© Marianna Smolina, RussianFederation/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
The World Photography Organisation has revealed the National Award winners for the Sony World Photography Awards (SWPA) 2022. This year, 61 countries took part in the contest – and I just can’t decide which photo I like most!
World Photography Organisation and Sony set up the National Awards program to support local photographic communities around the world. This year, a staggering number of over 340,000 images from 211 territories were submitted to the Sony World Photography Awards 2022. Additionally, over 170,000 were entered into the Open competition, and the National Awards winner was selected from this batch.
© Vladimir Živojinović, Serbia/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
New to this year’s Awards is the Latin America National Awards initiative. It shines a spotlight on the region’s vibrant and varied photographic community. It celebrates talents from across Central America, South America, and Mexico, rewarding 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. Enjoy a selection of these wonderful images below (man, it was a tough choice), and make sure to visit SWPA’s website for more information.
National Award
© Cigdem Ayyildiz, Turkey/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Kunuch Chutmongkolporn, Thailand/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Thanh Nguyen Phuc, Vietnam/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Chihao Wang, Taiwan/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Chin Leong Teo, Singapore/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Filip Hrebenda, Slovakia/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Matjaž Šimic, Slovenia/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Teodor Toma, Romania/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Tshabalala Bongani, South Africa/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Mazin Alhassan, Saudi Arabia/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Mohammad Mirza, Kuwait/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Hans Kristian Strand, Norway/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Dikpal Thapa, Nepal/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Amal Prasad, Qatar/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Patrick Bosc, France/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Foteini Zaglara, Greece/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Majda Pavlekovic, Croatia/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Martina Dimunova, CzechRepublic/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Damon Beckford, Finland/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
Latin America National Awards
© Bernardo del Cristo Hernandez Sierra, Colombia/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022 – winner
© Gonzalo Javier Santile, Argentina/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022 – 2nd place
© Pedro Jarque Krebs, Peru/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022 – 3rd place
© Paola Lambertin Murillo, Bolivia/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Oscar Seguel, Chile/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Costa Rica/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Joel Alonso Rodríguez, Ecuador/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Juan Pablo Méndez Garzona, Guatemala/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022
© Sergio Carrasco, Mexico/Sony World Photography Awards National Award 2022