Grand Photo Contest Sony World Photography Awards 2021

Easy geography and enormous number of participants make Sony World Photography Awards one of the largest and most interesting photo contests in the world.

The event has been held since 2007 and constantly hits its own records in the number of participants. In 2019, 326,997 work from 195 countries arrived for consideration of judges. Photographers compete in 4 nominations: "Professional", "Open", "Youth" and "Student". Those in turn are divided into such categories as "architecture", "culture", "creative", "movement", "landscape", "surrounding world", "wildlife", "Portrait", "Still Life", "Street Photo "and" Travel ".

Participation in the competition is free, to join the competing can everyone who choosing a suitable nomination. The minimum age in the "youth" 12 years, the maximum - 19. Among the photographers professionals determine the main winner, who gives the title "Photographer of the Year", a cash prize in the amount of $ 25,000 and a gift set of photographic equipment from Sony.

Below we selected the brightest photos of the winners and finalists of the past years, as well as laureates from different countries in the nomination "National Prize 2021".

Winner category "National Prize", Russia, 2021. The author of Evgeny Ivanov

Laureate of the National Prize category, Japan, 2021. Yukihito author it

Winner of the category "National Prize", Croatia, 2021. Author Tomislav Wayich

Winner of the category "National Prize", Thailand, 2021. Author of Savani Suntarak

Winner of the category "National Prize", Italy, 2021. Author David Giannetti

Laureate of the category "National Award", Greece, 2021. Author Yakovos - Theodoros Apienfitis

3rd place in the category "National Prize", Japan, 2021. Author 村 松 省 音

2nd place in the category "National Prize", Japan, 2021. Author Hiroka Nosa

Winner of the category "National Prize", Estonia, 2021. Author Höije Nuuter

Winner category "National Prize", Chile, 2021. Author Ramon Rodriguez

Winner of the National Prize category, Czech Republic, 2021. Author of Hend

Winner category "National Prize", Finland, 2021. Author of Matti Virtinen

Laureate of the category "National Award", Philippines, 2021. Author Metell Gumiran

Winner category "National Prize", Turkey, 2021. Author Mehmet Aslan

Laureate of the category "National Award", Slovenia, 2021. Author Alya Stenadshich

Winner of the National Prize category, USA, 2021. Author Patrick Muller

Laureate of the category "National Prize", Slovakia, 2021. Author Peter Freedom

Winner of the category "National Award", Singapore, 2021. Author Wong Chek Pley

Winner of the category "National Award", Saudi Arabia, 2021. Author Naim Albugami

Winner of the category "National Prize", Serbia, 2021. Author Vladimir Zholyinovich

Winner of the category "National Prize", Romania, 2021. The author of Christina Venedict

Laureate of the National Prize category, Norway, 2021. Author Emil Viringa Hildebrand

Winner of the category "National Prize", Nepal, 2021. Author Pragewa Bhattaray

Laureate of the category "National Award", Myanmar, 2021. Author Ming Min Zau

Winner of the category "National Prize", Mexico, 2021. Author Brian Mena Laureano

Winner of the category "National Prize", Malaysia, 2021. Author Yogonatan Loganatan

Winner of the National Prize category, Lithuania, 2021. Author SIMAS Bernotas

Winner of the category "National Prize", Latvia, 2021. Author Janis Palulis

Winner category "National Award", Kuwait, 2021. Author Nasser Alomari

Winner category "National Prize", Qatar, 2021. Author Abdulla Al-Mushaffrey