Practical Photography

If you’re an amateur photographer, have you entered any photography competitions lately? If you’ve entered the latest contest by Sony, the Photography Awards, you’ll be excited to know that Sony has just released its shortlist for the finalists. 186 different photographers have made it to the final, hailing from 43 different countries.

Astrid Merget, the director of the final, stated:

The quality and level of photographers this year has risen greatly and we are thrilled to see many top names as well as excellent new talent on the shortlist. Every one of the shortlisted photographers should be very proud to have been recognised by such an esteemed jury.

The contest is made up of 12 different categories in 3 separate genres.