10 category winners announced in Sony World Photography Awards 2021

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The World Photography Organisation has announced this year’s category winners and shortlist in the Open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2021, which sets itself the task of recognising the best single images from 2020.

Over 100 photographers were shortlisted in the 2021 competition alongside ten category winners. Alongside winning a bunch of Sony gear, each winner will go on to compete for the Open Photographer of the Year title and a $5,000 (USD) prize.

You can see the 10 finalists below. 

Open Landscape, Juan López Ruiz, Spain. Electric storm above a solitary tree in the lavender fields of Brihuega, Guadalajara, Spain.
Open Landscape, Juan López Ruiz, Spain. Electric storm above a solitary tree in the lavender fields of Brihuega, Guadalajara, Spain.
Open Lifestyle, Mariano Belmar, Spain. Summer, Mediterranean Sea, Spain, Alicante, beach and morning walk: a way of life.
Open Lifestyle, Mariano Belmar, Spain. Summer, Mediterranean Sea, Spain, Alicante, beach and morning walk: a way of life.
Open Nature, Cristo Pihlamäe, Estonia. Little kiss?
Open Nature, Cristo Pihlamäe, Estonia. Little kiss?
Open Motion, Marijo Maduna, Croatia. A young girl shows off her skills, diving from a cliff on the island of Lokrum in Croatia.
Open Motion, Marijo Maduna, Croatia. A young girl shows off her skills, diving from a cliff on the island of Lokrum in Croatia.
Open Travel, Khanh Phan, Vietnam. A woman dries trays of fish at Long Hai fish market in the Vung Tau province of Vietnam. Thousands of trays of scad are dried on rooftops and in yards by hundreds of workers. I came to Long Hai on a photo trip and was overwhelmed by the scale of the fishing village.
Open Travel, Khanh Phan, Vietnam. A woman dries trays of fish at Long Hai fish market in the Vung Tau province of Vietnam. Thousands of trays of scad are dried on rooftops and in yards by hundreds of workers. I came to Long Hai on a photo trip and was overwhelmed by the scale of the fishing village.
Open Object, Kata Zih, Hungary. Autumn of 2020… Pandemic, lockdown, solitude, memories…
Open Object, Kata Zih, Hungary. Autumn of 2020… Pandemic, lockdown, solitude, memories…
Open Portraiture, Lyudmila Sabanina, Russia. Another side of childhood: contemplation and calm.
Open Portraiture, Lyudmila Sabanina, Russia. Another side of childhood: contemplation and calm.
Open Architecture, Klaus Lenzen, Germany. The stairs at the Hyatt hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Open Architecture, Klaus Lenzen, Germany. The stairs at the Hyatt hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Open Creative, Tamary Kudita, Zimbabwe. With this image, I wanted to portray a hybrid African-Victorian: my way of probing the stereotypical contextualisation of the black female body. I provide an alternative version of reality, where dualities fuse to create a new visual language. Taking a Victorian dress and merging it with traditional shona cooking utensils was my way of showing a multifaceted identity.
Open Creative, Tamary Kudita, Zimbabwe. With this image, I wanted to portray a hybrid African-Victorian: my way of probing the stereotypical contextualisation of the black female body. I provide an alternative version of reality, where dualities fuse to create a new visual language. Taking a Victorian dress and merging it with traditional shona cooking utensils was my way of showing a multifaceted identity.
Open Street, F.Dilek Uyar, Turkey. During the coronavirus pandemic, the Health Affairs unit of Ankara Municipality sprays all public transportation, day and night.
Open Street, F.Dilek Uyar, Turkey. During the coronavirus pandemic, the Health Affairs unit of Ankara Municipality sprays all public transportation, day and night.

The overall Open winner will be announced on 15th April, with winning and shortlisted work presented in the form of a virtual exhibition available to view via the World Photography Organisation website from the same date. 

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