Spectacular Winning Photos From The Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Photographer of the Year: Spiralkampagnen by Juliette Pavy
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The Sony World Photography Awards, a top global photography contest, has once again wowed audiences with its spectacular images.

This year’s competition saw photographers worldwide display their creativity and distinct views, presenting a tough yet thrilling challenge for the judges. Highlights include the breathtaking winners from the 2024 awards.

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Juliette Pavy earned the Photographer of the Year title with her series “Spiralkampagnen: Forced Contraception and Unintended Sterilisation of Greenlandic Women.” In addition to winning a $25,000 cash prize, Pavy received Sony digital imaging gear and global online exposure. Her work will also be featured in a solo exhibition at Somerset House during next year’s event.

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Architecture & Design: 1st Place; Sala Mayor (Living Room) by Siobhán Doran
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Architecture & Design: 2nd Place; Spa Island by Karol Palka
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Architecture & Design: 3rd Place; Tehran Campus Town by Yaser Mohamad Khani
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Creative: 1st Place; A Thousand Cuts by Sujata Setia
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Creative: 2nd Place; The Gay Space Agency by Mackenzie Call
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Creative: 3rd Place; Gilded Lilies: Portraits of Cut Flowers by Tine Poppe
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Documentary Projects: 1st Place; Spiralkampagnen by Juliette Pavy
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Documentary Projects: 2nd Place; LGBTQIA Refugees: Fleeing Uganda by Brent Stirton
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Documentary Projects: 3rd Place; Critical Minerals – DRC Cobalt by Davide Monteleone
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Environment: 1st Place; Echoes of the Hive by Mahé Elipe
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Environment: 2nd Place; Tropicalia by Jean-Marc Caimi & Valentina Piccinni
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Environment: 3rd Place; Zero Hunger by Maurizio Di Pietro
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Landscape: 1st Place; The Sacrifice Zone by Eddo Hartmann
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Landscape: 2nd Place; Wildfires of Palermo by Jim Fenwick
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Landscape: 3rd Place; An Atypical Chinese Landscape by Fan Li
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Portfolio: 1st Place; Portraits and Landscapes by Jorge Mónaco
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Portfolio: 2nd Place; Quest for Coherence by Aly Hazzaa
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Portfolio: 3rd Place; Parenthood by Angelika Kollin
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Portraiture: 1st Place; Father and Son by Valery Poshtarov
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Portraiture: 2nd Place; The First Car by Adali Schell
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Portraiture: 3rd Place; Descendants of Black American Civil War Combatants by Drew Gardner
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Sport: 1st Place; Kald Sòl (Cold Sun) by Thomas Meurot
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Sport: 2nd Place; Finger Wrestling in Bavaria by Angelika Jakob
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Sport: 3rd Place; Surf in Dakar by Tommaso Pardini
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Still Life: 1st Place; Flora by Federico Scarchilli
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Still Life: 2nd Place; Still Like Art by Peter Franck
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Still Life: 3rd Place; London Plane Tree by Beth Galton
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Wildlife & Nature: 1st Place; Suspended worlds by Eva Berler
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Wildlife & Nature: 2nd Place; King Without a Throne: Poached or Dehorned by Haider Khan
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Wildlife & Nature: 3rd Place; In the Footsteps of Giants by Jasper Doest
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