Sony World Photography Awards 2021 National Awards Winners Revealed
The World Photography Organisation has revealed the entire list of National Awards winners for the Sony World Photography Awards 2021.
An initiative established by the World Photography Organisation and Sony to support local photographic communities around the world, a staggering 51 countries have participated in The National Awards program this year.
More than 330,000 images from 220 territories have been submitted into the overall Sony World Photography Awards program for 2021 with 165,000+ entering the Open competition [from which the National Awards winner has been chosen].
We will have to wait to find out about the overall winners in the Student, Youth, Open and Professional competition. These will all be declared on the 15 April 2021 via the World Photography Organisation’s digital and video channels.
‘Museum Of Islamic Art’ by Ila Al-Mushaifri. This Museum of Islamic Art has rapidly become an iconic feature of the Doha landscape. Standing alone on reclaimed land, the building draws a great deal of influence from ancient Islamic architecture, most notably the Mosque of Ibn Tulun in Cairo. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect I.M. Pei, the museum comprises a main building with an adjacent education wing connected by a large central courtyard. The main building is five storeys high, and is topped by a domed atrium within a central tower. The cream-coloured limestone captures the changes in light and shade during the day. Copyright: © Ila Al-Mushaifri, Oman, Winner, National Awards, 2021 Sony World Photography Awards. 
‘Moving Portrait’ by Astrid Susanna Schulz. This image is part of my series, ‘Moving Portraits’, in which I experiment with long exposures of between one and two seconds, and flash. I love these surreal portraits that capture different emotions. They are lightly edited in post-production. Copyright: © Astrid Susanna Schulz, Germany, Winner, National Awards, 2021 Sony World Photography Awards. 
‘Fox Portrait’ by Davide Giannetti. Following a hard rainfall in the National Park of Abruzzo, I spotted this wild red fox looking for food. Copyright: © Davide Giannetti, Italy, Winner, National Awards, 2021 Sony World Photography Awards. 
‘Fertility’ by S. Muramatsu. This picture aims to represent fertility, with floating clouds, wheat fields, snow fields and the earth. Copyright: © S. Muramatsu, Japan, 3rd Place, National Awards, 2021 Sony World Photography Awards. 
‘Ramaroshan, Achham, Nepal’ by Prajwal Bhattarai. Volleyball is the national sport of Nepal, and is particularly popular in the higher mountains. This entrance through the stone wall leads to a public-school compound where villagers play volleyball once classes have finished. When I made this image, the ground was engulfed with fog, silhouetting the volleyball-playing men. Copyright: © Prajwal Bhattarai, Nepal, Winner, National Awards, 2021 Sony World Photography Awards. 
‘The Moon Girl’ by Kamila J. Gruss. The Moon Girl or the dark side of social media where everyone seems to be happy. Copyright: © Kamila J. Gruss, Poland, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2021. 
‘Foggy Morning Fishing’ by Min Min Zaw. This scene shows a father and son catching fish early one winter morning. In Myanmar, children work with their parents to bring in an income for the whole family. Copyright: © Min Min Zaw, Myanmar, Winner, National Awards, 2021 Sony World Photography Awards.
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