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Euronews
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Euronews
From skater girls to climate illusions: Meet the winners of the 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
ADVERTISEMENT The Sony World Photography Awards have unveiled the winners of their prestigious competition, now in its 18th year - shining a spotlight on the world's most powerful, thought-provoking, and visually arresting images of the past year. At a ceremony in London, British photographer Zed Nelson was named Photographer of the Year for his haunting and deeply timely series The Anthropocene Illusion , which explores humanity's fractured relationship with nature. From safari parks to synthetic green spaces , Nelson's images reveal a world where the wild is staged and the natural is anything but. The evening also celebrated the winners across the Professional, Open, Student, and Youth competitions - alongside a special tribute to legendary documentary photographer Susan Meiselas, this year's recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Photography award. From intimate portraits of teenagers growing up in Northern Ireland's divided communities to celebrations of Indian women who defy gender stereotypes through skateboarding , this year's winning images are now on display at a sprawling exhibition at London's Somerset House, running until 5 May 2025. Here's a small selection from this year's most striking winning images: Zed Nelson: 'Anthropocene Illusion' (Photographer of the Year) A six-year journey exploring how humanity's devastating impact on the planet is masked by artificial, stage-managed experiences of nature. From the series 'Anthropocene Illusion' by Zed Nelson, UK, Photographer of the Year, Professional competition, Wildlife & Nature, Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Credit: Zed Nelson From the series 'Anthropocene Illusion' by Zed Nelson, UK, Photographer of the Year, Professional competition, Wildlife & Nature, Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Credit: Zed Nelson Olivier Unia: 'Tbourida La Chute' (Open Photographer of the Year) A photograph capturing the danger and excitement of the moment a rider is thrown from their mount during a tbourida , a traditional Moroccan equestrian performance. Olivier Unia, France, Open Photographer of the Year, Open Competition, Motion, Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Credit: Olivier Unia/Dharma Prod Daniel Dian-Ji Wu (Youth Photographer of the Year) For his gorgeous image of a skateboarder doing a trick, silhouetted against a sunset in Venice Beach, Los Angeles. Daniel Dian-Ji Wu, Taiwan, Youth Photographer of the Year, Youth Competition, Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Credit: Daniel Dian-Ji Wu Micaela Valdivia Medina: 'The Last Day We Saw the Mountains and the Sea' (Student Photographer of the Year) A project exploring the complexity of female prison spaces and the people who inhabit them, from the inmates to their families. It was carried out at the women's penitentiary centres of San Miguel, San Joaquín and Valparaíso, between the months of March and July 2024. Micaela Valdivia Medina, Peru, Student Photographer of the Year, Student Competition, Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Credit: Micaela Valdivia Medina Toby Binder: 'Divided Youth of Belfast' (Documentary Projects, Winner) Documenting what it means for young people, all of whom were born after the peace agreement was signed, to grow up under this intergenerational tension in both Protestant and Catholic neighbourhoods in Northern Ireland. Toby Binder, Germany, Winner, Professional competition, Documentary Projects, Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Credit: Toby Binder Chantal Pinzi: 'Shred the Patriarchy' (Sport, Winner) Captures the stories of young Indian women who use skateboarding as a form of resistance - challenging gender stereotypes and reclaiming public spaces. Chantal Pinzi, Italy, Winner, Professional competition, Sport, Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Credit: Chantal Pinzi Gui Christ: 'M'kumba' (Sport, Winner) Illustrating the resilience of Afro-Brazilian communities in the face of local religious intolerance. Its name derives from an ancient Kongo word for spiritual leaders, before it was distorted by local society to demean African religions. Gui Christ, Brazil, Winner, Professional competition, Portraiture, Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Credit: Gui Christ Laura Pannack: 'The Journey Home From School' (Perspectives, Winner) Exploring the tumultuous lives of young people in the gang-governed Cape Flats area of Cape Town, South Africa, where their daily commute carries the risk of death. Laura Pannack, 'The journey home from school', United Kingdom, Winner, Professional competition, Perspectives, Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Credit: Laura Pannack- The journey home from school Nicolás Garrido Huguet: 'Alquimia Textil' (Environment, Winner) Celebrating the ancestral dyeing techniques of artisans in Chinchero, Peru, highlighting their intricate, time-intensive craft and the natural materials they use. Nicolás Garrido Huguet, Peru, Winner, Professional competition, Environment, Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Credit: JRMStudio/Nicolás Garrido Huguet Rhiannon Adam: 'Rhi-Entry' (Creative, Winner) A project following artist Rhiannon Adam's extraordinary journey as the only woman selected for a civilian mission to the Moon - an ambitious art residency aboard SpaceX that was unexpectedly cancelled, leaving its chosen crew to grapple with broken dreams and unfinished futures. ADVERTISEMENT Rhiannon Adam, United Kingdom, Winner, Professional competition, Creative, Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Credit: Rhiannon Adam Seido Kino: 'The Strata of Time' (Landscape, Winner) Exploring Japan's post-war economic growth by overlaying archival photos from the 1940s–60s onto present-day scenes, highlighting how past development has shaped modern challenges like pollution and population imbalance. Seido Kino, Japan, Winner, Professional competition, Landscape, Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Credit: Seido Kino Ulana Switucha: 'The Tokyo Toilet Project' (Architecture & Design, Winner) Documents the striking, artful public toilets redesigned across Shibuya, Tokyo - capturing how functional architecture can transform everyday spaces into visually engaging, thoughtfully designed landmarks. Ulana Switucha, Canada, Winner, Professional competition, Architecture & Design, Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Credit: Ulana Switucha Peter Franck: 'Still Waiting' (Still Life, Winner) A series of collages that explore moments of pause and uncertainty—capturing the quiet tension just before something changes. Peter Franck, Germany, Winner, Professional competition, Still Life, Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Credit: Peter Franck Antonio López Díaz: The Chad Olympic Team (Sport, 3rd place) A docuseries about four Chadian girls whose journey to become Olympic gymnasts in Spain sparks the creation of Chad's first gymnastics federation. ADVERTISEMENT Antonio López Díaz, Spain, 3rd Place, Professional competition, Sport, Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Credit: Antonio López Díaz Alex Bex: 'Memories of Dust' ( Documentary Projects, 3rd place) Exploring the visual vocabulary of the cowboy, to consider new ways of presenting this archetype of masculinity. Alex Bex, France, 3rd Place, Professional competition, Documentary Projects, Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Credit: Alex Bex Raúl Belinchón: 'The Mud Angels' (Portraiture, Winner) Documenting the aftermath of Spain's worst flooding in Valencia, and focusing on the young volunteers - dubbed the 'Mud Angels' - who selflessly aided recovery efforts. Raúl Belinchón, Spain, 2nd Place, Professional competition, Portraiture, Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Credit: Raúl Belinchón
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
A cosmic image of New York from above is announced as one of the Open competition category winners for the Sony World Photography Awards
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Sony World Photography Awards has just revealed the 10 category winners for its 2025 Open competition, and as expected the images are nothing short of spectacular. Now in its 18th year, the Open competition celebrates the power of a single image to capture a moment in time and tell a compelling story. With over 419,000 submissions from more than 200 countries and territories, this year's competition was as fierce as ever. The winners and shortlisted photographers have delivered a stunning array of work spanning architecture, portraiture, landscape, and more; offering a glimpse into some of the most arresting photography of the past year. While the category winners have now been announced, we still have one more big reveal to look forward to – the Open Photographer of the Year, who will be crowned at a special gala ceremony in London on April 16. The winner will take home a $5,000 (approximately £3,800 / AU$7,900) cash prize and a selection of Sony digital imaging equipment. For those eager to see these award-winning images up close, the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition will run at Somerset House in London, England, from April 17 to May 05 2025, before traveling to other locations worldwide. If previous years are anything to go by, this will be an unmissable event for photography lovers. The winning images highlight both technical mastery and creative vision. This year's category winners include Xuecheng Liu from China, whose dramatic aerial shot of Times Square titled Centre of the Cosmos, emphasizes the city's vast scale with a wide-angle perspective. Jonell Francisco from the Philippines won for Kem the Unstoppable, a beautifully composed collage portrait inspired by Renaissance portraiture traditions. Ng Guang Ze from Singapore captured a mesmerizing black-and-white image of a winding stream disappearing into the distance in Wenhai, Lijiang. Here's the full list of 2025 Sony World Photography Awards Open category winners: Architecture: Xuecheng Liu (China Mainland) – Centre of the Cosmos Creative: Jonell Francisco (Philippines) – Kem the Unstoppable Landscape: Ng Guang Ze (Singapore) – Curved Stream Lifestyle: Hajime Hirano (Japan) – Akihabara Motion: Olivier Unia (France) – Tbourida La Chute Natural World & Wildlife: Estebane Rezkallah (France) – The Whale Raft Object: Sussi Charlotte Alminde (Denmark) – Octopuses in the Sky Portraiture: Yeintze Boutamba (Gabon) – Encounter Street Photography: Khairizal Maris (Indonesia) – Celebrating Football Club Victories Travel: Matjaž Šimic (Slovenia) – Ask a Shaman The Sony World Photography Awards is one of the most prestigious photography competitions in the world, providing a platform for emerging and established photographers alike. Past winners have gone on to launch successful careers, and this year's winning images once again demonstrate the incredible diversity and talent within contemporary photography. From the architectural grandeur of New York City to the untamed wilderness of Greenland, these photographs remind us of the power of a single image to transport, inspire, and provoke thought. To see the full list of category winners and shortlisted images, head over to the official Sony Photography Awards website. Take a look at the best Sony cameras and the best Sony lenses to use with them.
