Photo: Thanh Nguyen Phuc/Sony World Photography Awards 2022

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

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by Olivia Harden Mar 15, 2022

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

Sony World Photography Awards, Anthony Chan HongKong

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

Vicent Ansola Spain, Sony World Photography Awards

Photo: Vicent Ansola/Sony World Photography Awards 2022

Vicente Ansola, Spain

The Honey Collector — Lifestyle

Utsab Ahamed Akash, Bangladesh, Sony World Photography Awards

Photo: Utsab Ahamed Akash/Sony World Photography Awards 2022

Utsab Ahamed Akash, Bangladesh

Surfing festival — Motion

Raido Nurk, Estonia, Sony World Photography Awards

Photo: Raido Nurk/Sony World Photography Awards 2022

Raido Nurk, Estonia

Anger Management — Natural World and Wildlife

Scott Wilson, Sony World Photography Awards

Photo: Scott Wilson/Sony World Photography Awards 2022

Scott Wilson, United Kingdom

Segundo Uso (Second Use) II — Object

Leonardo Reyes-González, Mexico,  Sony World Photography Awards

Photo: Leonardo Reyes-González/Sony World Photography Awards 2022

Leonardo Reyes-González, Mexico

The Endless Summer – Surf Trip — Portraiture

Simone Corallini, Sony World Photography Awards

Photo: Simone Corallini/Sony World Photography Awards 2022

Simone Corallini, Italy

Havana Running Away — Street Photography

Etienne Souchon, Sony World Photography Awards

Photo: Etienne Souchon/Sony World Photography Awards 2022

Etienne Souchon, France

Bike with Flowers — Travel

Thanh Nguyen Phuc, Sony World Photography Awards

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

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