from vast landscapes to riveting portraits: a glimpse at sony world photography awards 2024

A Look at the 2024 Sony World Photography Awards

This year’s Sony World Photography Awards attracted 395,000 submissions from over 220 countries, highlighting a variety of subjects and locations. The winning photographs, spanning from lush landscapes to poignant portraits, offer diverse perspectives from various corners of the world. Among the entries were captivating images: endless horizons merging with the sky, towering buildings reaching toward the moon, and serene faces evoking childhood nostalgia. These snapshots provide a glimpse into the varied array of photographs featured in the competition. Through this visual exploration, buildings take on distinct personalities, and human subjects find a seamless connection with the natural world.

image © Tran Tuan Viet, National Awards 1st Place, Vietnam, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards

Rewards and Exhibitions for Award Recipients

All recipients of the National and Regional Awards will receive Sony digital imaging equipment and will be featured in the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition and book. The overall winners across the Student, Youth, Open, and Professional categories of the Sony World Photography Awards 2024 will be unveiled on April 18, 2024, and their works will be showcased in the exhibition at Somerset House, London, from April 19 to May 6, 2024.

Discover the full list of winning photographers on the World Photography Organisation’s website here.

image © Lim Chien Ting, National Awards 1st Place, Malaysia

image © Ana Skobe, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Bosnia & Herzegovina Regional Award 1st Place, Slovenia

image © Yasser Alomari, National Awards 1st Place, Saudi Arabia

image © Ieva Lozuraityte, European Regional Awards Shortlist, Lithuania

image © Jair Fernando Coll Rubiano, Latin America National Awards 2nd Place, Colombia

image © Michal Zahornacky, European Regional Awards Shortlist, Slovakia

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image © Barbara Szydlowska, National Awards 1st Place, Poland

image © Onyekachi Iloh, National Awards 1st Place, Nigeria

image © Diana Morozovskaia, European Regional Awards Shortlist, Moldova, Republic of

image © Marcos Azulay, Latin America National Awards 1st Place, 2024, Argentina

image © Stefanos Papaioannou, European Regional Awards Shortlist, Greece

image © Vladimir Karamazov, Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria & North Macedonia Regional Award 1st Place, Bulgaria

image © Lee Jongkee, National Awards 1st Place, Korea, Republic Of

image © Muhammad Saddique Inam, National Awards 1st Place, Pakistan

image © Suer Celina, European Regional Awards Shortlist, Kosovo

image © Wilfrido Enriquez, Latin America National Awards Shortlist, Ecuador

image © Kyaw Htet, National Awards 1st Place, Myanmar

image © Elena Georgiou, European Regional Awards Shortlist, Cyprus

image © Viktors Rimarevs, Latvia, Estonia & Lithuania Regional Award 1st Place, Latvia

image © Okan Yilmaz, National Awards 1st Place, Turkey

image © Mohammad Mirza, National Awards 1st Place, Kuwait

image © Ivana Todorović, European Regional Awards Shortlist, Montenegro

image © Thanayu Jongwattanasilkul, National Awards 1st Place, Thailand

image © Seongmin Park, National Awards 2nd Place, Korea, Republic Of

image © Reynaldo San Martín, Latin America National Awards Shortlist, Bolivia

image © Diana Buzoianu, European Regional Awards Shortlist, Romania

image © Pascal Fouquet, National Awards 1st Place, United States

image © Natalie Strohmaier, National Awards 1st Place, Germany

project info:

awards name: Sony World Photography Awards 2024 | @worldphotoorg

on view: from April 19 – May 6

location: Somerset House in London | @somersethouse