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WPO Announces Sony World Photography Awards Winners
7 February 2022
The World Photography Organization has revealed the National Award winners for the Sony World Photography Awards 2022. The program saw over 340,000 images from 61 countries taking part this year.
This year the Awards added a Latin America National Awards initiative to highlight talent from that part of the globe.
Winners displayed (l-r) in the image above include:
- Mituhiro Okabe, Japan, Third Place, National Awards
- Swe Tun, Myanmar, Winner, National Awards
- Jenny Zhao, United States, Winner, National Awards
- Tshabalala Bongani, South Africa, Winner, National Awards
- Cigdem Ayyildiz, Turkey, Winner, National Awards
- Chin Leong Teo, Singapore, Winner, National Awards
- Mazin Alhassan, Saudi Arabia, Winner, National Awards
- Marcin Giba, Poland, Winner, National Awards
- Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Costa Rica, Shortlist, LATAM National Awards
- Mohammad Mirza, Kuwait, Winner, National Awards
- Wonyoung Choi, Republic of Korea, First Place, National Awards
All winners receive Sony digital imaging equipment and will be included in the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition and book.
For the complete list of winners see the news release below.
National Awards 2022 Winners Across 61 Countries Announced
Exhibition: April 13 to May 2 at Somerset House, London
The World Photography Organization is delighted to reveal the National Award winners for the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.
The National Awards program is an initiative set up by the World Photography Organization and Sony to support local photographic communities around the world, with 61 countries taking part this year.
Over 340,000 images from 211 territories were submitted to the Sony World Photography Awards 2022 and over 170,000 were entered to the Open competition (from which the National Awards winner was selected).
New to this year's Awards is the Latin America National Awards initiative. Set up by the World Photography Organization and Sony Latin America this new format shines a spotlight on the region's vibrant and varied photographic community. Looking at talents from across Central America, South America and Mexico the Latin American National Awards rewards first, second and third place and a shortlist of six photographers.
All National Award winners receive Sony digital imaging equipment and will be included in the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition and book.
The overall winners in the Student, Youth, Open and Professional competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022 will be announced on the April 12 and will go on display as part of the exhibition at Somerset House, London (April 13 to May 2). For more information about winners and shortlists please visit http://www.worldlphoto.org
This year's National Awards winners are:
- Austria -- Sonja Ivancsics
- Bangladesh -- Kazi Arifuzzaman
- Belgium -- Mathis Vandermeeren
- Bulgaria -- Minko Mihaylov
- Cambodia -- Sean Channal
- Croatia -- Majda Pavlekovic
- Czech Republic -- Martina Dimunova
- Denmark -- Sussi Charlotte Alminde
- Egypt -- Sherif Salem
- Estonia -- Raido Nurk
- Finland -- Damon Beckford
- France -- Patrick Bosc
- Germany -- Frank Loddenkemper
- Greece -- Foteini Zaglara
- Hungary -- Edina Csoboth
- Iceland -- Viktor Einar Vilhelmsson
- India -- Haider Khan
- Indonesia -- Metha Meiryna
- Italy -- Antonino Pellicano
- Japan -- Kaoru Sugiyama, Winner
- Japan -- Yasuhiro Takachi, 2nd Place
- Japan -- Mituhiro Okabe, 3rd Place
- Kuwait -- Mohammad Mirza
- Republic of Korea --Wonyoung Choi, Winner
- Republic of Korea -- Wookeun Choi, 2nd Place
- Republic of Korea -- Jung Woon Park, 3rd Place
- Latvia -- Viktors Rimarevs
- Lithuania -- Virginija Mureikienè
- Malaysia -- Yih Chang Chew
- Myanmar -- Swe Tun
- Nepal -- Dikpal Thapa
- Netherlands -- Harrie Coehorst
- Nigeria -- Samakinwa Emmanuel Temitope
- Norway -- Hans Kristian Strand
- Pakistan -- Yawar Abbas
- Philippines -- Mariah Zamora
- Poland -- Marcin Giba
- Portugal -- Jose Pessoa Neto
- Qatar -- Amal Prasad
- Romania -- Teodor Toma
- Russian Federation -- Marianna Smolina Saudi
- Arabia -- Mazin Alhassan
- Serbia -- Vladimir Zivojinovic
- Singapore -- Chin Leong Teo
- Slovakia -- Filip Hrebenda
- Slovenia -- Matjaz Simic
- South Africa -- Tshabalala Bongani Spain- Mariano Belmar Torrecilla
- Sweden -- Peter Angvarson
- Switzerland -- Tinu Mu[!]ller
- Taiwan -- Chihao Wang
- Thailand -- Kunuch Chutmongkolporn
- Turkey -- Cigdem Ayyildiz
- United Arab Emirates -- Salem Alsawafi United
- States -- Jenny Zhao
- Vietnam -- Thanh Nguyen Phuc
Latin America National Awards include:
- Colombia -- Bernardo del Cristo Hernandez Sierra, Winner
- Argentina -- Gonzalo Javier Santile, 2nd Place
- Peru -- Pedro Jarque Krebs, 3rd Place
- Bolivia -- Paola Lambertin Murillo
- Chile -- Oscar Seguel
- Costa Rica -- Juan Carlos Rodriguez
- Ecuador -- Joel Alonso Rodríguez
- Guatemala -- Juan Pablo Méndez Garzona
- Mexico -- Sergio Carrasco