Photography allowing a connection with people 

Yagazie Emezi is a documentary photographer from Aba, Nigeria, but mainly living in Lagos when she can. Emezi started her photography journey in early 2015 and since then it has been a never-ending series of challenges, growth and dare, and enlightenment, she says.

The possibility of embracing the world

Stephanie Gengotti comes from a family of travellers. Since she was very little she had the chance to follow her parents in their journeys.

Growing up with a camera around the neck

Silvia Bigi has always loved photography. Her father was very into photography when she was a young child and therefore she grew up with a camera around her neck.

THE FENCE 2018: The selection

We take a look at the winners ofTHE FENCE,a large-scale traveling photography exhibition reaching over 8 million visitors annually through open-air exhibitions in 8 cities across North America.

A fondness for long exposures

Bertus Hanekom is a self-taught landscape photographer from beautiful South Africa. He enjoys capturing artistic images of nature, with a fondness for long exposures and the ocean.

Photography as a passport to every place

Noémi Szécsi went to a summer camp at the age of 11, where she developed her films and photos and she fell in love the the whole process. Szécsi explains that it was kind of magic for her.

Creating very intriguing series to share personal experiences

Snezhana von Büdingen was shortlisted with her series "Khrushchevka" in the Professional Competition of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards. Her series “Permer frost’ was shortlisted in the 2018 ZEISS Photography Award.

Professional Competition Focus #4

We take a look at some awarded series from the last three years of the Sony World Photography Awards.

Dec 24-30: Entries of the week - 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Don't miss these 14 stunning Entries of the Week of the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards.

The challenges of shooting ‘boring’ nature

We are pleased to reveal Arvids Baranovs as our new monthly winner of the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards.
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