--- title: "2022 Sony World Photography Awards: National winners" description: "Now in its 15th year, the Sony World Photography Awards returns to celebrate contemporary photography and the ways the arts reflect the world around us. Here is a selection of the images from the winners of this year's national awards." type: "NewsArticle" publisher: "Daily Maverick" site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" section: "PHOTOGRAPHY" author: "Sony World Photography Awards" author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/sony-world-photography-awards/" canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-02-15-2022-sony-world-photography-awards-national-winners/" published: "2022-02-15T20:00:39" updated: "2022-02-15T14:31:07" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 560 --- # 2022 Sony World Photography Awards: National winners > Now in its 15th year, the Sony World Photography Awards returns to celebrate contemporary photography and the ways the arts reflect the world around us. Here is a selection of the images from the winners of this year's national awards. By Sony World Photography Awards · Published 15 February 2022, 22:00 SAST · Updated 15 February 2022, 16:31 SAST ## Content !["El Vigia". A strong, hot wind known as Los Colorados was blowing when I took this photograph in Cafayete, Argentina, so I buried my tripod the best I could, using rocks to stabilise it. The image consists of 20 shots – six of the sky and six of the foreground, shot at 15mm with a shutter speed of 20 seconds. I love the combination of the Milky Way and these unique mountain rocks. © Gonzalo Javier Santile, Argentina, 2nd Place, National Awards, Creative, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/6GXFl6QodVJjEKsSSBXUQcEMY8A=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/7021_24881_GonzaloJavierSantile_Argentina_NationalAwards_Creative_2022.jpg) *"El Vigia". A strong, hot wind known as Los Colorados was blowing when I took this photograph in Cafayete, Argentina, so I buried my tripod the best I could, using rocks to stabilise it. © Gonzalo Javier Santile, Argentina, 2nd Place, National Awards, Creative, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards* !["Ephemeral Portrait". This photo was taken in Bolivia in March, using a smoke flare. The concept is that our identity is constantly changing; a photographic portrait captures only a minute fraction of our identity, which is why I photographed smoke as an analogy. © Paola Lambertin Murillo, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Shortlist, National Awards, Creative, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/EIuq7FiR8N__7_xDeCakCwsjBag=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/7029_24889_PaolaLambertinMurillo_BoliviaPlurinationalStateof_NationalAwards_Creative_2022.jpg) *"Ephemeral Portrait". This photo was taken in Bolivia in March, using a smoke flare. The concept is that our identity is constantly changing; a photographic portrait captures only a minute fraction of our identity, which is why I photographed smoke as an analogy. © Paola Lambertin Murillo, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Shortlist, National Awards, Creative, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards* !["Through the Roof". A diver jumps from a 10 metre platform during a national diving competition in Medellin, Colombia. The photo was taken in August 2021. © Bernardo del Cristo Hernandez Sierra, Colombia, Winner, National Awards, Motion, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/zb8ejNlmHRY_XOP2Dvf57IXbFaM=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/7035_24895_BernardodelCristoHernandezSierra_Colombia_NationalAwards_Motion_2022.jpg) *"Through the Roof". A diver jumps from a 10-metre platform during a national diving competition in Medellin, Colombia. The photo was taken in August 2021. © Bernardo del Cristo Hernandez Sierra, Colombia, Winner, National Awards, Motion, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards* !["Ballerina & B-Boy". This photo was taken in August 2021 in the Republica neighborhood of Santiago de Chile.
Ariela is a ballet dancer and John is an urban dancer. © Oscar Seguel, Chile, Shortlist, National Awards, Motion, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/_3L8tI9KKoL8xRwfdZKdoCp6aAo=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/7037_24897_OscarSeguel_Chile_NationalAwards_Motion_2022.jpg) *"Ballerina & B-Boy". This photo was taken in August 2021 in the Republica neighbourhood of Santiago de Chile. Ariela is a ballet dancer and John is an urban dancer. © Oscar Seguel, Chile, Shortlist, National Awards, Motion, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards* !["Silence is the Most Powerful Scream". A forest story created on a cold winter’s day on 18 February, 2021. The idea was purely and simply to create a personal piece of art. © Sussi Charlotte Alminde, Denmark, Winner, National Awards, Creative, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/za3-z0jy7AP48TvjT9ybcgzfb_Y=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/7045_24905_SussiCharlotteAlminde_Denmark_NationalAwards_Creative_2022.jpg) *"Silence is the Most Powerful Scream". A forest story created on a cold winter’s day on 18 February 2021. The idea was purely and simply to create a personal piece of art. © Sussi Charlotte Alminde, Denmark, Winner, National Awards, Creative, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards.* !["Rolling Boil". Self-portrait. © Foteini Zaglara, Greece, Winner, National Awards, Creative, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/rvBPWawLbxGFIa6PPUpEdkmfvUU=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/7055_24915_FoteiniZaglara_Greece_NationalAwards_Creative_2022.jpg) *"Rolling Boil". Self-portrait. © Foteini Zaglara, Greece, Winner, National Awards, Creative, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards.* !["Surfing Festival". The waves were the biggest I’ve ever seen in the evening when I took this photo in The Hague, Netherlands. The waves and the pouring rain created quite a unique atmosphere. © Raido Nurk, Estonia, Winner, National Awards, Motion, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/WTVJcj7XAvH0TM3vk1ng5ydXhSM=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/7059_24919_RaidoNurk_Estonia_NationalAwards_Motion_2022.jpg) *"Surfing Festival". The waves were the biggest I’ve ever seen in the evening when I took this photo in The Hague, Netherlands. The waves and the pouring rain created quite a unique atmosphere. © Raido Nurk, Estonia, Winner, National Awards, Motion, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards.* !["The Beauty of Northern Lights Above the Arctic Henge". This picture combines two photos taken during my trip to Iceland. The first one was taken at the Arctic Henge, a group of structures located in Raufarhofn on the northeastern tip of the Melrakkaslétta peninsula. The second one is the sky full of northern lights, which I captured a few days later. For me, this composition represents an open door full of possibilities for those who dare to walk into the unknown. © Juan Pablo Méndez Garzona, Guatemala, Shortlist, National Awards, Creative, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/LtVOyYidqIkeT6aXIxV6fUJuC5A=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/7067_24927_JuanPabloMndezGarzona_Guatemala_NationalAwards_Creative_2022.jpg) *"The Beauty of Northern Lights Above the Arctic Henge". This picture combines two photos taken during my trip to Iceland. The first one was taken at the Arctic Henge, a group of structures located in Raufarhofn on the northeastern tip of the Melrakkaslétta peninsula. The second one is the sky full of northern lights, which I captured a few days later. For me, this composition represents an open door full of possibilities for those who dare to walk into the unknown. © Juan Pablo Méndez Garzona, Guatemala, Shortlist, National Awards, Creative, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards.* !["Milky Way & Circle". April on the coast of Japan. I drew the foreground with light paint against the background of the Milky Way. © Mituhiro Okabe, Japan, 3rd Place, National Awards, Creative, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/X_e4GQeBNqyoZw8slyhWWAzCJRA=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/7077_24937_MituhiroOkabe_Japan_NationalAwards_Creative_2022.jpg) *"Milky Way & Circle". April on the coast of Japan. I drew the foreground with light paint against the background of the Milky Way. © Mituhiro Okabe, Japan, 3rd Place, National Awards, Creative, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards.* !["The Flight". The frozen flight of an adult ballerina under the gaze of these little girls, dreaming of being able to do this too. © Marianna Smolina, Russian Federation, Winner, National Awards, Motion, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/m2VeRpq4EB3dzW2OhPnNjdIx640=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/7113_24973_MariannaSmolina_RussianFederation_NationalAwards_Motion_2022.jpg) *"The Flight". The frozen flight of an adult ballerina under the gaze of these little girls, dreaming of being able to do this too. © Marianna Smolina, Russian Federation, Winner, National Awards, Motion, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards* !["Out of the White Room". Gian Simmen in his natural habitat at Grindelwald First on a perfect day in the Swiss Alps. © Tinu Müller, Switzerland, Winner, National Awards, Motion, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/JRi9_OKz3AfzIR2rl_uroVUto6g=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/7139_24999_TinuMller_Switzerland_NationalAwards_Motion_2022.jpg) *"Out of the White Room". Gian Simmen in his natural habitat at Grindelwald First on a perfect day in the Swiss Alps. © Tinu Müller, Switzerland, Winner, National Awards, Motion, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards* !["Movement and Stop". This picture, taken with a drone, shows a group of flamingos moving and coming to a stop. © Salem Alsawafi, United Arab Emirates, Winner, National Awards, Motion, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/oJ02XRyB9D5s1qN3G5y0YPzN_B4=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/7149_25009_SalemAlsawafi_UnitedArabEmirates_NationalAwards_Motion_2022.jpg) *"Movement and Stop". This picture, taken with a drone, shows a group of flamingos moving and coming to a stop. © Salem Alsawafi, United Arab Emirates, Winner, National Awards, Motion, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards* The Awards will exhibit the works of the winning and shortlisted photographers at Somerset House in London. **DM/ML**