The Sony World Photography Awards is the largest photo competition in the world. Now celebrating its 10th year, the awards program has received more than a million submissions since its inception.
One of the contest's top honors is the National Award. For this particular award, photographers are judged against others from their country of origin, regardless of which of the 10 categories the photo was submitted to. This creates competition across various "open" categories, including portraits, architecture, nature, still life, and travel. Ultimately, the panel of judges must choose the best photo from each country, regardless of its subject matter.
There are 66 qualifying countries, and awards are given to first-, second-, and third-place winners.
Ahead, see the 66 first-place winners of this year's National Awards. Captions include where the photographer is from — which is not necessarily where the photo was taken — along with their name.
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Slovenia, Aleš Komovec
Indonesia, Fajar Kristianto
Portugal, Luís Godinho
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