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Photographer of the Year

Migrantes, Adam Ferguson View Gallery

  • © Adam Ferguson, Australia, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © Adam Ferguson, Australia, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © Adam Ferguson, Australia, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © Adam Ferguson, Australia, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © Adam Ferguson, Australia, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © Adam Ferguson, Australia, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © Adam Ferguson, Australia, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © Adam Ferguson, Australia, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © Adam Ferguson, Australia, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

2nd Place

Caryatis 2021, George Tatakis View Gallery

  • © George Tatakis, Greece, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © George Tatakis, Greece, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © George Tatakis, Greece, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © George Tatakis, Greece, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © George Tatakis, Greece, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © George Tatakis, Greece, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © George Tatakis, Greece, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © George Tatakis, Greece, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © George Tatakis, Greece, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

3rd Place

Bushmeat Hunters, Brent Stirton View Gallery

  • © Brent Stirton, South Africa, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © Brent Stirton, South Africa, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © Brent Stirton, South Africa, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © Brent Stirton, South Africa, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © Brent Stirton, South Africa, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © Brent Stirton, South Africa, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
  • © Brent Stirton, South Africa, Finalist, Professional competition, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

Shortlist

Kabul Street Portraits, Phillip Walter Wellman View Gallery

  • Rishad
  • Ghulam Beg
  • Auntie Mariam
  • Khalideen
  • Mohammad Massoud
  • Aziza
  • Arsalan
  • Abdul Mohammad

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Rock and Faith, Areshina Nadezhda View Gallery

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Portraits – Unintended Expression, Vladimir Frumin View Gallery

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Passersby, Joan-Ramon Manchado View Gallery

  • In the Market (Istanbul)
  • In the Cocktail Bar (La Habana)
  • In the Cathedral (Barcelona)
  • In the Temple (Bangkok)
  • At the Bus Stop (Bangkok)
  • In the Clothing Store (Beirut)
  • In the Medina (Fez)
  • In the Subway (Barcelona)
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