The World Photography Organisation and Sony India are delighted to announce Pradeep Kodimana Ramakrishnan as India’s National Award winner for the Sony World Photography Awards 2023.
The National Awards program is an initiative set up by the World Photography Organisation and Sony to support local photographic communities around the world, with 55 countries taking part this year.
Over 415,000 images from over 200 countries and territories were submitted to the Sony World Photography Awards 2023 and over 200,000 were entered to the Open competition (from which the National Awards winner was selected).
Pradeep was anonymously selected by judges for his photograph Tuffie entered into the Street Photography category of the Open competition. The image depicts Navigating life’s twists and turns, one step at a time.
Pradeep is a scientist, traveller and photographer from Kerala, India. His passion for photography started as a hobby using smartphones and basic DSLRs. Like him, his obsession with photography is constantly evolving. He expresses his perspective towards the world through his photos. His images were published at United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) 2022. He is a self-taught photographer and has learned photography through experimenting and independent study from various online sources.
Commenting on his win Ramakrishnan said: “Being named the winner of the Sony world photography awards has been a tremendous experience and the absolute highlight of my career! Having my talent recognized at this elite level is extremely rewarding. I express my heartfelt delight to all that enabled me to achieve this goal. I am just at the beginning of this journey. Photography is the universal language that speaks to the heart. BELIEVE IN LIGHT!”
As India’s National Award winner, Pradeep Kodimana Ramakrishnan receives Sony digital imaging equipment and will be included in the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition and book.
The overall winners in the Student, Youth, Open and Professional competitions of the Sony World Photography Awards 2023 will be announced on 13 April 2023 and will go on display as part of the exhibition at Somerset House, London (14 April – 1 May 2023).