Winners of the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards Open Competition. Today24.pro

Crowning of the King. Shortlist, Natural World & Wildlife. Sun: “At dawn, the newly victorious ‘milu king’ stands tall among a resting herd of does, roaring triumphantly. Behind him, the rising sun highlights his majestic silhouette—crowning his untamed power and glory.”

Tokyo Rush. Shortlist, Street Photography. Lubomski: “As a train rushed past in Tokyo, Japan, everything around it blurred into color and noise, except for the conductor framed perfectly in the doorway. For a split second, motion and stillness collided, capturing the focus that keeps the city moving.”

Chaos. Shortlist, Motion. Schmidtke: “This bearded seal was spotted on an ice floe directly beneath the 30-meter-high edge of a glacier on the coast of Svalbard. The photographer observed as the world above the seal collapsed, as huge chunks of ice broke off and thundered into the water behind it.”

Celestial Dance. Shortlist, Motion. This young Lusitano stallion was allowed to move freely during a photography session, enabling the photographer to capture its powerful and graceful movements.

Desert Rose: The National Museum of Qatar. Shortlist, Architecture. A striking view of the National Museum of Qatar under a clear blue sky, showcasing its desert-rose-inspired design with interlocking geometric disks and sweeping architectural forms.

Tonsure. Shortlist, Street Photography. This photograph, taken at the Hindu pilgrimage of Kumbh Mela, shows a young boy having his hair shaved and gathered by his mother as an offering. This is part of the traditional tonsure ceremony, symbolizing devotion and humility.

The Beauty of Edo. Shortlist, Creative. An homage to the grandeur of the Kingdom of Benin, where power, heritage, and divinity intertwine. Red symbolizes the sacred essence of royalty and the bloodline of warriors, while green represents the fertility of the land and the endurance of its people, and gold echoes the kingdom’s artistic and spiritual wealth.

Above the Neighborhood. Shortlist, Travel. An ordinary residential street is quietly overshadowed by a monumental presence in the distance.

In the Dressing Room. Shortlist, Lifestyle. A group of models get ready for a fashion show in Medellín, Colombia.

Arctic Fox in Blizzard. Winner, Natural World & Wildlife. A blue arctic fox in a blizzard, photographed on the Varanger Peninsula in Norway.

Tradition Continues. Shortlist, Lifestyle. A group of riders pass through the streets of a town in Chile during a gathering. A young boy rides alongside the adults, dressed in traditional clothing. This image captures a scene where everyday life, family, and cultural tradition intersect, revealing how shared practices and customs are passed down.

Earth’s Palette. Shortlist, Travel. Seen from above, an ordinary landscape can become something extraordinary, as is often the case in Iceland. Each lake has a different hue, which reminded the photographer of a painter’s palette.

Queuing for Departure. Shortlist, Motion. A group of gentoo penguins queues for jumping into the antarctic sea.

Power Bite. Shortlist, Natural World & Wildlife. Chile’s Torres Del Paine is famous for its stunning landscapes, but it’s also home to a fierce predator: the puma. These majestic creatures feed primarily on guanacos, although the hunting success rate is not very high, especially for female pumas. The photographer followed this female and her two cubs for several days, before witnessing her hunting.

Winner, Travel. The Abare Festival has been passed down for 350 years in Japan’s Noto region. This image captures the festival’s finale, as men leap into the river amid fiercely burning torches that send sparks flying everywhere. They rampage wildly, believing that the more they rage, the more the deity rejoices.

Inhale. Shortlist, Motion. A skier captured in deep powder snow in the Austrian Alps.

V. Shortlist, Architecture. Using the underside of a bridge to create a strong vanishing point, this photograph draws the viewer’s eye toward the horizon, where structure, water, and city converge.

The Eye: Window to the Soul. Shortlist, Natural World & Wildlife. Blakiston’s fish owl is a nocturnal bird of prey that relies on its keen hearing and sight for hunting.

Winners of the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards Open Competition

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