Sony World Photography Winners
The World Photography Organisation is delighted to reveal the National Award winners for the Sony World
Photography Awards 2021.
The National Awards program is an initiative set up by the World Photography Organisation and Sony to
support local photographic communities around the world, with 51 countries taking part this year.
Over 330,000 images from 220 territories were submitted to the Sony World Photography Awards 2021 and
over 165,000 were entered to the Open competition (from which the National Awards winners were
selected).
All National Award winners receive Sony digital imaging equipment.
The overall winners in the Student, Youth, Open and Professional competition of the Sony World
Photography Awards 2021 will be announced on the 15 April 2021 via the World Photography
Organisation’s digital and video platforms. For more information about winners and shortlists please visit
www.worldlphoto.org
This year’s National Awards winners are:
Argentina – Dante Mogni
Austria – Michaela Steiner
Bangladesh – Sabbir Hossen
Bulgaria – Eniz Karadzha
Cambodia – Sean Channal
Chile – Ramón Rodriguez
Croatia – Tomislav Veic
Czech Republic – Zdeněk Vošický
Denmark – Sussi Charlotte Alminde
Estonia – Höije Nuuter
Egypt – Abdelhamid Fawzy Tahoun
Finland – Matti Virtanen
France – Lauriane Bieber
Germany – Astrid Susanna Schulz
Greece – Thoedoros Apeiranthitis
Hungary – Krisztina Kovács
Iceland – Viktor Einar Vilhelmsson
Italy – Davide Giannetti
India – Shreejit Borthakur
Indonesia – Hardijanto Budyman
Japan – Yukihito Ono, Winner
Japan – Hiroki Nose, 2nd Place
Japan – S. Muramatsu, 3rd Place
Kuwait – Naser Alomari
Latvia – Janis Palulis
Lithuania – Simas Bernotas
Malaysia – Yoganathan Yoke
Mexico – Brian Mena Laureano
Myanmar – Min Min Zaw
Nepal – Prajwal Battarai
New Zealand – Murray Chant
Norway – Emil Wieringa Hildebrand
Philippines – Donell Gumiran
Poland – Kamila J. Gruss
Qatar – Ila Al-Mushaifri
Romania – Cristina Venedict
Russian Federation – Evgeniy Ivanov
Saudi Arabia – Naif Albugami
Serbia – Vladimir Zivojinovic
Singapore – Wong Chek Poh
Slovenia – Aljaž Žnidaršič
South Africa – Azelda Olivier
Sri Lanka- Isira Sooriyaarachchi
Sweden – Shai Apeloig
Switzerland – Raphael Barbar
Taiwan – Hui Pin Lai, Winner
Taiwan – Chia Jung Chou, 2nd Place
Taiwan – Yu Liang Chueh, 3rd Place
Thailand – Saowanee Suntararak
Turkey – Mehmet Aslan, Winner
United Arab Emirates – Mireia Vilaplana
United States – Patrick Mueller
Vietnam – Tuan Nguyen Quang
IMAGE CREDITS
© Aljaž Žnidaršič, Slovenia, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2021
© Iakovos – Thoedoros Apeiranthitis, Greece, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2021
© Davide Giannetti, Italy, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2021
© Hiroki Nose, Japan, 2nd Place, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2021
© Brian Mena Laureano, Mexico, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2021
© Vladimir Zivojinovic, Serbia, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2021
© Chueh Yu-Liang, Taiwan, 3rd Place, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2021
© Hardijanto Budyman, Indonesia, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2021
© Krisztina Kovács, Hungary, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2021
© Yukihito Ono, Japan, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2021
© Simas Bernotas, Lithuania, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2021
© Eniz Karadzha, Bulgaria, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2021
© Michaela Steiner, Austria, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2021