Wilson/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Scott Wilson, United Kingdom
Segundo Uso (Second Use) II — Object
Photo: Leonardo Reyes-González/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Leonardo Reyes-González, Mexico
The Endless Summer – Surf Trip — Portraiture
Photo: Simone Corallini/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Simone Corallini, Italy
Havana Running Away — Street Photography
Photo: Etienne Souchon/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Etienne Souchon, France
Bike with Flowers — Travel
Photo: Thanh Nguyen Phuc/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Thanh Nguyen Phuc, Vietnam
Balloon Festival — Travel shortlist
Photo: Darshan Ganapathy/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Darshan Ganapathy, India
Air Sheep — Travel shortlist
Photo: Ioan Maga/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Ioan Maga, Romania
Canyon Views — Travel shortlist
Photo: Claudia Magnani/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Claudia Magnani, Italy
Human Nature — Travel shortlist
Photo: Alessandro Accordini/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Alessandro Accordini, Italy
Lago di Braies — Travel shortlist
Photo: Franois Philippe/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Franois Philippe, France
Magic Rugs The Place — Travel shortlist
Photo: Ashok Gidwani/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
AshokGidwani, India
Sustainable Energy — Travel shortlist
Photo: Eduard Gutescu/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Eduard Gutescu, Romania
Tangi Sar — Travel shortlist
Photo: Milad Nalbandiyan/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Milad Nalbandiyan, Iran
Terraced Fields in the Water Season — Travel shortlist
Photo: Hong Nguyen/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Hong Nguyen, Vietnam
Untitled — Travel shortlist
Photo: Huu Binh Nguyen/Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Huu Binh Nguyen, Vietnam 
