{"id":64896,"date":"2021-04-15T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swirlingovercoffee.com\/?p=64896"},"modified":"2021-04-15T21:38:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T13:38:12","slug":"open-competition-2021-category-winners-and-shortlists-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swirlingovercoffee.com\/open-competition-2021-category-winners-and-shortlists-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Competition 2021; Category Winners and Shortlists Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>(MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 15 April 2021)<\/strong> \u2013 The World Photography Organization is delighted to announce this year\u2019s category winners and shortlist in the Open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2021, recognizing the best single images from 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 100 photographers were shortlisted in the 2021 competition alongside ten category winners. Each winner receives the latest digital imaging equipment from Sony to develop their vision and will go on to compete for the prestigious Open Photographer of the Year title and a $5,000 (USD) reward.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The overall Open winner will be announced on the 15th April. Winning and shortlisted work will be presented in the form of a virtual exhibition available to view via the World Photography Organisation website from the 15th April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swirlingovercoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Overall-Winners-2021.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swirlingovercoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Overall-Winners-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swirlingovercoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Overall-Winners-2021.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.swirlingovercoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Overall-Winners-2021-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swirlingovercoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Overall-Winners-2021-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swirlingovercoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Overall-Winners-2021-585x257.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Overall Winners of 2021<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">The ten category winners are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ARCHITECTURE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Klaus Lenzen (Germany) for The Blue Window, depicting a ramp of stairs at the Hyatt hotel in D\u00fcsseldorf ascending towards a window from which a view of clear blue skies is reflected. Seemingly floating in space, the stairs and window are framed in dark shadows that highlight the design while also adding an element of surrealism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CREATIVE&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tamary Kudita (Zimbabwe) for African Victorian, a portrait of a young black woman dressed in Victorian dress and holding traditional Shona cooking utensils. The image probes at stereotypical contextualizing of the black female body and offers an alternative visual language through which a multifaceted African identity is presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LANDSCAPE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Juan L\u00f3pez Ruiz (Spain) for Electric Storm on Lavender, a dramatic photograph capturing the moment lighting strikes a flowering field of lavender with a solitary tree at its center, set against a dusky evening sky. Taken in the province of Guadalajara, Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LIFESTYLE&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mariano Belmar Torrecilla (Spain) for Dias de playa, a softly focused picture of two women enjoying a morning walk on the beach in Alicante, Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MOTION&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marijo Maduna (Croatia) for Girl Power, a black &amp; white photograph recording the moment when a woman dives off a cliff on the island of Lokrum near Dubrovnik, Croatia, while her friends stand-by and watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NATURAL WORLD &amp; WILDLIFE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cristo Pihlam\u00e4e (Estonia) for Little Kiss, an amusing picture of a hare looking out into the field with its tongue sticking out.<br><br><strong>OBJECT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kata Zih (Hungary) for Memento, depicting a tailor\u2019s mannequin in an empty room. For Zih, the stillness of the scene evokes a feeling of solitude and stirs up memories of lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PORTRAITURE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lyudmila Sabanina (Russian Federation) for Son, featuring a young child sitting on a table while gazing into space, lost in contemplation. The photograph shows another side to childhood, one of calmness and reflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STREET PHOTOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>F. Dilek Uyar (Turkey) for Disinfection, a cinematic image documenting an employee of the Health Affairs unit of Ankara Municipality in protective gear walking along the train platform while spraying it with disinfectant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TRAVEL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khanh Phan (Vietnam) for Drying Fish, a photograph of a lone woman surrounded by hundreds of trays of drying fish in the Long Hai fish market in Ba Ria &#8211; Vung Tau, Vietnam. Taken from above the pattern, of the fish in trays resembles a large piece of fabric with the woman seemingly weaving it all together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s Open competition was judged by Gast\u00f3n Deleau, Director, FOLA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The overall winners of the Open, Professional, Student and Youth competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2021 will be announced on the 15 April 2021 via the World Photography Organization\u2019s digital and video platforms. For more information about winners and shortlists please visit www.worldlphoto.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>OPEN COMPETITION 2021 FINALISTS AND SHORTLIST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>ARCHITECTURE:<br><\/strong>Category Winner:\u00a0Klaus Lenzen, Germany\u00a0<br>Shortlist:Farshid Ahmadpour, Islamic Republic of IranAbdulla Al-Mushaifri, Oman\u00a0Steffen Ebert, GermanySimone Hutsch, GermanyVytenis Jank\u016bnas, United StatesKlaus Lenzen, GermanyKunkun Liu, China MainlandAleksandr Lefler, Russian FederationJordan McChesney, CanadaVitaly Medvedev, Russian FederationDa Miane, GeorgiaJose Pessoa Neto, PortugalHolger Ostwald, GermanyAshwani Sarda, India<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>CREATIVE:<br><\/strong>Category Winner:\u00a0Tamary Kudita, Zimbabwe<br>Shortlist:Edita B\u00edzov\u00e1, Czech RepublicTatenda Chidora, ZimbabweMaximilien Diaz, FranceVyacheslav Ivanov, Russian FederationAli Jamshidi,, Islamic Republic of IranJoosep Kivim\u00e4e, EstoniaAngiolo Manetti, ItalyJarod Mauws, BelgiumAlireza Movahedi, Islamic Republic of IranHoije Nuuter, EstoniaNara O&#8217;Neil, AustraliaJing Shen, China MainlandGeorg\u0435 Shpuntov, Russian FederationKylli Sparre, Estonia<\/td><td><strong>LANDSCAPE:<br><\/strong>Category Winner:\u00a0Juan L\u00f3pez Ruiz, Spain<br>Shortlist:Luca Donegani, ItalyKevin Frank, SwitzerlandJinjing Lyu, China MainlandJoaquin Marco, SpainAndrea Ortiz Diaz, ColombiaMehdi Parsaeian Islamic Republic of IranLorenzo Poli, ItalyScott Portelli, AustraliaJames Rushforth, United KingdomHans Kristian Strand, NorwayMarkus Wiedmann, GermanyParker Yost, United States<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>LIFESTYLE:\u00a0<br><\/strong>Category Winner:Mariano Belmar, Spain<br>Shortlist:\u00a0Antonino Barone, ItalyIsabela Teresa Basilio Neri, BrazilGemma Brunton, United KingdomHolger B\u00fccker, GermanyStefano Butturini, ItalyAimee Glucina, New ZealandMichail Karagiannis, Greece\u00a0Hamed Rahmati, Islamic Republic of IranAlexey Tsiler, Russian FederationBrad Walls, Australia<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>MOTION:\u00a0<br><\/strong>Category WinnerMarijo Maduna, Croatia<br>Shortlist:Sandi Bertoncelj, SloveniaHersley-Ven Casero, The PhilippinesSerkan \u00c7olak, TurkeyTadiwanashe Murowe, ZimbabweMary Nhoileen Maypa, The PhilippinesRuud Peters, The NetherlandsDaniel Portch, United Kingdom\u00a0Zden\u011bk Vo\u0161ick\u00fd, Czech RepublicBrad Walls, AustraliaXianshe Ye, China Mainland<\/td><td><strong>NATURAL WORLD &amp; WILDLIFE:\u00a0<br><\/strong>Category Winner:\u00a0Cristo Pihlam\u00e4e, Estonia<br>Shortlist:Thoedoros Apeiranthitis, GreeceHin Man Au, Hong KongAmish Chhagan, ZambiaYuta Doto, JapanArturo de Frias, SpainTatyana Nemova, Russian FederationAlex Pansier, The NetherlandsAlexandre Pietra, SwitzerlandMati Puum, EstoniaInger R\u00f8nnenfelt, DenmarkKoki Shinoda, JapanAndrew Suryono, IndonesiaIakovos Thoedoros, Greece<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>PORTRAITURE:\u00a0<br><\/strong>Category Winner:Lyudmila Sabanina, Russian Federation\u00a0<br>Shortlist:Frederic Aranda, United KingdomShirsendu Banerjee, IndiaPaul Benns, United KingdomBella von Einsiedel, GermanyReinis Fjodorovs, LatviaSabbir Hossen, BangladeshZeng Jinwen, China MainlandHeun Jung Kim, South KoreaJustin Keene, United KingdomKing Mtambisi, ZimbabweKing Mtambisi,, South AfricaRhianna Payne, United KingdomJose Pessoa Neto, PortugalElif \u00d6zt\u00fcrk, TurkeyMireia Vilaplana, SpainMireia Vilaplana, United Arab Emirates<br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>OBJECT:\u00a0<br><\/strong>Category Winner:\u00a0Kata Zih, Hungary<br>Shortlist:Steve Chandler, United KingdomChristian Holz, ArgentinaUwe Langmann, GermanyKlaus Lenzen, GermanyAgata Mroczek, PolandPaolo Paccagnella, ItalyStefan Pankow, United KingdomAnn Petruckevitch, United KingdomManuel Schmidt, GermanyMasumi Shiohara, Japan<\/td><td><strong>STREET PHOTOGRAPHY:\u00a0<br><\/strong>Category Winner:\u00a0F.Dilek Uyar, Turkey<br>Shortlist:Dina Alfasi, IsraelDimpy Bhalotia, IndiaDavid Keith Brown, United StatesGary Cummins, IrelandRamunas Danisevicius, LithuaniaBasu Deb, IndiaTommaso Galli, ItalyVytenis Jank\u016bnas, United StatesAres Jonekson, IndonesiaBartlomiej Jurecki, PolandTomasz Kowalski, PolandFrancesco Lopazio, ItalyFrancesco Saverio Lopazio, ItalyZhang Weijian, China MainlandSoemyint Winn, Myanmar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>TRAVEL:\u00a0<br><\/strong>Category Winner:Khanh Phan, Vietnam<br>Shortlist:Marios Forsos, GreeceAlexis Guevara, MexicoGraeme Haunholter, CanadaMartina Lo Casto, ItalyRune Mattsson, NorwayHiroki Nose, JapanYukihito Ono, JapanFranz Su\u00dfbauer, GermanyF.Dilek Uyar, TurkeyMin Min Zaw, Myanmar<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Liked this post? 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