The winners of the prestigious World Shootout 2024 photo competition were announced at the awards ceremony at the Boot in Düsseldorf.
The grand winner of this competition is Turkish photographer Hakan Basar, who won the Best Picture award with his photo of a Bryde’s whale and its calf during the Sardine Run in Mexico. Discover the winners of the 7 other categories: macro, wide angle, amateur, portfolio, fashion, environment, and clip.
Best Picture – Hakan Basar (Turkey)
Macro
1st Prize – Rowan Dear (Australia)
2nd Prize – Giancarlo Mazarese (Italy)
3rd Prize – Claudio Zori (Italy)
4th – Andrea Michelutti (Italy)
5th – Luc Rooman (Belgium)
Wide angle
1st Prize – Luc Rooman (Belgium)
2nd Prize – Anita Verde (Australia)
3rd Prize – Marco Lausdei (Italy)
4th – Luc Rooman (Belgium)
5th – Marie Burbaud (France)
Amateur
1st Prize – Fabrizio Serpe (Italy)
2nd Prize – Paola Antonioli (Italy)
3rd Prize – Alina Quek (Singapore)
4th – Vincent Mejean (France)
5th – Fabrizio Serpe (Italy)
Black water
1st Prize – Steven Kovacs (United States)
2nd Prize – André Moyo (France)
3rd Prize – Giancarlo Mazarese (Italy)
4th – Marchione Giacomo (Italy)
5th – André Moyo (France)
Portfolio (Best 5)
1st Prize – Paolo Bondaschi (Italy)
2nd Prize – Giancarlo Mazarese (Italy)
3rd Prize – Eduardo Acevedo (Spain)
4th – Enrico Somogyi (Germany)
5th – Fanny Floirat-Lohyer (France)
Fashion
1st Prize – Thomas Heckmann (Germany)
2nd Prize – Thomas Heckmann (Germany)
3rd Prize – Anna Aita (United States)
4th – Anna Aita (United States)
5th – Véronique Wurmli-Baudot (France)
Environment
1st Prize – Eduardo Acevedo (Spain)
2nd Prize – Andrea Michelutti (Italy)
3rd Prize – Vanessa Mignon (Australia)
4th – Fabiana Fregonesi (Brazil)
5th – Digant Desai (India)
Clip
1st Prize – Eiko T Jones (Canada)
2nd Prize – David Fernandez (Spain)
3rd Prize – Mutlu Payaslıoğlu (Turkey)
4th – Hèctor Ripollès (Spain)
5th – Yu Ming Kuris (Hong Kong)
Opening image 1st Prize – portfolio © Paolo Bondaschi / World Shootout 2024