Amateur Photographer (2019-04-13)

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ITIS withtremendoussadnessthat
webringyounewsthatlong-termAP
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Sony World Photography

Awards shortlist revealed

AHEADof theprizeceremonyin April,

thelistof photographersshortlistedforthe

Professionalcategoryof the 2019 SonyWorld

PhotographyAwardshavebeenannounced.

Winnersof theOpencategorieshavealso

beenchosen.

Thisyearmarksanotherrecord-breaking

numberof entries,withmorethan326,

submissionsacrossfourcompetitionsreceived

from 195 countriesandterritories.

ThePhotographerof theYear,ten

Professionalcategorywinners,andoverall

OpenYouthandStudentwinnerswillbe

announcedin Londonon 17 April.

Theshortlistedandwinningimageshave

beenchosenbya judgingpanelwhichconsists

of someof theworld’sleadingjudgesfrom

theacademia,museums,publishing,festivals

andthemedia.Allthephotographers

shortlistedin theProfessionalcategoriesgoon

tocompetetobecomecategorywinners,with

thechancetobeselectedasPhotographerof

theYear– anaccoladethatcomeswitha

US$25,000prize.

Namesin theframeforthehotlyanticipated

awardsincludetheUK’sKieranDodds,forhis

aerialimagesof Ethiopia;SouthAfrica’sAlice

Mann,forherimagesof drummajorettes

(forwhichshewontheTaylorWessing

PhotographicPortraitPrizein 2018);and

LeahSchretenthalerfromtheUSA,whouses

traditionalfilmandsilvergelatintoshootand

printimagesin Hawaii.

Anexhibitionof allthewinningimagerywill

beshownat anexhibitionat SomersetHouse

in Londonfrom 18 Apriluntil6 May,before

theshowembarksona globaltour.Tosee

more from the shortlist, visit worldphoto.org.

For the latest newsvisit http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk

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HUNDREDSof photographerssubmitted

over4,000imagesforconsiderationfor

theUKPictureEditors’GuildAwards,judged

bya panelof 10experiencedjudges.

TheShutterstockPressPhotographerof the

YearprizewenttoDanielLawsonforhisimage

of MeghanMarklewalkingdowntheaisleat

herweddingtoPrinceHarrylastMay.

OthercategoriesincludedtheCanonSports

Photographerof theYear,FixationNews

Photographerof theYear,DaveBenettPhoto

ArtsandEntertainmentPhotographerof

theYear,PhotoEssay,FleetStreet’sFinest

NationalNewspaperPhotographerof theYear,

andFujifilmStudentPhotographerof theYear.

Meanwhile,conflict,documentaryandwar

photographer Tom Stoddart was awarded the

Picture Editors’ Guild Awards announced

ThisimagebyDanielLawsonwonanaward

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Ethiopia’s few remaining forests are protected

An image from Leah Schretenthaler’s series

LifetimeAchievementAwardforhisalmost

50-yearcareer.HecontributestoourDon

McCullinfeatureonpages22-28.

Toseepicturesfromallof thecategories,

head to pictureeditorsguildawards.co.uk.