Sony Alpha Awards announces winners for 2022

29 July 2022

Sony Australia and New Zealand has announced the winners of the 2022 Alpha Awards.

Almost 4,000 images were submitted by professional and amateur photographers across the 12 categories in the competition, with the Grand Prize awarded to Sydney photographer Caitlin Eadie, for her image Rainfall in Limbo, which was captured with a Sony A7 III and 55mm f/1.8 lens.

The competition is only open to images captured with Sony cameras and lenses.

Grand Prize Winner, Caitlin Eafie, Rainfall in Limbo. — Grand Prize Winner, Caitlin Eadie, Rainfall in Limbo.

Eadie wins $10,000 worth of Sony camera gear, with the other category winners taking home $4000 cash each.

Jun Yoon, Head of Sony Digital Imaging ANZ, described the competition as a 'delight'.

"It is always a delight to get a glimpse into the creative minds of Alpha shooters and explore their curiosity of the world through the power of their photos."

The category winners for 2022 are below.

Astrophotography category, Laurie Winter, The Guardian.

Nature category, Paula Vigus, Gliophorus Lilacipes.

Landscape category, Graham Earnshaw, In Search of Light.

Editorial category, Matt Hrkac, Glued On.

City / Street category, Fabio Capodivento, Foggy Station.

Seascape category, Jingshu Zhu, Starfish.

Wedding category, Andrea Stephens, Edible Confetti.

Compact category, Gabrielle Lui, Bommie.

Portrait category, Carole Mills Noronha, Wonder.

Sport category, Scott Barbour, Matteo Berrettini.

Creative category, Ian Johnstone, Broad Appeal.