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Three Pakisatnis on the list of World’s biggest photography contest

ISLAMABAD: Three Pakistani photographers have been shortlisted for the 2016 edition of the Sony World Photography Awards.

Kumail Rizvi, Shahzad Khan and Zohaib Tariq have been recognised in the awards’ youth competition for photographers aged 19 and under.

Rizvi was shortlisted in the ‘youth environment’ category for an aerial image called “human made environment” showing a car park in Malaysia from the sky.



Human made Environment by Kumail Rizvi
Human made Environment by Kumail Rizvi


While Shahzad Khan was shortlisted in the ‘youth portraits’ category for “Awal Gul”, a stunning close-up photograph of a child taken in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad.



The portrait by Shahzad Khan that has been shortlisted in the competition PHOTO WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY ORGANISATION
The portrait by Shahzad Khan that has been shortlisted in the competition PHOTO WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY ORGANISATION


Pakistan by Zohaib Tariq
Pakistan by Zohaib Tariq


This year saw a record-breaking number of participants — 230,103 entries that have come in from 186 countries. A statement released by the awards committee also mentioned that there was an astounding 137% increase in the entries that came in from Pakistan.

The list of winners will be announced on April 21 at a gala ceremony in London. The winning photographers stand to win a share of a $30,000 prize, and their photos will be showcased at the World Photography Awards exhibition (April–May), and featured in the 2016 edition of the Awards book.

M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.