Asian photographers shortlisted for 2019 Sony World Photography Awards, including three Hongkongers
- A villager in China drawing symbols on rice cakes, a floral still life, and the red earth of Hokkaido’s Hell Valley feature in Hongkongers’ images
- The annual photography competition attracted a record 326,000 entrants; winners will be announced on April 17
Three Hongkongers have been shortlisted in a global photography competition. Entries from Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, India and Australia are also among those to have made the shortlist (see below).
The 2019 Sony World Photography Awards attracted more than 326,000 entries, the highest number to date.
The best of Sony World Photography Awards 2018
In the Culture section, Hong Kong’s Ming Kai-chan, who took up photography as a hobby when he was a teenager, was shortlisted for his image, Drawing the Happiness.
It was taken in a remote village in China’s Hunan province. It shows a village woman drawing traditional symbols on a dried rice cake, hoping for a joyful and healthy coming year.
Fellow Hongkonger Leung Ho-chan’s image Walking in the Hell Valley shows the red-earthed terrain of an area of Hokkaido, Japan. It was shortlisted in the Travel section