Над 430 000 снимки от над 200 държави в Sony World Photography Awards 2026
Организаторите на Sony World Photography Awards обявиха победителите и кратките списъци в 10-те категории на Open конкурса за 2026 г. Конкурсът отличава най-добрите единични фотографии, заснети през 2025 г., като акцентира върху силата на отделното изображение да разказва история и да провокира въображението.
Тази година в различните категории на наградите са подадени над 430 000 изображения от повече от 200 държави и територии. Open Photographer of the Year ще бъде обявен на официална церемония в Лондон на 16 април 2026 г. Победителят ще получи парична награда от 5000 щатски долара и фотографска техника на Sony.
Сред тазгодишните победители в Open категориите са Markus Naarttijärvi (Швеция) в категория „Архитектура“, Siavosh Ejlali (Иран) в „Creative“, J Fritz Rumpf (САЩ) в „Landscape“, Vanta Coda III (САЩ) в „Lifestyle“, Franklin Littlefield (САЩ) в „Motion“, Klaus Hellmich (Германия) в „Natural World & Wildlife“, Robby Ogilvie (Великобритания) в „Object“, Elle Leontiev (Австралия) в „Portraiture“, Giulia Pissagroia (Италия) в „Street Photography“ и Megumi Murakami (Япония) в „Travel“.
Image Name: Untitled
Year: 2026
Image Description: The Abare Festival has been passed down for 350 years in Japan’s Noto region. This image captures the festival’s finale, as men leap into the river amidst fiercely burning torches that send sparks flying everywhere. They rampage wildly, believing the more they rage, the more the deity rejoices.
Copyright: © Megumi Murakami, Japan, Winner, Open Competition, Travel, Sony World Photography Awards 2026
Image Name: Industrial Layers
Year: 2026
Image Description: Taken on a dark night, this view of the paper mill in Obbola, Sweden, reveals layers of shadows, concrete, clouds and sky.
Copyright: © Markus Naarttijärvi, Sweden, Winner, Open Competition, Architecture, Sony World Photography Awards 2026
Image Name: Lost Hope
Year: 2026
Image Description: In this image the photographer describes how the black plastic covering most of the woman’s face is a sign of ‘dark thoughts and the imposition of beliefs’, while the red balloon falling to the ground could be ‘her lost hope’. The background evokes Iranian urban society, which has been the setting for the recent demonstrations involving Iranian women, noting that ‘the red clothes and lips are the bloody price that women have paid.’
Copyright: © Siavosh Ejlali, Iran, Islamic Republic Of, Winner, Open Competition, Creative, Sony World Photography Awards 2026
Image Name: Shapes and Patterns of the Desert
Year: 2026
Image Description: An early morning glow brings out the rich pastel colours of the Sossusvlei dunes in Namibia. The contrast of the green and delicate peach colours almost overwhelms the senses; the patterns and textures emerging from the shadows give the landscape a distinctive, painterly look.
Copyright: © J Fritz Rumpf, United States, Winner, Open Competition, Landscape, Sony World Photography Awards 2026
Image Name: Charlotte and Dolly
Year: 2026
Image Description: Charlotte lies with her cow Dolly, keeping cool in the cow barn between events at the 100th State Fair of West Virginia in Lewisburg. Outside, the temperature is upwards of 32°C.
Copyright: © Vanta Coda III, United States, Winner, Open Competition, Lifestyle, Sony World Photography Awards 2026
Image Name: Sailboat
Year: 2026
Image Description: A punk show in Providence, Rhode Island, featuring the band Sailboat.
Copyright: © Franklin Littlefield, United States, Winner, Open Competition, Motion, Sony World Photography Awards 2026
Image Name: Arctic Fox in Blizzard
Year: 2026
Image Description: A blue arctic fox in a blizzard, photographed on the Varanger Peninsula, Norway.
Copyright: © Klaus Hellmich, Germany, Winner, Open Competition, Natural World & Wildlife, Sony World Photography Awards 2026
Image Name: Colour Divides
Year: 2026
Image Description: Taken in the Bo-Kaap neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa, this image centres on a parked car set against a sharply divided colourful facade. The composition balances geometry and saturation; everyday architecture becomes graphic and deliberate, reflecting how colour and place shape urban identity.
Copyright: © Robby Ogilvie, United Kingdom, Winner, Open Competition, Object, Sony World Photography Awards 2026
Image Name: The Barefoot Volcanologist
Year: 2026
Image Description: On the ash plains of Mount Yasur, on the island of Tanna, Vanuatu, Phillip, an internationally recognised, self-taught volcanologist, stands barefoot atop a volcanic rock bomb. Wearing a lava-protection suit gifted to him by some visiting researchers, the volcano smoulders behind him, sending a plume of gas and sulphur into the sky. Phillip grew up beneath the active volcano, and this portrait captures him in his element.
Copyright: © Elle Leontiev, Australia, Winner, Open Competition, Portraiture, Sony World Photography Awards 2026
Image Name: Between the Lines
Year: 2026
Image Description: A family marvels at the view from Ørnevegen (Eagle Road), Norway, in this candid shot.
Copyright: © Giulia Pissagroia, Italy, Winner, Open Competition, Street Photography, Sony World Photography Awards 2026
Конкурсът тази година е оценяван от Ruby Rees-Sheridan, асистент-куратор по фотография в National Portrait Gallery, Великобритания.
Избрани печеливши и номинирани фотографии ще бъдат представени в рамките на изложба в Somerset House в Лондон в периода 17 април – 4 май 2026 г., след което експозицията ще гостува и на други локации.
Големите победители в категориите Student, Youth, Open и Professional ще бъдат обявени на 16 април 2026 г.
