DUBAI: Saudi lensman Naif Al-Bugami has secured a spot on the national winners’ list of the 2021 Sony World Photography Awards. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @arabnews.lifestyle Al-Bugami’s winning image featured a man wearing a silvery suit posing in front of a vintage car. The World Photography Organization announced the national award winners of the contest this week. Al-Bugami is not the only winner in the Middle East. Photographers Abdelhamid Tahoun from Egypt, Naser Alomari from Kuwait and Dubai-based artist Mireia Vilaplana have also been awarded. More than 330,000 images were submitted for the contest, of which about 165,000 were entered in the Open competition — from which the national awards shots were selected. Besides the global exposure, the winners will receive a Sony digital imaging kit. The program has rewarded more than 500 photographers and currently operates in 51 countries.