Get inspired by Sony World Photography Awards 2022 Open contest winners and shortlists

Mar 15, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment

While we count down until the overall winner announcement, Sony World Photography Awards has another treat for our eyes and souls. It has announced its category winners and shortlist of the 2022 Open competition, recognizing the best single shots from 2021.

With over 100 photographers shortlisted in addition to the ten category winners, this truly is a magnificent, inspiring gallery. So, let’s check them out and get our daily dose of photographic inspiration.

Over 170,000 images were entered to this year’s Open competition, so I believe the jury had a very difficult task selecting the winners. It will be even more difficult to choose the overall winner in April, but I’m really curious to see who it will be. It’s scheduled to happen on 12 April, so there’s a month left. As for the category winners, each of them has been awarded Sony gear and competes for the Open Photographer of the Year title and a $5,000 (USD) main prize.

Other than being displayed in online galleries, selected winning and shortlisted photos will be exhibited as part of the Sony World Photography Awards at Somerset House. The exhibition will take place from 13 April to 2 May 2022.

And now, I’ll let you enjoy this year’s selection of winners and shortlists. Since there are over 100 images in this marvelous gallery, I’ll only share some of my personal favorites so you don’t get lost in scrolling. But if you just can’t get enough, make sure to check out the entire gallery on World Photography Organization’s website.

Category winners

© Raido Nurk, Estonia, Winner, Open, Motion, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Anthony Chan, Hong Kong, Winner, Open, Architecture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Etienne Souchon, France, Winner, Open, Street Photography, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Isabel Salmon, United Kingdom, Winner, Open, Creative, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Leonardo Reyes-González, Mexico, Winner, Open, Object, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Scott Wilson, United Kingdom, Winner, Open, Natural World & Wildlife, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Simone Corallini, Italy, Winner, Open, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Utsab Ahamed Akash, Bangladesh, Winner, Open, Lifestyle, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Vicente Ansola, Spain, Winner, Open, Landscape, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Thanh Nguyen Phuc, Vietnam, Winner, Open, Travel, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

Shortlists selection

© Seyed Ali, Iran, Shortlist, Open, Street Photography, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Sujon Adikary, Bangladesh, Shortlist, Open, Travel, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Txema Lacunza Nasterra, Spain, Shortlist, Open, Lifestyle, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Tiho Trichkov, United States of America, Shortlist, Open, Natural World & Wildlife, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Valentina Cipriany, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Shortlist, Open, Creative, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Ute-Christa Scherhag, Germany, Shortlist, Open, Architecture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Zhenhuan Zhou, China, Shortlist, Open, Motion, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Wonyoung Choi, Korea (Republic of), Shortlist, Open, Architecture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© François Philippe, France, Shortlist, Open, Travel, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Abbas Valadi, Iran, Shortlist, Open, Creative, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Assaf Sharon, Israel, Shortlist, Open, Street Photography, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Clair Robins, United Kingdom, Shortlist, Open, Creative, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Darshan Ganapathy, India, Shortlist, Open, Travel, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Giulio Casti, Italy, Shortlist, Open, Architecture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Hend Wahdan, Egypt, Shortlist, Open, Lifestyle, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Isabela Eseverri, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Shortlist, Open, Motion, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Huu Binh Nguyen, Vietnam, Shortlist, Open, Travel, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© James Crombie, Ireland, Shortlist, Open, Natural World & Wildlife, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Junming Chen, China, Shortlist, Open, Architecture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Ludovic Le Guyader, France, Shortlist, Open, Street Photography, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Maryia Sapego, Belarus, Shortlist, Open, Object, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Masumi Shiohara, Japan, Shortlist, Open, Object, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Nina TBerg, Germany, Shortlist, Open, Street Photography, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Osman Maasoglu, Turkey, Shortlist, Open, Lifestyle, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Olivier Vauguin, France, Shortlist, Open, Landscape, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

© Shabnam Maleki, Iran, Shortlist, Open, Creative, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

About Dunja Djudjic

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

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Dave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.