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17.03.09

2009 Sony World Photography Awards - professional

© Dustin Humphrey, courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2009

Professional Winners

The professional finalists and amateur winners of the 2009 Sony World Photography Awards have been announced today.

The final list comprises 44 photographers from 22 countries, wittled down from 186 shortlisted photographers.

Each photographer will be exhibited at the Sony World Photography Awards ceremony at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, on 16 April.

Of the 12 professional category winners, one photographer will be the recipient of the L’Iris D’Or, the Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of the Year. On the night they will be awarded $25,000 along with Sony camera equipment. The winning amateur photographer, selected from the eight category finalists, will receive a $5,000 cash prize and Sony camera equipment.

As one of the main prizes, the professional category finalists and amateur category winners will be showcased in the Winners’ Exhibition inside the Rotonde Lerins, which takes place alongside the Festival. This winner’s exhibition will then be feature in the 2009/2010 Global Tour.

Winners

WINNER - Commerical - Advertising - Dustin Humphrey - USA

Peter Franck (Germany) 2nd place
Dylan Collard (UK) 3rd place

WINNER - Fashion - Piotr Fajfer - Poland

Jessica Hilltout (Belgium) 2nd place
Takaki Hashimoto (Japan) 3rd place

WINNER - Music - Amiran White - UK

Gordon Welters (Germany) 2nd place
Elen Miroshkina (Russia) 3rd place

WINNER - Architecture - Michael van den Bogaard - Germany

Joel Micah Miller (Germany) 2nd place
Daichi Ano (Japan) 3rd place

WINNER - Fine Art - Conceptual and Constructed - Tamany Baker - UK

Branislav Kropilak (Slovakia) 2nd place
Angelika Sher (Israel) 3rd place

WINNER - Fine Art - Landscape - David Zimmerman - USA

Edgar Martins (UK) 2nd place
Yvonne Seidel (Germany) 3rd place

WINNER - Fine Art - Natural History - Lisa Maree Williams - Australia

Steve Morenos (Australia) 2nd place
Yannick Dixon (UK) 3rd place

WINNER - Fine Art - Portraiture - Roderik Henderson - Netherlands

Martin Bogren (Sweden) 2nd place
Hans de Vries (Netherlands) 3rd place

WINNER - Photojounalism and Documentary - Arts and entertainment - Amit Madheshiya - India

Chiara Goia (Italy) 2nd place
Ohm Phanphiroj (Thailand) 3rd place

WINNER - Photojournalism and Documentary - Contemporary Issues - Giulio di Sturco - Italy

Kosuke Okahara (Japan) 2nd place
Massimo Mastrorillo (Italy) 3rd place

WINNER - Photojournalism and Documentary - Current Affairs - Wojciech Grzedzinski - Polan

Dominic Nahr (France) 2nd place
Hui min Kuang (China) 3rd place

WINNER - Photojournalism and Documentary - Sport - Julian Abram Wainwright - Canada

Salvi Danés Vernedas (Spain) 2nd place
Li Fan (China) 3rd place

Images in order of rotation above:

© Dustin Humphrey, courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2009
© Piotr Fajfer, courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2009
© Amiran White, courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2009
© Michael van den Bogaard, courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2009
© Tamany Baker, courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2009
© David Zimmerman, courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2009
© Lisa Maree Williams, courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2009
© Roderik Henderson, courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2009
© Amit Madheshiya, courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2009
© Giulio di Sturco, courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2009
© Wojciech Grzedzinski, courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2009
© Julian Abram Wainwright, courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2009

The Honorary Judging Committee:

Photojournalism and Documentary:

Sue Steward, photography critic (UK); Jurgen Schadeberg, photographer (Germany); Adrian Evans, Director, Panos Pictures (UK) and Bruce Davidson, photographer (USA).

Commercial:

Mark George, photographic agent (UK); Arnaud Adida, Founder Acte 2 Agence and Acte 2 Gallery (France); Gered Mankowitz, photographer (UK), and Grazia Neri, Founder and President of Grazia Neri Photo Agency (Italy).

Fine Art:

Zelda Cheatle, portfolio manager and curator (UK); Mary-Ellen Mark, photographer (USA); Sarah Moon, photographer (France), and Philippe Garner, International Head of Photographs at Christie’s (UK).

Click here to see the Amateur Winners

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