World Photography Organisation belum lama ini mengumumkan daftar para peserta terpilih untuk kategori fotografer Professional, Open, Youth pada Sony World Photography Awards 2013. Sebanyak 122.000 peserta dari 170 negara telah mendaftar dan mengajukan foto-foto mereka. Hal ini merupakan jumlah tertinggi dalam sejarah event Sony World Photography Awards. Dewan juri telah memilih foto-foto berdasarkan orisinalitas, kualitas dan daya tarik.
Dibagi menjadi tiga kategori yang berbeda, Professional, Open dan Youth/Student. Dari situ foto-foto akan dipisahkan kembali menjadi sub-kategori seperti Arsitektur, Nature and Wild Life dan Travel. Foto-foto yang terpilih akan dipamerkan di Somerset House, London mulai dari 26 April hingga 21 Mei. Pemenang dalam kategori Professional akan menerima hadiah uang tunai sebesar $25.000 sedangkan pemenang dalam kategori Open diberikan hadiah sebesar $5.000.
Berikut ini adalah 30 foto terpilih Sony Photography Awards yang menurut saya cukup menarik.
Website: World Photography Organisation
White-handed Tree Frog by Hudson Garcia
Hudson Garcia, Brazil, Finalist, Nature & Wildlife, Sony World Photography Awards
The Yellow River by Kechun Zhang
Professional Competition/Landscape/Shortlist. Photo by Kechun Zhang.
Bathing Day, Havana Style by Val Proudkii
Professional Competition/Travel/Shortlist. Photo by Val Proudkii.
Beneath The Horizon by Nathan Wills
Open Competition/Travel. Photo by Nathan Willis.
Quiver Trees by Night 3 by Florian Breuer
Open Competition/Panoramic. Photo by Florian Breuer.
Encerrados by Valerio Bispuri
Valerio Bispuri, Italy, Finalist, Contemporary Issues, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards/Echo Press Agency
The Godfather by Peter Delaney
Peter Delaney, South Africa, Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife, Sony World Photography Awards
Butterfly Magic by Petar Sabol
Petar Sabol, Croatia, Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife, Sony World Photography Awards
Yi Peng Lantern Festival 2012 by Ng Chai Hock
Ng Chai Hock, Singapore, Shortlist, Arts and Culture, Sony World Photography Awards
Makro Dunyasi by Mehmet Karaca
Mehmet Karaca, Turkey, Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife, Sony World Photography Awards
Action Inside by Markus Reugels
Markus Reugels, Germany, Shortlist, Split Second, Sony World Photography Awards
Soul of Sir Hitchcock by Maciej Makowski
Open Competition/Travel. Photo by Maciej Makowski.
Wasp by John Matzick
John Matzick, USA, Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife, Sony World Photography Awards
Dubai Aerials by Johannes Heuckeroth
Johannes Heuckeroth, Germany, Finalist, Travel, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards
Personality and society. Reality vs illusions by Ilya Pitalev
Ilya Pitalev, Finalist, Current Affairs, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards
Don’t Leave Me Alone by Hoang Hiep Nguyen
Hoang Hiep Nguyen, Vietnam, Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife, Sony World Photography Awards
Running for Life by Frederick van Heerden
Frederick van Heerden, South Africa, Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife, Sony World Photography Awards
Waikiki Beach by Flavio D’Aquino
Flavio D’Aquino, Italy, Shortlist, Architecture, Sony World Photography Awards
Starry Tree by Elmar Akhmetov
Elmar Akhmetov, Kazakhstan, Shortlist, Low Light, Sony World Photography Awards
Inside Kabul’s Screens by Danish Siddiqui
Danish Siddiqui, India, Finalist, Arts and Culture, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards/Reuters
Jim Rickey by Christian Aslund
Christian Aslund, Sweden, Finalist, Campaign, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards
Game of Colors by Anurag Kumar
Anurag Kumar, India, Arts and Culture, Shortlist, Arts & Culture, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards
Bolted by Adam Pretty
Professional Competition/Sport/Finalist. Photo by Adam Pretty.
On the Shore of a Vanishing Island by Daesung Lee
Professional Competition/Contemporary Issues/Finalist. Photo by Daesung Lee.
A Portrait of the Matterhorn by Nenad Saljic
Nenad Saljic, Croatia, Finalist, Landscape, Sony World Photography Awards
Journey to Jerusalem of Africa by Gali Tibbon
Gali Tibbon, Israel, Finalist, Travel, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards
Eye to Eye by Rob Van Thienen
Rob Van Thienen, Belgium, Shortlist, Sport, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards
Faster than the Speed of Sound by Balazs Gardi
Balazs Gardi, Hungary, Finalist, People, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards
The Last Days of Obama’s Campaign by Brooks Kraft
Brooks Kraft, US, Shortlist, Campaign, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards/Corbis Contributors
Afrometals by Daniele Tamagni
Daniele Tamagni, Italy, Shortlist, Art & Culture, Sony World Photography Awards