65 stunning winning pictures from the Sony World Photography Awards 2022

Winners include entries from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Egypt

Salem Alsawafi, United Arab Emirates, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Mazin Alhassan, Saudi Arabia, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Mohammad Mirza, Kuwait, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Antonino Pellicano, Italy, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Bernardo Del Cristo Hernandez Sierra, Colombia, First Place, Latin America National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Damon Beckford, Finland, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Mituhiro Okabe, Japan, Third Place, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Amal Prasad, Qatar, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Wookeun Choi, South Korea, Second Place, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Jung Woon Park, South Korea, Third Place, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Costa Rica, Shortlist, Latin America National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Kunuch Chutmongkolporn, Thailand, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Chihao Wang, Taiwan, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Sean Channal, Cambodia, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Dikpal Thapa, Nepal, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Mariano Belmar Torrecilla, Spain, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Minko Mihaylov, Bulgaria, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Viktors Rimarevs, Latvia, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Kaoru Sugiyama, Japan, First Place, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Jenny Zhao, US, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Pedro Jarque Krebs, Peru, Third Place, Latin America National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Metha Meiryna, Indonesia, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Martina Dimunova, Czech Republic, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Mariah Zamora, Philippines, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Wonyoung Choi, South Korea, First Place, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Gonzalo Javier Santile, Argentina, Second Place, Latin America National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Juan Pablo Méndez Garzona, Guatemala, Shortlist, Latin America National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Edina Csoboth, Hungary, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Joel Alonso Rodríguez, Ecuador, Shortlist, Latin America National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Haider Khan, India, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Patrick Bosc, France, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Yawar Abbas, Pakistan, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Cigdem Ayyildiz, Turkey, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Yasuhiro Takachi, Japan, Second Place, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Harrie Coehorst, Netherlands, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Sussi Charlotte Alminde, Denmark, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Virginija Mureikiene, Lithuania, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Tshabalala Bongani, South Africa, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Teodor Toma, Romania, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Sergio Carrasco, Mexico, Shortlist, Latin America National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Sherif Salem, Egypt, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Paola Lambertin Murillo, Bolivia, Shortlist, Latin America National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Matjaz Simic, Slovenia, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Marianna Smolina, Russian Federation, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Oscar Seguel, Chile, Shortlist, Latin America National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Viktor Einar Vilhelmsson, Iceland, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Swe Tun, Myanmar, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Tinu Muller, Switzerland, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Majda Pavlekovic, Croatia, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Foteini Zaglara, Greece, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Jose Pessoa Neto, Portugal, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Sonja Ivancsics, Austria, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Vladimir Zivojinovic, Serbia, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Yih Chang Chew, Malaysia, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Filip Hrebenda, Slovakia, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Hans Kristian Strand, Norway, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Frank Loddenkemper, Germany, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Thanh Nguyen Phuc, Vietnam, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Marcin Giba, Poland, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Samakinwa Emmanuel Temitope, Nigeria, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Kazi Arifuzzaman, Bangladesh, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Raido Nurk, Estonia, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Peter Angvarson, Sweden, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Mathis Vandermeeren, Belgium, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

Chin Leong Teo, Singapore, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2022.

The National Awards winners from the Sony World Photography Awards 2022 have been announced, with winning images from 61 countries across the globe selected.

The National Awards programme is an initiative set up by the World Photography Organisation and Sony to honour amateur, student and professional photographers from around the world.

More than 340,000 images from 211 territories were submitted to the 2022 awards, with more than 170,000 entries to the Open category alone, which is open to photographers from all backgrounds, ages and levels. All the winners of the National Awards, which select one entry per country, were chosen from the open category.

Among the National Awards winners for 2022 are Salem Alsawafi from the UAE for his aerial photo of birds, Mazin Alhassan from Saudi Arabia with his image of a starry sky over a rocky landscape, Sherif Salem from Egypt with a photo of a jeep among towering palm trees, and Mohammad Mirza from Kuwait for his black-and-white portrait of a wild elephant.

All National Awards winners receive Sony digital imaging equipment and will be included in the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition and book.

New to this year’s Awards is the Latin America National Awards initiative. Set up by the World Photography Organisation and Sony Latin America, the new format shines a spotlight on the region’s photographic community.

The overall winners in the Student, Youth, Open and Professional competitions of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022 will be announced on Tuesday, April 12 and will go on display as part of the exhibition at Somerset House, London between Wednesday, April 13 and Monday, May 2.

Scroll through the gallery above to see some of the winners of the National Awards 2022