The Sony World Photography Awards celebrated their 16th anniversary in 2023. This year, this competition rewarding amateurs and professionals has decided between 416,000 shots submitted by photographers from more than 200 countries.
16 years of competition and 416,000 shots for 2023
In addition to the various categories (wildlife, still life, portfolio, etc.), among professionals, the prize for photographer of the year was awarded to Edgar Martins. This 46-year-old Portuguese already enjoys a solid reputation. He was awarded for his series Our Warin tribute to his friend, the photojournalist Anton Hammerl, kidnapped and murdered by militias during the Libyan civil war in 2011.
He leaves with the sum of $25,000 (about €23,000) and a batch of Sony photo equipment. The very first prize for sustainable development was awarded to the Italian Alessandro Cinque. Finally, among amateurs (open), Mexican Dinorah Graue Obscura wins the trophy.
The Sony World Photography Awards exhibition runs at Somerset House in London between April 14 and May 1, 2023. Visitors will find over 200 prints from the participating photos.
Photographer of the Year: Edgar Martins (Portugal)
© Our War —Edgar Martins
Sustainable development: Alessandro Cinque (Italy)
© Atrapanieblas (Fog Nets) — Alessandro Cinque
Photographer of the Year – Open : Dinorah Graue Obscura (Mexico)
Student Photographer of the Year: Long Jing (China)
Young Photographer of the Year: Hai Wang (China)
Professional category winners
Architecture & design: Fan Li (China)
© Cement Factory —Fan Li
Creative: Lee-Ann Olwage (South Africa)
© The Right to Play —Lee-Ann Olwage
Documentary projects: Hugh Kinsella Cunningham (UK)
© The Women’s Peace Movement in Congo —Hugh Kinsella Cunningham
Environment: Marisol Mendez (Bolivia) & Federico Kaplan (Argentina)
© Miruku — Marisol Mendez & Federico Kaplan
Landscape: Kacper Kowalski (Poland)
© Event Horizon —Kacper Kowalski
Portfolio: James Deavin (UK)
Portrait: Edgar Martins (Portugal)
© Our War —Edgar Martins
Sports: Al Bello (USA)
© Female Pro Baseball Player Succeeds in All Male Pro League —Al Bello
Still life: Kechun Zhang (China)
© The Sky Garden — Kechun Zhang
Wildlife & Nature: Corey Arnold (USA)
© Cities Gone Wild — Corey Arnold
Trophy of the Alpha woman : Zhu Yang (China)
Finally, note that the prize for outstanding contribution to photography for 2023 was awarded to Japanese photographer Rinko Kawauchi.