A photographer's moving tribute to a friend killed in the 2011 Libyan Civil War has earned him the top prize at the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards, organizers announced
The resulting images span former fighters and civilians from both sides of the eight-month conflict that saw Gadhafi overthrown by anti-government rebels.
In a statement, prize chair Mike Trow described the project as a"powerful, personal set of portraits," adding:" work highlights the lengths photographers will go to tell a story and create meaning; each image giving a sense of the journey Anton took without ever being explicit about how his life ended."
Martins was selected from the winners of the annual awards' 10 professional categories, which span topics from sport and landscape to the environment. Now in its 16th year, the awards attracted more than 415,000 entries in 2023, with over 180,000 of them eligible for professional categories. Organizers said this year's competition had seen the highest number of entries in its history.
Scroll through the gallery above to see a selection of images from the winners of 2023's Sony World Photography Awards. An
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