Rajeev Abeysekara bags Sony World Photography Awards 2023 national award for his scintillating capture

Sony World Photography Awards, one of the most prestigious global platforms in the photography industry for individuals to showcase their talent, has awarded the Sri Lanka national award at the Sony World Photography Awards 2023 to Rajeev Abeysekara for his magnificent click of a leopard in the wilderness of Sri Lanka, Sony announced.

Each year thousands across the world submit their best shots to go into the history books as a winner and it truly needs a masterpiece capture to become a winner, a news release said.

Abeysekara received his award on May 18 at the BMICH during the G Master Mega Workshop organized by Sony and their authorized distributor in Sri Lanka, CameraLK. In front of a packed audience he was presented with a brand new Sony A7RV camera and a 24-70mm F/2.8 GM II lens by Sony Singapore representatives at the event Thomas Sim, Vincent Tay and the Managing Director of CameraLK, Anushka Gunasinghe. As the national award winner in Sri Lanka, Abeysekara will be included in the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition and book.

The Award winning photograph by Rajeev Abeysekara