Brent Stirton

were announced The Winners of The Professional category for the year 2020 in the Sony World Photography Awards, with Pablo Albarenga named as photographer of the year for his work on the indigenous communities in Latin America .

Pablo Albarenga, a documentary photographer based out of Uruguay and is this year's photographer of the year for his series, seeds of resistance, which highlights the plight of the indigenous population in Latin America , the fight for the preservation of their territories of agri-business and the deforestation of the forests.

Albarenga work couple of aerial shots of some of the sites in danger, with portraits of the activists fighting to preserve.

The Project , The People and their Land - explores the Sacred spaces, where generations of their ancestors are buried.

Shot From Above , depicted are the main characters, as if you lay down your life for your area.

The Winner of The Open , student and youth competitions were also announced, along with the overall winner in each of The Professional categories of the competition.

The Open competition celebrates The Power of individual images, and this year's winner is Tom Oldham for his portrait of Black Francis , lead singer of the Rock Band Pixies, originally recorded for MOJO magazine.

Ioanna Skellaraki, representatives of The Royal College of Art, won in The Student competition for her series Aeiforia, which deals with the issue of sustainability through a series of night-time photographs of solar cells, Wind Turbines and battery-farms on The Island of Tilos in Greece.

The Youth Photographer of the Year " award went to 19-year-old Hsien-Pang Hsieh from Taiwan for the image with the title Hurry, a street performer, to be displayed, you can proceed quickly, but is in fact silent.

Sandra Herber is The Winner in the category of architecture, for her series Ice Fishing huts, Lake Winnipeg.

"These huts, shacks, or permies (as they are called in Manitoba) needs to be transported, protecting the occupants from The Elements and allow people to access The Ice for fishing. "

documentary winner of the category " Chung-Ming Ho is focused on demonstrators for his series of wounds from Hong Kong .

"reports suggest that since the demonstrations began, cases of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has increased in the population. "

the First Place in the category "environment" went to Robin Hinsch for his series of Wahala is a look at the impact of the oil industry on communities and the ecosystem of the Niger Delta.

"For about 70,000 square kilometres [the 27,000 square-miles] of wetlands, the Niger-Delta, formed mainly by sedimentary deposits. The region is home to More Than 30 million people and 40 different ethnic groups, Making Up 7. 5% of Nigeria's total land mass. He used to boast an incredibly rich ecosystem with one of the highest concentrations of biodiversity on The Planet , before the oil industry moved. "

Ronny Behnert won the category landscape with a series with the title Torii are traditional Japanese gates, the shrines usually at The Entrance to Shinto.

"Most of The Time I force neutral-density filters, long exposures and my work in the minimalist style. Some of the disappearance of my exposures in The Last Five Minutes or more, so that no disturbing elements in the water or in the sky the longer the exposure, the clearer the image is. "

in the crisis, by Brent Stirton for the first time in The World of nature & Wildlife category.

"you are The World 's most illegally traded mammals, with an estimated one million of Asia traded in The Last 10 Years . This work presents The Trade , while exploring aspects of illegality and celebrates The People who are trying to save these animals. "

portrait photography winner Cesar Dezfuli photographed, saved people, consisting of a rubber-boat drifting in The Mediterranean for the number of passengers.

"had left The Boat , a few hours before from Libya. In the experiment, a human face to this event, I photographed The Passengers minutes after their rescue. Their faces, their eyes, the markings on their bodies reflected The Mood and physical condition were you to a trip already marked your life forever. "

the Senegalese Wrestler of Angel Lopez Soto triumphed in the sports category.

"the fights have been known to attract an audience of around 50,000 in a stadium. For many, it is a piece of African life, tradition and culture, in which there is a mix of animist and Muslim beliefs. "

The Still Life -winner of the category " Alessandro Gandolfi for his series on immortality Inc.

"Can you really be immortal? Only a few really believe in it, and so the research is focused on the cryopreservation, the human-machine hybridization and spirit downloads. "

Source of news: bbc.com