The Sony World Photography Awards has announced the 10 category winners and shortlisted photographers for the 2025 Open Competition.

Now in its 18th year, the competition celebrates powerful single images that capture a moment and tell a broader story. This year, over 419,000 images were submitted from over 200 countries. Among the winners is Ng Guang Ze from Singapore, whose mesmerising black-and-white image of a stream and grasslands in Wenhai, Lijiang, has earned recognition for its compelling narrative and visual impact, winning the ‘Landscape’ category.

Image by Ng Guang Ze:

A stream meandering through grasslands into a distant lake in Wenhai, Lijiang

The Open Photographer of the Year will be revealed on 16 April in London. Following this, winning and shortlisted images will be featured in an exhibition at Somerset House from April 17 to 5 May 2025, before traveling to other locations.

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索尼世界摄影奖（Sony World Photography Awards）近日公布了2025年度公开赛的10个类别获奖者及入围摄影师名单。今年是该赛事举办的第18个年头，致力于表彰以单幅作品定格瞬间、传递深层故事的影像力量。本届比赛共收到来自全球200多个国家和地区超过419,000幅参赛作品。新加坡摄影师Ng Guang Ze凭借其拍摄于丽江文海的黑白摄影作品脱颖而出，该作品以极具张力的叙事和视觉冲击力赢得 ‘Landscape’ 奖项。

“Open Photographer of the Year’ 最终得主将于4月16日在伦敦揭晓。获奖及入围作品将于2025年4月17日至5月5日期间在 “Somerset House” 首展，随后开启全球巡展。