Three Greek photographers are named on the shortlist of the world’s biggest photography competition, the Sony World Photography Awards – two photographers in the awards’ Professional competition, judged on a series of images, and one in the Open competition, judged on a single shot.
All the shortlisted photographers are now competing to win their category and the Professional and Open Photographer of the Year titles plus a share of the $30,000 (USD) prize, the winners will be announced at a Gala Ceremony in London 21st April.
Selected by an expert panel of judges (full list here) the shortlisted photographers are:
- Angelos Tzortzinis, Professional Current Affairs category
- Constantinos Xenoulis, Professional Candid category
- Nick Kontostavlakis, Open Nature & Wildlife and Travel category
Entries to the awards from Greece were up 80 % on 2015 and the shortlisted photographers were selected from a record-breaking 230,103 entries from 186 countries, the highest number of entries in the awards’ nine year history and 33% increase on 2015.
The total number of entries received by the Sony World Photography Awards since its launch in 2007 has now surpassed 1 million images, reinforcing the awards’ position as one of the most respected and influential photography competitions in the world.
The Sony World Photography Awards rewards and recognises the world’s best contemporary photography from the last year.
Attracting photographers of all abilities, the awards incorporate four competitions: Professional; Open; Youth and Student.
Source: www.artnouveau.com.gr/
More information about the awards can be found at www.worldphoto.org
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