Now in its fourteenth year, the Sony World Photography Awards Professional competition, organized by the World Photography Organisation, recognizes a body of work notable for its technical excellence and fresh perspective on contemporary themes. Once again this year, participation has broken all records, and the winner of the title of Professional Photographer of 2021 will be selected from more than 145,000 photographs entered in the 10 professional categories out of the 330,000 submitted to the competition, which will be announced on April 15.
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Adicction / Social (Me)dia
I see social networks as a reflection of humanity, with all its pros and cons, and therefore a way of understanding each other. There is a lot of criticism around social networks, but we all use them. The important thing is to understand it as a communication channel and to be aware that there is always another human being on the receiving end. From my perspective, it doesn’t make much sense to try to escape social networks: they are part of our society and a form of immediate and accessible communication. The solution lies in learning to use them in a more honest, kind and humane way.
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