All 33 finalists from this year’s Sony Alpha Awards photo competition

The 2020 Sony Alpha Awards photo contest has announced 33 final images from this year’s thousands of entries across 11 different categories, from astrophotography to weddings, creative to editorial, with every image taken on a Sony camera.

After speaking with Alpha Awards judge Robin Moon a few weeks ago, it’s interesting to see the photos that have come to the fore in this year’s competition, duking it out for some AU$30,000 (US$20,600) worth of camera gear. This is a contest exclusive to Australian and New Zealand-based shooters.

Here are a few we particularly enjoyed.

Creative category Finalist: Love Is A JourneyThey traveled all the way from America to elope in New Zealand. Just before they said their vows, I was feeling inspired and humbled by their love story and wanted to create a photo as a gift to thank them for choosing us to photograph a part of their journey in love. Camera: Alpha 7 III Lens: FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS Focal length: 70mm Shutter speed: 1/1000s Aperture: ƒ/4 ISO: 400
Creative category Finalist: Love Is A Journey

They traveled all the way from America to elope in New Zealand. Just before they said their vows, I was feeling inspired and humbled by their love story and wanted to create a photo as a gift to thank them for choosing us to photograph a part of their journey in love. Camera: Alpha 7 III Lens: FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS Focal length: 70mm Shutter speed: 1/1000s Aperture: ƒ/4 ISO: 400

Sirjana Singh

Sports category finalist: Sunrise Bokeh BarrelA warm water, early morning, backlit bokeh barrel, shooting fast moving subjects with such a shallow depth of field is not easy, the A7III tracked focus like a boss! Category: Sports Camera: Alpha 7 III Lens: FE 85mm F1.8 Lens Focal length: 85mm Shutter speed: 1/2500s Aperture: ƒ/4.5 ISO: 100
Sports category finalist: Sunrise Bokeh Barrel

A warm water, early morning, backlit bokeh barrel, shooting fast moving subjects with such a shallow depth of field is not easy, the A7III tracked focus like a boss! Category: Sports Camera: Alpha 7 III Lens: FE 85mm F1.8 Lens Focal length: 85mm Shutter speed: 1/2500s Aperture: ƒ/4.5 ISO: 100

Ryan Williams @ryzphoto

Astro division finalist: Milky Way over the Wanaka TreeWhen I arrived at this location near midnight, I was the only one there. It was quite a contrast compared to the normal flow of photographers during the day. I stacked together 15 images, each one being a 4 second exposure. Camera: Alpha 7R III Lens: FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM Focal length: 16mm Shutter speed: 4s Aperture: ƒ/4 ISO: 12800
Astro division finalist: Milky Way over the Wanaka Tree

When I arrived at this location near midnight, I was the only one there. It was quite a contrast compared to the normal flow of photographers during the day. I stacked together 15 images, each one being a 4 second exposure. Camera: Alpha 7R III Lens: FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM Focal length: 16mm Shutter speed: 4s Aperture: ƒ/4 ISO: 12800

Douglas Thorne

Nature category finalist: Into The LightA large female manta ray performs a feeding maneuver known as "barrel rolling" on the Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. These large rays are known to congregate on the Ningaloo due to the vast quantities of plankton brought up from deep water upwellings offshore. Camera: a6500 Premium Digital E-Mount Camera with APS-C Sensor Lens: E-Mount 20mm F2.8 Lens Focal length: 16mm Shutter speed: 1/1000s Aperture: ƒ/8 ISO: 800
Nature category finalist: Into The Light

A large female manta ray performs a feeding maneuver known as “barrel rolling” on the Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. These large rays are known to congregate on the Ningaloo due to the vast quantities of plankton brought up from deep water upwellings offshore. Camera: a6500 Premium Digital E-Mount Camera with APS-C Sensor Lens: E-Mount 20mm F2.8 Lens Focal length: 16mm Shutter speed: 1/1000s Aperture: ƒ/8 ISO: 800

Lewis Burnett

Click through on any of these images to check out the rest in our full gallery. Winners will be announced soon.

Source: Sony Alpha Awards

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