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Sony World Photography Awards 2020 – Our Pick Of The Winners
09 Jun 2020 by Carrie in Art, Digital Photography, Lifestyle
[imagesource: Pablo Albarenga / Sony World Photography Awards]
The image above is a detail of a photograph by Pablo Albarenga, that forms part of a series of work titled Seeds of Resistance.
The photo series captures landscapes and regions in danger from mining and agribusinesses alongside portraits of the activists fighting to conserve them.
Albarenga is the winner of this year’s Sony World Photography Awards, taking home the title of ‘Photographer of the Year’, and $25 000.
According to The World Photography Organisation, this is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious photography competitions.
Image: Pablo Albarenga, Uruguay, Photographer of the Year, Sony World Photography Awards 2020
Albarenga was up against more than 345 000 images from 203 countries and territories submitted across four competitions.
Here he is talking about his work:
You can also check out his full portfolio online.
Moving on to some of the other photos that took home awards, or acknowledgements, this year.
Enjoy:
Image: Tom Oldham, United Kingdom, Open Photographer of the Year, Sony World Photography Awards 2020
Image: Ioanna Sakellaraki, Royal College of Art, Student Photographer of the Year, 2020 Sony World Photography Awards
Image: Hsien-Pang Hsieh, Taiwan, Youth Photographer of the Year, Sony World Photography Awards 2020
Image: Sandra Herber, Canada, 1st Place, Professional competition, Architecture, 2020 Sony World Photography Awards
Image: Chung Ko, Hong Kong, 1st Place, Professional competition, Documentary, 2020 Sony World Photography Awards
Image: Robin Hinsch, Germany, 1st Place, Professional competition, Environment, 2020 Sony World Photography Awards
Image: Ronny Behnert, Germany, 1st Place, Professional competition, Landscape, 2020 Sony World Photography Awards
Image: Brent Stirton, South Africa, 1st Place, Professional competition, Natural World & Wildlife, 2020 Sony World Photography Awards
Image: Alessandro Gandolfi, Italy, 1st Place, Professional competition, Still Life, 2020 Sony World Photography Awards
Image: Ángel López Soto, Spain, 1st Place, Professional competition, Sport, 2020 Sony World Photography Awards
You can take in more incredible images, and watch more videos of the winners, here.
You can also take a look at last year’s winners.
Go on, enjoy a break and look at something pretty.
[source:wpo]
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