World Photography Award-winners announced
World Photography Award-winners announced
June 10, 2020
Pablo Albarenga, from his series Seeds of Resistance
© Pablo Albarenga, Uruguay, Photographer of the Year, World Photography Awards 2020
The title ‘Photographer of the Year’ and accompanying 25,000 USD cash prize goes to Pablo Albarenga. Tom Oldham has been announced as the ‘Open Photographer of the Year’, while Ioanna Sakellaraki was chosen as the ‘Student Photographer of the Year’. Leica photographer Robin Hinsch has been selected as the winner in the category ‘Environment’.
The ten Professional competition winners were determined by an international jury of industry experts: Claudi Carreras Guillén (independent curator, editor and cultural manager), Touria El Glaoui (founding director of the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair), Katie Hollander (director of the Annenberg Space for Photography), Gwen Lee (director of the Singapore International Photography Festival) and Brent Lewis (photo editor for The New York Times). The Open and Youth competitions were chaired by Gisela Kayser, artistic and managing director of the Freundeskreis Willy-Brandt-Haus association in Berlin. Tim Clark (curator, writer and editor-in-chief at 1000 Words Magazine) completed the 2020 jury as the chair of the Student competition.
For further details visit World Photography Organisation
Pablo Albarenga, from his series Seeds of Resistance
© Pablo Albarenga, Uruguay, Photographer of the Year, World Photography Awards 2020
Robin Hinsch, from his series Wahala
© Robin Hinsch, Germany, 1st Place, Professional competition, Environment, World Photography Awards 2020
Angel López Soto, from his seriese Senegalese Wrestlers
© Ángel López Soto, Spain, 1st Place, Professional competition, Sport, World Photography Awards 2020
Ronny Behnert, from his series Torii
© Ronny Behnert, Germany, 1st Place, Professional competition, Landscape, World Photography Awards 2020