Sony has announced the finalists of the ninth annual Sony Alpha Awards, which recognise Australian and New Zealand photographers from amateur to professional who use Sony Alpha cameras and lenses.

Grand Prize Winner of the 2023 Sony Alpha Awards – image by Lewis Burnett.
The selections have been made from more than 2,600 stunning images submitted for this year’s competitions. The shortlisted entries are across 11 categories which include the reintroduction of the Youth category to recognise photographers aged 13 to 18. The Grand Prize winner will be selected from among the total pool of finalists by Scott Gray, CEO of the World Photography Organisation and announced on Friday 27 September at a private awards night, held in Sydney. .

The finalists for the 2024 Sony Alpha Awards are as follows:
Astrophotography: Alexander Yan, AU, Brent Martin, AU, Cory Marshall, AU, Damir Maksan, AU, Jay Town, AU, Nicholas Doran, NZ
City/Street: Angelo Cosgayon, AU, Kaylob Eyles, AU, Laurence Arundell, AU, Luke David, NZ, Tony Pham, AU
Creative: Leighton Compton, AU, Linda Bernau, AU, Mike Hobbert, AU, Steve Meier, NZ
Editorial: Joe Vo, AU, Mauro Barberis, AU, Nick Gane, AU, Sim Chong, AU,Tyson Peisley, AU
Landscape:  Mike Hobbert, AU, John Ford, NZ, Keith Campbell, NZ, Mitchell Wong, AU, Scott Howes, NZ, Scott Thompson, AU
Nature: Clayton Harris, AU, Lewis Burnett, AU, Peter Hutchins, AU, Ross Gudgeon, AU, Ross Mastrovich, NZ, Geoffrey Hui, AU, Rowan Dear, AU, Vikrant Deshpande, AU
Portrait: Anthony Stonehouse, AU, Benizi Santamaria, AU, Fraser Penning, NZ, Ian Reichstein, AU, Rachel Jordan, NZ
Sport: Andy Cheung, AU, Blake Pickup, NZ, Jay Town, AU
Seascape: Darren Cole, AU, Jarvis Smallman, AU, Jeff Sheppeard, AU, Maribi Mazo Lavin, AU, Mike Hobbert, AU, Ji Deng, AU
Wedding: Michael Kouk, NZ, Wenyuan Kuang, NZ, Ben Sowry, AU
Youth: Hong An Te, AU, Indi Willson, AU, Jarvis Smallman, AU

In 2024, Sony is introducing the first ever Scene Tradeshow. This ticketed event takes place over two days where attendees will have the opportunity to get hands on with the latest Sony cameras, lenses and accessories. Taking place on the Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 of September at the White Bay Power Station in Rozelle, Sydney attendees will be inspired by industry experts through a curated selection of talks, panels and masterclasses. On display at the Scene Tradeshow will be a printed artist gallery of all finalists in the 2024 Alpha Awards, and a screening of the shortlisted films for Sony’s short film competition, Catchlight Film Festival. Sony’s Scene Tradeshow is a photography, film making and content creators expo event and is not one to miss. Click here to register your interest.