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Incredible Winners Of Siena International Photography Awards 2022

The Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA) Has Announced The Winners Of Its 2022 Competition, A Mix Of Newcomers and some of the most iconic photographs taken in the past year.

The annual SIPA competition, organized by the non-profit organization Art Photo Travel, is one of three Siena brand awards; Drone Photo Awards and Creative Photo Awards are others.

The organization says it aims to spread, promote and promote art, monuments, traditions, cultures, and natural beauty worldwide.

The Siena Art Photo Travel Awards regularly attract big names in photography talent, and this year was no exception; Because the overall winner of the contest is one of the most famous images taken in the last year

. This image, selected from tens of thousands of images submitted by photographers from 140 countries, will be exhibited in Siena from October 1 to November 20, along with the winning photos of the 12 SIPA 2022 categories.

Below you can see the incredible winners of the Siena International Photo Awards 2022.

overall winner

  • Konstantinos Tsakalidis

A photo taken by Greek photographer Constantinos Tsakalidis titled “Woman from Oia” depicts the desperation of Kritsiopi Panayiota, an 81-year-old woman; Because the flames are approaching his home during the intense forest fires that engulfed the country in the summer of 2021 and caused extensive environmental damage.

Street photography

  • Michael Kowalczyk

A gentleman in an old detective outfit walks through a cloud of subterranean steam rising from under East 37th Street. Skyscrapers and old buildings in the background complete the picture.

Travel and adventure

  • Rahat Bin Mustafiz

Negarbari Ghat Port is one of the busiest river ports in the country. Importers of fertilizers, food grains, coal, and cement use this route for easy transportation. Workers usually work here all day to unload the products from the ships. They carry the bags and get paid per bag at the end of the day,

The beauty of nature

  • Nadine Glendy

A line of small erupting volcanic craters west of the Land of Ice and Fire. As thick smoke rises into the sky, a river of lava guides the viewer’s eye. Seeing the volcanic eruption, hearing and smelling it, and feeling the incredible heat on the skin is a unique experiences.

Animals in their environment

  • Amish Nachum

Winners of Siena International Photo Awards 2022

Mother bears are very protective of their cubs. Sometimes, the mother must keep the baby by her side while searching for the next hunting ground. Due to climate change, bears must travel greater distances to find food and survive.

life under the sea

  • Francisco Xavier Murcia Recona

Tiny seahorses at this stage of life usually cling to any floating object with their tails. Sometimes they grab a piece of seaweed or a plastic portion and swim over it. This time, the seahorse moves with the help of a seagull feather.

Architecture and urban spaces

  • Mohammad al-Masri

Winners of Siena International Photo Awards 2022

Buildings are said to be inanimate objects. However, as an architectural photographer, the author thinks it is the opposite. The title of this image, “Joker’s Smile,” tells a different story: a speckled building with a smiling roof. The moon completes the face of this brick Joker.

Exercise in action

  • John Ross

Winners of Siena International Photo Awards 2022

Brazilian Olympic gold medalist Anna Marcela Kuna competes in the women’s 10km marathon swimming final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Odaiba Marine Park. A small fish jumps out of the water and is thrown in the opposite direction of the swimmer.

Documentary and photojournalism

  • Fabrizio Maffei

Winners of Siena International Photo Awards 2022

Even in 2020, while we were all fighting Covid, the world didn’t stop: people were still fleeing war and poverty, seeking a better future and risking their lives. In the Mediterranean Sea, rescuers led by Omid did not stop either.

Under 20

  • Rafael Gonavan

A girl with a sad expression and lips painted with lipstick is a photography model. The concept of the photo is transformed by the arrival of a curious little bird. Her colored lips attract the spider hunter, immortalized in flight.

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We hope you enjoyed watching this episode of Shutter. To see more works, visit Siena’s website. What do you think about the winners of this year’s Siena International Photo Awards? Which picture did you like the most?