Celebrates best of photography.
The Sony Alpha Awards evening was held in Sydney last week to showcase the best of Australian and New Zealand photography. In its third year, the awards attracted over 5,000 submissions from professional and amateur photographers using the Sony Alpha camera range.
The winners across the seven categories were selected by Sony Global Digital Imaging Ambassadors and professional Australian photographers, Craig Parry and Mark Galer. Each category winner received $2,000 worth of Sony camera gear, and the grand prize winner, Ilan Wittenberg (image pictured below), received a trip to Tanzania with World Photo Adventures, plus $3,000 of Sony Alpha gear.
The category winners for the 2018 Sony Alpha Awards were:
- Abstract: Jingshu Zhu
- Editorial: David Sickerdick
- Landscape: Grant Galbraith
- Macro: Chris Cope
- Nature: Robyn Waterhouse
- Portrait: Ilan Wittenberg (Grand Prize Winner)
- Sport: Kian Bullock
Sony head of digital imaging ANZ, Jun Yoon said, “It’s exceptional to see Sony’s community of passionate photographers and the amazing work they produce. The high standard of entries that we’ve received this year is a testament to the power and versatility of the Sony Alpha camera range.
“The Sony Alpha Awards has gone from strength to strength since its inception in 2016, and we are so excited to see it continue to grow and celebrate Australian and New Zealand photography.”
This year’s Sony Alpha Awards also invited budding photographers aged between 11-18 years old to submit a photo via Instagram for the new Youth competition. This provided an opportunity to win up to $4,600 worth of Sony Alpha camera equipment.
Australia’s Digital Imaging Ambassador and Travel Photographer, Tyson Mayr chose 17 year old Keeley Watson from Auckland as the winner.