香港攝影大賽2021已於2021年12月3日截止收件，本屆參賽者非常熱烈，雖然限於只收取香港境內拍攝的作品，但除了香港本地的攝影師之外，更有不少來自中國大陸、台灣、澳門、新加坡、菲律賓、孟加拉、澳洲、希臘、意大利、英國、伊朗及阿拉伯聯合酋長國等多個海外國家和地區的攝影愛好者參賽。

本屆大賽分為城市、生態、風景、人物、手機、短片六個組別，參賽作品共7,165件。大會評審由國家地理紀錄片導演姚執善（Andrew Yao）、香港攝影師劉兆景（Anthony Lau），以及《國家地理》雜誌中文版總編輯李永適共同擔任。

姚導演表示：「很高興能夠參與評審，再度透過國家地理之窗，重啟了我對香港城市以及自然人文風貌的新觀點。本屆有一部短片令我印象深刻《讓時間留在影像裡》，講述即將被拆除的油麻地停車場，作者言簡意賅的將緊張的香港生活、機械步調及城市風情，利用縮時攝影留下了對歷史性建築的記憶，精彩的片尾，深情的配樂剪輯令人感動，印象深刻。」另一位評審劉兆景認為：「作為一名在香港出生和接受教育的攝影師，非常榮幸能再次成為比賽評委之一，我很高興透過眾多參賽照片再次重遊香港，這些作品無論是在技術上，還是故事元素方面均呈現高水準。對於我與另外兩位比賽評委而言，從眾多精彩的作品中選出最終得獎作品，絕對是一項艱鉅的任務！獲獎作品從優雅和藝術的角度審視了我們家園面臨的挑戰，亦同時提醒我們，我們的家是多麼美麗。」李永適總編輯則表示：「本次國家地理香港攝影大賽再一次讓人驚喜。不但參賽件數與人次有所增加，進入決選階段的作品品質也較過往有顯著提昇。這次首度開創的短片大賽也有讓人亮眼的作品出現。相信假以時日，這個項目會出現更成熟精彩的作品，展現出香港的生命力。對於未來的參賽者，我期待看見更多攝影師尋找有創意、讓人意外的場景和角度，發掘出刻板印象以外的香港。」

會德豐地產常務董事黃光耀表示：「今年已經是連續五年與《國家地理》攜手合作『香港攝影大賽 』，很高興能夠見到很多有水準的作品。過去兩年，雖然疫情改變了大家的生活習慣，但是透過這個年度攝影盛事，讓更多攝影愛好者繼續盡展所能，以相片及影片，説出香港故事！人物組冠軍作品《崗位》由梁漢聲拍攝正反映疫情挑戰不同崗位的人，提醒大家要努力守護健康。恭喜各組別的得獎者，亦期待有更多有才華的攝影師，發揮潛能，利用『香港攝影大賽 』平台，向世界展現香港最美的一面。」

得獎名單如下： The Hong Kong Photo Contest 2021 drew to a close on December 3, 2021, with outstanding participation. While we only accepted photographs and short videos taken in Hong Kong, our entrants included photographers from many regions and countries, such as Mainland China, Taiwan, Macau, Singapore, Philippines, Bangladesh, Australia, Greece, Italy, United Kingdom, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates, and, of course, Hong Kong itself.

Hong Kong Photo Contest 2021 is divided into five categories: “Landscape”, “Wildlife”, “City”, “People” and “Mobile Photography” and Short Video. This year, the Contest has received over 7,165 submissions from both photography enthusiasts and professionals.

The judging panel this year comprises National Geographic Documentary director Andrew Yao; renowned Hong Kong photographer Anthony Lau; and Lee Yungshih, editor-in-chief of National Geographic magazine Chinese edition.

Director YAO said, “ I’m delighted to be able to participate in the judging process of this year’s contest. It has allowed me to once again renew my perspective on Hong Kong’s urban, cultural and natural features through the “frame” of National Geographic. A video entry that chronicled the Yau Ma Tei Car Park Building before its demolition impressed me the most this year. Using time-lapse photography, the videographer succinctly captured the tenseness of Hong Kong’s daily life as well as the monotonous, if not mechanical pace of the city. It is a requiem for historical buildings, which when combined with its wonderful ending and soulful soundtracks, makes for a touching and deeply impressive piece of video work.“

Anthony says, “As a photographer born and educated in Hong Kong, it's an absolute honour for me to be one of the judge in this contest. And for the second year, I am delighted to revisit my hometown with a lot of highly accomplished photo, both in terms of technical and story elements. Along with fellow contest judges, Mr Lee and Mr Yeo, we were entrusted with a difficult task to determine the winning shots from all of these great photos. The winning photos looked at the challenges that our home is facing from an elevated and artistics angle, while reminding us how beautiful our home town is, even with thousands miles apart. Thank you everyone of you!.”

Lee from Taiwan says, “This year’s National Geographic Wheelock Hong Kong Photo Contest is once again full of pleasant surprises! We saw not only an increase in the number of submissions, but also a significant improvement in the quality of our shortlisted selections； In addition, there’s also a number of impressive entries in our first-ever short video contest category. I believe that over time, we will see even more mature and exciting video works documenting Hong Hong’s vitality in this new category. As for our future entrants, I look forward to seeing more photographers break Hong Kong’s stereotypical mold with their creativity as they attempt to capture the city in unique and surprising perspectives.”

“This is the fifth consecutive year that Wheelock Properties have presented the Hong Kong Photo Contest with National Geographic Magazine Chinese Edition. We’re delighted to have received many submissions of superior quality. Even though our life has changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the past two years, this annual contest was still held to bring photography enthusiasts together to display their remarkable talent by telling stories of Hong Kong through photos and videos. Winner of People Category《Duty》by Leung Hon Shing depicts the very challenges facing workers across industries during the pandemic and reminds us to stay healthy. Congratulations to all the awardees! We look forward to the beautiful works from more distinguished photographers to showcase the unique beauty of Hong Kong on this platform in the future”, says Ricky Wong, Managing Director of Wheelock Properties.

The winners of the Contest are as below: