The Best Photographs From 31 Countries, According to the World Photography Awards

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Entertainment Art & Design

The Sony World Photography Awards 2024 have revealed the winners of the National and Regional competition which celebrates photographic communities in all corners of the world.

Qatar

A rider almost loses his balance during a horse race in Oman. | © Abdulla AL-Mushaifri, Qatar, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Vietnam

With an elevation of 996 meters, Ba Den Mountain in Tay Ninh is the highest mountain in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. At its summit stands a Bodhisattva statue, which was cast from more than 170 tons of red bronze. | © Tran Tuan Viet, Vietnam, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Republic of Korea

This photograph was taken in Dahab, Egypt, and captures a diver taking a deep breath in a very calm sea. | © Lee Jongkee, Korea, Republic Of, 1st Place, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Japan

Inspired by the movie Lost in Translation. | © Kenichiro Hagiwara, Japan, 1st Place, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Singapore

An elephant takes a sand bath to protect against insect bites and keep warm. | © Ju Shen Lee, Singapore, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Turkey

Nigeria

A young girl in a Nigerian salon. © Onyekachi Iloh, Nigeria, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Saudi Arabia

A supermoon sits at the top of the Saudi Public Investment Fund tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. | © Yasser Alomari, Saudi Arabia, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Philippines

Sunrise over Tehran. | © Reginald James Lorico, Philippines, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Latvia

Baltic Sea, Tuja. | © Viktors Rimarevs, Latvia, Winner, Regional Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Malaysia

The intricate design of the Pearl Ring Roundabout in Shanghai, China. | © Lim Chien Ting, Malaysia, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Sri Lanka

A military display at the annual desert festival in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. | © Wasiri Gajaman, Sri Lanka, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Myanmar

Local fishermen on Inle Lake in Myanmar. | © Kyaw Htet, Myanmar, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

United States

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket transits the moon carrying the X-37B space plane into orbit. Shockwaves from the rocket cause a ripple effect across the moon. | © Pascal Fouquet, United States, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Kuwait

Two European shags on Hornoya island in Norway. | © Mohammad Mirza, Kuwait, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Egypt

Abdel Qader of the Amirab tribe, photographed in the E’daib valley of Mount Elba. | © Karim Osama, Egypt, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Thailand

A man walking along the beach with Vestrahorn mountain in summer in Iceland. | © Thanayu Jongwattanasilkul, Thailand, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Germany

This flower was assembled by hand using needles and wires in a photo studio. © Natalie Strohmaier, Germany, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Indonesia

The warm light of the lanterns illuminates the hearts of pabbajja novices in the courtyard of Borobudur temple, Indonesia. | © Dhiky Aditya, Indonesia, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

United Arab Emirates

Gulikan Theyyam (or Guliga Theyyam) is a figure worshipped as Lord Shiva. In the Karnataka region, this deity is worshipped as the Hindu Culture’s Guliga Daiva. | © Vinaya Mohan, United Arab Emirates, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Cambodia

Competitors practice for Bon Om Touk, a traditional festival that is also known as the Cambodian Water Festival. | © Davuth Van, Cambodia, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Bulgaria

South Africa

A close-up photograph of an arrangement of dry leaves and a snail shell on a black tile. | © Lourens Durand, South Africa, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Slovenia

Punta del Hidalgo lighthouse in Tenerife. | © Ana Skobe, Slovenia, Winner, Regional Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Argentina

The photographer’s son. | © Marcos Azulay, Argentina, Winner, Latin America Regional Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Czech Republic

Poland

India

The young child of a daily wage construction worker napping in a makeshift bed at a construction site. | © Mitul Kajaria, India, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Pakistan

Pashtun men run an open-air dried fruit market alongside the main road in Gujranwala City, Pakistan, in what is supposed to be a bus stop. | © Muhammad Saddique Inam, Pakistan, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Bangladesh

Loknath Brahmachari temple in Barodi, Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh. | © Mahdin Shafiq Omi, Bangladesh, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Taiwan

Photographed at a beach in Fujian province, China, | © Chia Jung Chou, Taiwan, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024

All the winners will receive Sony camera equipment and have their work exhibited.

The Student, Youth, Open, and Professional competitions of the Sony World Photography Awards 2024 will be announced on April 18.