A fox braves the snow. A mother elephant attempts to assist her calf up a muddy riverbank. A gibbon appears serene in contemplation.
The 2025 Sony World Photography Awards has unveiled its 10 category winners and shortlist honorees for the Open competition. “The Open competition celebrates the power of a single photograph to capture and distill a singular moment, and to evoke a broader narrative,” a press release explains.
In the Natural World and Wildlife category, the top prize went to a captivating image (seen above) of a group of polar bears feasting on the carcass of a whale in east Greenland. The photo was captured by Estebane Rezkallah of France.
A wild fox photographed at Gran Paradiso, Italy.
Copyright: © Ilena Fasci, Italy, Shortlist, Open Competition, Natural World & Wildlife, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
The Open Photographer of the Year will be revealed in London on April 16, 2025. For a complete look at all the Open competition category winners and shortlisted photographs, visit the World Photo Organisation.
