Photographer of the Year
Congratulations to Adam Ferguson (Australia) for being awarded this year’s Photographer of the Year title for his series Migrantes. As well as winning a $25,000 (USD) cash prize, Ferguson is given a range of Sony digital imaging kit plus global online coverage. Speaking about the series, Mike Trow, Chair of the 2021 Professional competition says: ‘By giving his subjects the shutter release Adam hands a certain power to the sitter to make that decision on how to be perceived. These photographs are beautiful, meaningful and kind.’
Migrantes by Adam Ferguson
This is a series of self-portraits of migrants in Mexico, as they wait to cross the border into the United States.The life of a migrant at the border, waiting for the right moment to cross into the United States, is often in flux. To capture a piece of this uncertain journey, I mounted a medium format camera on a tripod with a cable release and then stepped back, allowing the migrants to choose the moment of capture and give them agency in the process of documenting their lives.
Category Winners
Photographers could submit a series of five to ten images interpreting one of the ten categories. Each submission entered into the Professional competition was rigorously judged by a panel of expert judges. This year’s category winners each receive Sony digital imaging kit and global online coverage.
Architecture & Design
Creative
Documentary Projects
Environment
Landscape
Portfolio
Portraiture
Sport
Still Life
Wildlife & Nature
