Open competition category winners and shortlist

© Jordi Coy, Spain, Shortlist, Open Competition, Landscape, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards

© Mark Benham, United Kingdom, Winner, Open Competition, Architecture, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards

© Azim Khan Ronnie, Bangladesh, Winner, Open Competition, Lifestyle, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Zhenhuan Zhou is the Motion category winner for the action-packed shot Slam on the Brakes. Remembering the story behind the shot, Zhou says: ‘Barrel racing is a competition where cowgirls ride quickly around barrels; the one that does this in the shortest time wins. Every time a horse reaches a barrel it needs to brake sharply, turn around the barrel and then race to the next one. The whole race is exciting, especially at the turns.’

© Sukhy Hullait, United Kingdom, Winner, Open Competition, Portraiture, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
The Portraiture category winner Sukhy Hullait rose to the top for their image Charlie. Sharing the subject’s story, the UK-based photographer says: ‘During the Covid-19 pandemic a lot of people found they had time on their hands. With most skateparks closed, Charlie – and many others – helped turn an abandoned pub car park, which had laid derelict for eight years, into a DIY skate park.’

© Andreas Mikonauschke, Germany, Winner, Open Competition, Street Photography, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Ghosts, by Max Vere-Hodge wins the Travel category. The photographer explains: ‘The Mundari tribe of South Sudan appear like apparitions among the nightly fires they light to keep the tsetse flies and mosquitoes off their beloved Ankole-Watusi cows. Each night, as the cattle return from grazing, the herders tend to them by massaging ash into their skin to prevent bites.’
A selection of images from the Open competition will be on show at Somerset House from 14 April to 1 May.