Sony Photography Awards 2020: Stunning entrants revealed

Organisers of the 2020 Sony Photography Awards have revealed some of the stunning entries as the jury members for this year’s competition are announced.

Organisers of the 2020 Sony Photography Awards have revealed some of the stunning entries as the jury members for this year’s competition are announced.

The event, now in its 13th year, is free to enter and offers an opportunity for photographers of all levels from around the world to be “seen, appraised and rewarded”.

Entries must be submitted by January 7, 2020 (open competition), and January 14, 2020 (professional competition).

This powerful shot of a fox was taken by Valentin Malinov from Macedonia and has been entered in the natural world and wildlife category of the Sony World Photography Awards. Picture: Valentin Malinov

American photographer Gary Herman has entered this awe-inspiring image of a lion, taken in Tanzania. Picture: Gary Herman

Alamsyah Rauf from Indonesia captured this beautiful moment. Picture: Alamsyah Rauf/Sony World Photography Awards

Young photographers aged 12 to 19 will also have more opportunity to be spotted in the Youth competition, which will be judged on a single image across 10 categories and chaired by art director Gisela Kayser.

For the third consecutive year, the professional jury will be chaired by picture editor, curator and consultant Mike Trow, who will also curate the 2020 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition.

This eerie image, by Yung-sen Wu from Taiwan, takes the viewer to a whole new level. Picture: Yung-sen Wu/Sony World Photography Awards

Tracey Lund from the United Kingdom has contributed this incredible shot. Picture: Tracey Lund/Sony World Photography Awards

Germany’s Arne Jansen captured the majesty of these emperor penguins. Picture: Arne Jansen /Sony World Photography Awards

“For the 2020 Sony World Photography Awards I want to ensure we acknowledge those individuals using photography to interrogate the world as it is today,” Trow says.

“Last year’s Photographer of the Year, Federico Borella, captured a global environmental story in such a way that he pushed the boundaries of documentary photography to explore new ground.

“I hope to be excited by work that is dynamic, challenging and brave in its approach.

“I want to honour photographers fighting for the sophisticated language of imagery, to celebrate those creating work that invites the viewer to stop, engage with and be compelled to discover more about what they are looking at.”

The 2020 jury includes a diverse range of industry experts across the museum, gallery, art fair and media sectors

Panellists include editor Claudi Carreras Guillen; Touria El Glaoui, the founding director of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair; Katie Hollander, director of the Annenberg Space for Photography; Gwen Lee, director of Singapore International Photography Festival and New York Times photo editor Brent Lewis.

The jurors will meet in London in January 2020 to debate the work, and the first of the shortlists will be announced February 4, 2020.

All entries are free at www.worldphoto.org

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