Gasing up at Roy's, Ralph Gräf, Winner, Germany National Award, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
Singapore at Dawn, Lester Koh Meng Hua, Winner, Singapore National Award, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
Howrah Bridge, Mohammad Amir Hamja, Winner, Bangladesh National Award, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
Submerged Field, Camilo Diaz, Winner, Colombia National Award, 2017 Sony World Photography Awardsjpg.
Transportation, Mustafa Jindi, Winner, UAE National Award, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
Silhouette, Cesar Augusto Gaitan Cortez, Winner, Ecuador National Award, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
A Certain Order, Zani Arkadina, Winner, Ukraine National Award, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
Fisherman, Khalid Alsabt, Winner, Saudi Arabia National Award, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
Flamingo's Soul, Alessandra Meniconzi , Winner, Switzerland National Award, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
Going Home, Jian Seng Soh, Winner, Malaysia National Award, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
First Place - "Vice" by Evan George.
Shot at the beginning of the Aussie summer in the living room of a really cool old-school and rundown four bedroom apartment that sits 20 seconds walk from Bondi beach. Having the light source come entirely from the setting sun through the slightly decrepit windows gave the image a surreal and desolate feeling on the subject, Emma, with long defining shadows helping to accentuate a feeling of angst as she’s surrounded by elements of vice.
Second Place - "Golden Flare" by Gordon Becker.
“Golden Flare” was taken last autumn at a remote reef off the coast of Western Australia. After an overnight journey we reached our destination. Camping on a secluded beach, we set out on the jet-ski at first light. This particular wave is intimidating and incredible. Ocean swells generated by powerful Southern Ocean storms rise up and break on a shallow reef shelf situated a mile out to sea. Shallow water and hydrodynamics create backwash forcing water back towards the oncoming swell. When timed correctly, the collision is amazing. I managed to frame and capture this image as the wave exploded into the morning light whilst driving and manoeuvring the jet-ski.
Third Place - Dreaming of becoming the first Muslim hijabi ballerina in the world by Edwina Pickles.
Stephanie Kurlow, aged 14, is aspiring to become the first professional hijabi ballerina in the world. The photo was taken in her backyard in Sydney, Australia, for an editorial story in The Sydney Morning Herald. After the photograph was published, her story went viral and was picked up by numerous news outlets around the world. She received a scholarship to attend a ballet school with the exposure of the story and a chance to make her dream come true.
Sony has recently announced the winners of its ten Open categories and National Awards program for the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards, the world’s largest photography competition.
Third Place - Dreaming of becoming the first Muslim hijabi ballerina in the world by Edwina Pickles. Stephanie Kurlow, aged 14, is aspiring to become the first professional hijabi ballerina in the world. The photo was taken in her backyard in Sydney, Australia, for an editorial story in The Sydney Morning Herald. After the photograph was published, her story went viral and was picked up by numerous news outlets around the world. She received a scholarship to attend a ballet school with the exposure of the story and a chance to make her dream come true.
In the National Awards, a global program to find the best single photographs taken by local photographers in 66 countries, Evan George was awarded first place, for Australia, for his image, Vice. In second and third place were Gordon Becker and Edwina Pickles, respectively.
Singapore at Dawn, Lester Koh Meng Hua, Winner, Singapore National Award, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
Of the more than 105,000 entries to the Awards’ Open competition, the best single photographs across ten categories were also revealed. They are:
Architecture - Tim Cornbill (UK)
Culture - Jianguo Gong (China)
Enhanced - Lise Johansson (Denmark)
Motion - Camilo Diaz (Colombia)
Nature - Hiroshi Tanita (Japan)
Portraits - Alexander Vinogradov (Russia)
Still Life - Sergey Dibtsev (Russia)
Street Photography - Constantinos Sofikitis (Greece)
Travel - Ralph Gräf (Germany)
Wildlife - Alessandra Meniconzi (Switzerland)
Second Place - "Golden Flare" by Gordon Becker. “Golden Flare” was taken last autumn at a remote reef off the coast of Western Australia. After an overnight journey we reached our destination. Camping on a secluded beach, we set out on the jet-ski at first light. This particular wave is intimidating and incredible. Ocean swells generated by powerful Southern Ocean storms rise up and break on a shallow reef shelf situated a mile out to sea. Shallow water and hydrodynamics create backwash forcing water back towards the oncoming swell. When timed correctly, the collision is amazing. I managed to frame and capture this image as the wave exploded into the morning light whilst driving and manoeuvring the jet-ski.
The overall winner will be announced on the 20 April alongside the winners of the Professional competition, which is judged on a body of work.
Fisherman, Khalid Alsabt, Winner, Saudi Arabia National Award, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
