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2016 Sony World Photography Awards Announced
21 April 2016
The World Photography Organisation has announced the overall winners of the ninth Sony World Photography Awards from among a record-breaking 230,103 submissions.
The Winners.
Row 1: Jetmir Idrizi, Kevin Frayer, Maroesjka Lavigne; Row 2: Alberto Alicata, Julien Mauve, Asghar Khamseh; Row 3: Amélie Labourdette, Espen Rasmussen, Kevin Frayer.L'Iris d'Or Photographer of the Year award was bestowed on Iranian photographer Asghar Khamseh for Fire of Hatred a powerful portrait series tackling the social issues around the violent act of acid throwing.
Youth Photographer of the Year is Sam Delaware for Sarah, a beautiful portrait of his sister, which was selected by the judges as the single best shot taken by any photographer aged 12-19.
Two other American photographers were also recognized. Andrew Burton was awarded third place in the Professional Current Affairs category and Stephanie Sinclair took third place in the Professional Daily Life category.
THE LIST
The winners, whose submissions have been published online
include:Asghar Khamseh, Iran
Photographer of the Year,
Professional Contemporary Issues
Fired of HatredAmélie Labourdette, France
Professional Architecture
Empire of DustJetmir Idrizi, Kosovo
Professional Campaign
TransBrasilKirstin Schmitt, Germany
Professional Candid
Waiting for the CandymenJulien Mauve, France
Professional Conceptual
Greetings from MarsAngelos Tzortzinis, Greece
Professional Current Affairs
In Search of the European DreamEspen Rasmussen, Norway
Professional Daily Life
The Curse of the CoalKevin Frayer, Canada
Professional Environment
Eagle Hunters of Western ChinaMaroesjka Lavigne, Belgium
Professional Landscape
Land of NothingnessAlberto Alicata, Italy
Professional Staged
Iconic BKevin Frayer, Canada
Professional People
Nomadic Life Threatened on the Tibetan PlateauNikolai Linares, Denmark
Professional Sport
Second BestMarcello Bonfanti, Italy
Professional Portraiture
Ebola SurvivorsFrancesco Amorosino, Italy
Professional Still Life
Migrant TomatoesKei Nomiyama, Japan
Open Photographer of the Year
Enchanted Bamboo ForestSam Delaware, United States
Youth Photogapher of the Year
SarahSofia Jern, Finland
Student Focus Photographer of the Year
Glue Boys
EXHIBITION
An exhibition of the winning and shortlisted images will run at Somerset House, London, from April 22 to May 8. They will also be published in the limited edition Sony World Photography Awards book.
Grand prize winners announced for the world's largest photography competition -- 2016 Sony World Photography Awards
LONDON -- The overall winners of the world's largest photography competition, the Sony World Photography Awards, are named today by the World Photography Organisation. An exhibition of all the winning and shortlisted work will run at Somerset House, London from 22nd April to 8th May.
Following a record-breaking 230,103 submissions to its ninth edition, the awards' Honorary Judging Committee has selected Iranian photojournalist Asghar Khamseh as the recipient of its most coveted prize, the L'Iris d'Or Photographer of the Year.
Chosen from the winners of the awards' fourteen Professional categories, the winning work, Fire of Hatred is a powerful portrait series tackling the social issues around the violent act of acid throwing. Khamseh was announced as the winner of the $25,000 prize at an awards ceremony in London in front of industry leaders. The winners and finalists of all fourteen Professional categories were also announced at the ceremony.
Scott Gray, CEO, World Photography Organisation comments: "The awards consistently provide an incredible array of work, from a multitude of countries and most importantly provide the chance for photographers to be discovered and extend their careers. I hope that the winning work this year can provide an inspiration to other photographers, helping to push their creative boundaries, whilst also serving to build the wider appreciation of photography."
The Sony World Photography Awards annually recognises the world's best photography. Free to enter and open to all photographers, the awards are an authoritative voice in the photographic industry that has the power to shape the careers of its winning and shortlisted photographers.
All the winning and shortlisted images will be shown at the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House, London from 22nd April to 8th May and will be published in the limited edition Sony World Photography Awards book.