Image description
This editorial photoshoot was inspired by haute couture fashion culture. The photograph was taken in a studio in Nairobi, Kenya. ‘Twende Ziwani' is Swahili for 'Let's go to the Lake'. The model's pose shows him carrying his shoes on his shoulders while looking to his side. The title also refers to Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa and the source of the Nile River.
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Mahesh Pamidimarthi
Untitled
‘Take a picture of us…’ A hijra (trans woman) at a baraat (a groom's wedding procession) in the Indian subcontinent.
© Mahesh Pamidimarthi, India, Shortlist, Open Competition, Lifestyle, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards
Tony Cowburn
August Bank Holiday 1
Holidaymakers shelter from a summer downpour on a wet Bank Holiday (a UK public holiday), under the eaves of seafront beach huts in Swanage, England. Each hut seems to accommodate a different set of people: a family, three friends, a mother and baby, and strangers sharing the last remaining sheltered space available. I ventured out into the torrential rain under an umbrella to capture the scene.
© Tony Cowburn, United Kingdom, entry, Open Competition, Street Photography, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards
Amy Sacka
Polar Plunge
A participant jumps through the ice in Lake Huron at the annual Perchville festival in Tawas, Michigan. In 2023 spectators were asked to watch from the shore, as the ice was so thin it couldn’t support a crowd. At just seven per cent coverage, ice on all five of the Great Lakes was well below the expected 35-40 per cent – an ominous sign that climate change is affecting our most beloved environments and pastimes.
© Amy Sacka, United States, Shortlist, Open Competition, Lifestyle, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards
Rosella Tapella
The Lady in Red
I met this lady in red during a walk on the Naples seafront. On sunny days Neapolitans spend their time with friends and family on the beaches or the seaside docks.
© Rosella Tapella, Italy, Shortlist, Open Competition, Lifestyle, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards
Leo Huang
Kite Festival
In this beautiful scene a disabled person’s friend pushes his wheelchair so he can participate in a kite festival.
© Leo Huang, Taiwan, Shortlist, Open Competition, Lifestyle, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards
Argus Paul Estabrook
Tiny Miss Virginia
I shot this during the 2023 Edinburg Ole Time Festival. Edinburg is a small town in rural Virginia where a friend of mine lives. There was a parade, and this is a street portrait of a young beauty contestant.
© Argus Paul Estabrook, United States, entry, Open Competition, Street Photography, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards
Sergio Attanasio
Capybara in the Amazon
A capybara visits a house in San Antonio in the Amazon rainforest, Peru.
© Sergio Attanasio, Italy, Shortlist, Open Competition, Lifestyle, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards
Paul Robertson
Mountaineering Nuns
A convent of nuns mountain walking on Pic d'Orhy, in the Pyrenees.
© Paul Robertson, Ireland, Shortlist, Open Competition, Lifestyle, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards
Anirudha (Robi) Chakraborty
Quilt
I travelled to Cokato, Minnesota, to photograph local people attending the Cokato Corn festival. I took my photographs in Gust Akerlund’s Photography Studio, which was opened by a Swedish immigrant, August Bernard (Gust) Akerlund, in 1905.
© Anirudha (Robi) Chakraborty, United States, Shortlist, Open Competition, Lifestyle, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards
Philip Joyce
The Orange Man
Jama Elmi is a well-known member of the London Colour-Walk community, which meets every month to celebrate colour and personal style. This picture was taken when I met him in the street and approached him to take a portrait.
© Philip Joyce, United Kingdom, Shortlist, Open Competition, Lifestyle, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards
Catherine Wang
The Gap
A Japanese mother, adorned in a kimono, gracefully serves tea while her bi-racial daughter, impatiently engrossed in her smartphone, immerses herself in the memories of the Y2K era.
© Catherine Wang, United States, Shortlist, Open Competition, Lifestyle, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards