![]() When approaching the assignment, Oldham, an experienced portrait photographer, was painfully aware of the many photoshoots his sitter has been the subject of and asked him to acknowledge his frustration with the process. Portraiture saw Tom Oldham from the UK scoop the prize for Black Francis, a black and white portrait, initially taken for MOJO Magazine, of Pixies frontman Charles Thompson (aka Black Francis). The picture features two cheetahs licking each other clean following a successful hunt – their position in the frame resembles the shape of a Yin and Yang symbol. Under Natural World & Wildlife, Guofei Li of China was recognised for Tai Chi Diagram, taken in Botswana. This year's Motion winner is the UK's Alec Connah for Going Down!, a record of the moment the four cooling towers of Ironbridge Power Station in Shropshire were demolished on 6 December 2019. Ice Reflections © Craig McGowan, Australia, Winner, Open, Landscape, 2020 Sony World Photography Awards The iceberg and surrounding landscape are perfectly mirrored in the clear waters of the river resulting in a painterly and abstract photograph. The scene, which was likened to a Caravaggio painting, conjures a biblical passage: Because she thought, "If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed." (Mark 5:25-34, line 28).Ĭraig McGowan, also of Australia won the top prize for Landscape for Ice Reflections, an image of a solitary iceberg, set against the fjord walls in Northeast Greenland National Park. Depicting Iggy Pop in a crowd of dancing fans, the image focuses on the singer, a woman reaching to touch him and a stage assistant struggling to keep people at bay. Under Creative, Chinese photographer Suxing Zhang's Knot is the award-winning portrait of a young woman with a collage of symbolic elements part of the series Hua (meaning flower in Chinese) which looks at flowers as metaphors of femininity.įor Culture, Antoine Veling of Australia wins for Mark 5:28, a photograph capturing the moment when members of the audience were invited on stage to dance at an Iggy Pop concert in the Sydney Opera House on 17 April 2019. Who are the category winners for 2020? For Architecture, Rosaria Sabrina Pantano of Italy wins for Emotional Geography, a black and white image featuring 38° Parallelo, a pyramid-shaped sculpture by Mauro Staccioli which stands at the exact point where the geographical coordinates touch the 38th parallel. The overall Open winner will be announced on 9 June. Each winner receives the latest digital imaging equipment from Sony to "develop their vision" and will go on to compete for the prestigious Open Photographer of the Year title and a $5,000 reward. And for 2020, there are more than 100 photographers shortlisted alongside ten category winners. This is where the World Photography Organisation celebrates and recognises the best single images from 2019.
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