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Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist Revealed
28 February 2018
World Photography Organization has revealed the shortlist for the Sony World Photography Awards. The Awards' shortlist (top 10 per category) and commended list (top 50 per category) comprises some of the world's finest contemporary photography captured over the past year, the organization said.
Shortlist. L-R: (top) Asha Miles, Patricia Kühfuss, Xiaoxiao Liu; (bottom) Wiebke Haas, Anush Babajanyan, Sphiwo Hlatshwayo.
Photographers from over 200 countries and territories entered nearly 320,000 images, a 40 percent increase on 2017.
The Awards' four competitions include Professional, Open, Youth and Student Focus. The Professional competition includes 10 categories such as Architecture, Contemporary Issues, Landscape, Natural World & Wildlife, Portraiture and two new categories for this year: Creative and Discovery, while the Open competition offers 10 categories including Culture, Enhanced, Motion, Street Photography and Travel.
For the full list of the shortlisted photographers in each category visit the shortlist page.
Shortlist for Sony World Photography Awards Reveals Outstanding Quality, Variety and Record Entry Figures
Today's announcement signals an impressive year ahead for the world's most diverse international photography competition
Nearly 320,000 images were submitted from across the world, seeing a 40 percent increase in entries compared to 2017.
Overall winners will be revealed on April 19 2018 (23 GMT) and a specially curated exhibition will take place April 20 -- May 6 at Somerset House, London.
The shortlisted and commended photographers for the Sony World Photography Awards, the world's most diverse photography competition, are announced.
Photographers from over 200 countries and territories entered nearly 320,000 images across the Awards' competitions, the highest ever number of entries to date and a 40 percent increase on 2017. The judges were particularly impressed with the high quality of entries and the shortlist's ability to offer insight into the foremost trends and contemporary concerns of photographers working today.
Produced by the World Photography Organisation, the Sony World Photography Awards are now in the 11th year of partnership with their headline sponsor, Sony. The Awards' shortlist (top 10 per category) and commended list (top 50 per category) comprises some of the world's finest contemporary photography captured over the past year.
The international range of entries display a huge diversity of imagery in terms of genre, style and subject matter across the Awards' 4 competitions: Professional, Open, Youth and Student Focus. The Professional competition includes 10 categories such as Architecture, Contemporary Issues, Landscape, Natural World & Wildlife, Portraiture and two new categories for this year; Creative and Discovery, while the Open competition offers 10 categories including Culture, Enhanced, Motion, Street Photography and Travel.