Sony World Photography Awards 2010

Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Poland,
Shortlisted for Student Focus Award

The shortlist for the 2010 Sony World Photography Awards Student Initiative is announced today, Monday 8 February. Joanna Piotrowska and Justyna Gryglewicz
from Department of Photography, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow, Poland, are amongst the 12 shortlisted young photographers from six institutions worldwide.

The Student Focus award is an extended university programme, and has grown from ten universities in Europe in the inaugural year of the awards, to 60 institutions in 2009. The 2010 competition has attracted a staggering 120 institutions across six continents, creating the world's most high-profile student photography Award.

Students were asked to submit images which focus on the 2010 Student Focus theme of 'War and Peace' as reflected in their country, resulting in an astonishing array of unique images. 12 burgeoning photographers - two students from six institutions from six continents - have now been chosen to take part in the final competition in Cannes.

The six winning institutions are as follows:

Africa/Middle East Stellenbosch Academy of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Design and Photography
Asia Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi, India
Australasia Griffith University Queensland, Australia
Europe Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow, Poland
North America SAIT Polytechnic Alberta, Canada
South America Escuela Argentina de Fotografía Ciudad Autónoma de
Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Zernica, 204 houses, Joanna Piotrowska

Behind the ghetto wall, Justyna Gryglewicz