SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2021 WINNERS
Sony Mobile was a client for many years, so I have a real affinity and love for the Sony brand, and I’ve always avidly followed their annual photography awards.
This year’s Photographer of the Year was awarded to British documentarian Craig Easton, who beautifully captured portraits of people from Blackburn in northern England.
I was delighted to see some winners from closer to home too. Coenraad Heinz Torlage from South Africa won Student Photographer of the Year, and Zimbabwean Tamary Kudita was named Open Photographer of the Year, a category honouring single images.
Congratulations to all the winners!
OVERALL WINNER →
Craig Easton (UNITED KINGDOM)
![Craig Easton photograph from his series "Black Top" Craig Easton photograph from his series "Black Top"](https://mr-smith.design/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Craig_Easton_photograph_3.jpg)
![Craig Easton photograph from his series "Black Top" Craig Easton photograph from his series "Black Top"](https://mr-smith.design/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Craig_Easton_photograph_1.jpg)
STUDENT WINNER →
COENRAAD HEINZ TORLAGE (SOUTH AFRICA)
![Coenraad Heinz Torlage photograph Coenraad Heinz Torlage photograph](https://mr-smith.design/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Coenraad_Heinz_Torlage_photograph_810px.jpg)
OPEN WINNER →
TAMARY KUDITA (ZIMBABWE)
![Tamary Kudita photograph Tamary Kudita photograph](https://mr-smith.design/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Tamary_Kudita_photograph_810px.jpg)
SPORT WINNER →
ANAS ALKHARBOUTLI (SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC)
![Anas Alkharboutli photograph Anas Alkharboutli photograph](https://mr-smith.design/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Anas_Alkharboutli_photograph_810px.jpg)
ENVIRONMENT WINNER →
SIMONE TRAMONTE (ITALY)
![Simone Tramonte photograph Simone Tramonte photograph](https://mr-smith.design/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Simone_Tramonte_photograph_810px.jpg)
PORTFOLIO WINNER →
LAURA PANNACK (UNITED KINGDOM)
![Laura Pannack photograph Laura Pannack photograph](https://mr-smith.design/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Laura_Pannack_photograph_810px.jpg)
WILDLIFE WINNER →
LUIS TATO (SPAIN)
![Luis Tato photograph Luis Tato photograph](https://mr-smith.design/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Luis_Tato_photograph_810px.jpg)
DOCUMENTARY WINNER →
VITO FUSCO (ITALY)
![Vito Fusco photograph Vito Fusco photograph](https://mr-smith.design/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Vito_Fusco_photograph_810px.jpg)
ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN WINNER →
TOMÁš VOCELKA (CZECH REPUBLIC)
![Tomáš Vocelka photograph Tomáš Vocelka photograph](https://mr-smith.design/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Tomas_Vocelka_photograph_810px.jpg)
CREATIVE WINNER →
MARK HAMILTON GRUCHY (UNITED KINGDOM)
![Mark Hamilton Gruchy photograph Mark Hamilton Gruchy photograph](https://mr-smith.design/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Mark_Hamilton_photograph_810px.jpg)
LANDSCAPE WINNER →
MAJID HOJJATI (IRAN)
![Majid Hojjati photograph Majid Hojjati photograph](https://mr-smith.design/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Majid_Hojjati_photograph_810px.jpg)
STILL LIFE WINNER →
PETER ELEVELD (NETHERLANDS)
![Peter Eleveld photograph Peter Eleveld photograph](https://mr-smith.design/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Peter_Eleveld_photograph_810px.jpg)
You can view the original CNN article here.