Photographer’s Bo-Kaap Shot Wins in World Photography Competition

A photographer visited Cape Town and snapped a shot of a famously vibrant Bo-Kaap scene. That {photograph} has simply scooped a worldwide award!

Cape Town, South Africa (25 February 2026) – Out of just about half 1,000,000 images submitted from a whole bunch of nations the world over, Robby Ogilvie’s snap of the Bo-Kaap has been introduced as a class winner on this 12 months’s Open Competition of the Sony World Photography Awards.

Most South Africans will know the deep history behind the colorful homes of the Bo-Kaap.

They first originated as rental properties painted white by Dutch house owners. After slavery was abolished within the 1830s, residents painted their houses in vibrant colors to have a good time their freedom and reclaim their Cape Malay id.

“I’m thrilled to share that my photograph, Colour Divides, taken in the Bo-Kaap neighbourhood of Cape Town, has been announced as a category winner in the 2026 Open Competition of the Sony World Photography Awards.” shares Robby.

The Open competitors accepts entries the world over and rewards one of the best single, standalone pictures throughout 10 classes together with Architecture, Creative, Landscape, Lifestyle, Motion, Street Photography, and Object.

“Selected from over 430,000 photographs submitted from more than 200 countries and territories, this recognition is incredibly humbling and deeply appreciated. To have this work acknowledged among so many remarkable global entries is a real honour.” provides Robby. 

In April, his Bo-Kaap {photograph} will go on show on the Sony World Photography Awards ceremony and exhibition in London, the place The Open Photographer of the Year might be announced.

When it’s not a neighborhood photographer scooping an acclaimed worldwide award, it’s a neighborhood scene that carries a narrative the world ought to know.

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