The winners of this 12 months’s Sony Alpha Awards from Australia and New Zealand are really charming: from evocative frames of the pure world to dramatic and intimate human tales.
For 2025, the competitors noticed greater than 3,000 photos from professionals and amateurs alike throughout 13 classes. This 12 months’s grand prize winner – a once-in-a-lifetime shot of a penguin hanging a pose in mid-air – earned Melbourne, Australia-based Mat Bell AUD 10,000 price of Sony digital camera gear. That is on the prime of this story.
I used to be additionally mesmerized by the successful Sea Life entry from West Australian underwater photographer Ross Gudgeon, which depicts cauliflower delicate coral within the Lembeh Strait of Indonesia virtually like a portray.
Ross Gudgeon
There’s additionally a complete lot happening within the Sports activities category-winning shot of a giant rodeo second, by Susan Church from New Zealand. The extreme motion, frozen in a tightly composed body, is sort of a renaissance portray with its wealthy particulars.
Susan J Church
You’ll be able to see all of the winners in our gallery here. For extra, Sony’s Scene site has the finalists for each category as well.
For those who’re within the temper to browse extra wonderful picture galleries, could I curiosity you in a selection of minimalist compositions, incredible shots of birds from photographers in North and South America, or frames from nature from the 2025 World Nature Photography Awards and final 12 months’s Sony World Photography Awards?
