Sony Alpha Awards 2020: call for entries

11 February 2020

Now in its 5th year, entries for the 2020 Sony Alpha Awards are now open. The competition celebrates imagery captured on Sony cameras and lenses and is open to professionals and amateurs across Australia and New Zealand. Entrants can submit work across eleven categories, including; Astrophotography, City/Street, Compact Camera, Creative, Editorial, Landscape, Nature, Portrait, Seascape, Sports and Wedding.

Winners will share in a prize pool of over $30,000 worth of Sony camera gear with $2,000 of Sony digital imaging gear per category, and each of the category winners having the chance to win the overall Grand Prize of Sony digital imaging gear to the value of $10,000.

Those entering the Open categories can submit up to five images through the Alpha Awards competition page, all of which must have been taken with Sony Alpha cameras (body and lens), or a Sony fixed-lens Compact Camera (Compact Camera category only). A link for the Youth competition can also be found there.

Submissions will close on 24 May, 2020

For a little inspiration, check out the winners below, from the 2019 competition.

2019 winners

Grand Prize: James Muir

© James Muir. Seascape Finalist and Grand Prize Winner. Fresh Ice, Liquid Salt.
© James Muir. Grand Prize Winner and Seascape Finalist. Fresh Ice, Liquid Salt. "An iceberg drifts in the Southern Ocean somewhere near the polar circle. This was the first iceberg I had ever seen and I was stunned
for a moment by the majesty of this natural phenomenon. After taking a few photos,
I put my camera down and tears filled my eyes."

Landscape: Karen Huynh

© Karen Huynh. Landscape Winner. Flames. Photo taken from a Cessna, flying over a bauxite mine in Western Australia. Bauxite ore is the world’s primary source of aluminium. The ore must first be chemically processed to produce alumina (aluminium oxide) as seen in this picture.
© Karen Huynh. Landscape Winner. Flames. Photo taken from a Cessna, flying over a bauxite mine in Western Australia. Bauxite ore is the world’s primary source of aluminium. The ore must first be chemically processed to produce alumina (aluminium oxide) as seen in this picture.

Nature: Daniel Browne

© Daniel Browne. Nature Winner. Cleaning Time. A green turtle rests on some soft corals while being cleaned. She seemed to pose for the camera.
© Daniel Browne. Nature Winner. Cleaning Time. A green turtle rests on some soft corals while being cleaned.
She seemed to pose for the camera.

Portrait: Aries Tao

© Aries Tao. Portrait Winner. Cherish the moment.
© Aries Tao. Portrait Winner. Cherish the moment. "Ever since we are born, we are all going to die. Just like all flowers wither and fall before the winter. Life is the journey, and the flower is the moment. Living in the moment."

Sport: Joseph Hsu

© Joseph Hsu. Sports Winner. Federico Gaio. Australian Open 2019, qualifying round.
© Joseph Hsu. Sports Winner. Federico Gaio. Australian Open 2019, qualifying round.

Astrophotography: Tony Law

© Tony Law. Astrophotography Winner. Moonrise at Patterned Cliff.
© Tony Law. Astrophotography Winner. Moonrise at Patterned Cliff. "This photo was taken at Bouddi National Park, Australia, during moonrise. I used blending and focus stacking techniques to composite this photo."

City/Street: Jomel Bartolome

© Jomel Bartolome. City/Street Winner. Cloud 9. Image taken from Fiji Islands.
© Jomel Bartolome. City/Street Winner. Cloud 9. Image taken from Fiji Islands.

Seascape: Aristo Risi

© Aristo Risi. Seascape Winner. White Flesh Shines, Sulawesi.
© Aristo Risi. Seascape Winner. White Flesh Shines, Sulawesi. "I started documenting marine plastic in 2017 when I first bought an underwater set-up. I was on the look out to capture life, but I was
distracted by the frequency I encountered plastic in the ocean. Without fail,
it was there floating, dancing in the light, mimicking life; a truly haunting beauty."

Wedding: Ben Howland

© Ben Howland. Wedding Winner. Showered with Love.
© Ben Howland. Wedding Winner. Showered with Love. "Many weddings have confetti thrown, but I've never
seen it quite like this. 20fps on the A9 let me capture the perfect moment."

Youth: Alexi Perris

© Alexi Perris. Youth Winner. Commuting. This photo shows a man about to commute to his work as his daily routine.
© Alexi Perris. Youth Winner. Commuting. This photo shows a man about to commute to his work
as his daily routine.

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