Sony World Photography Awards 2022 Starts Accepting Submissions

Submissions for the 15th edition of the Sony World Photography Awards are open from 1 June 2021 and free for all to enter via www.worldphoto.org. 

Created by the World Photography Organization, the Sony World Photography Awards are an authoritative voice in the industry.  Celebrating the best contemporary photography from the past year, the Awards give vast exposure and opportunity to photographers worldwide. Sony supports the Awards to help the continued development of photographic culture by giving a global platform to today’s talent.

Entry to the Awards is completely free and photographers are judged anonymously by a panel of industry leading judges. 

Sony World Photography Awards 2021 Judges And New Competition Categories Announced

Exhibition runs 16 April – 3 May, 2021 at Somerset House, London

The World Photography Organization is pleased to announce the judging panel for the Sony World Photography Awards 2021. Also revealed today are new categories in the Awards’ four competitions, entry deadlines and exhibition dates. 

Now in its 14th year, the Sony World Photography Awards are an authoritative voice in the industry, celebrating the best contemporary photography from the past year, and giving vast exposure and opportunity to photographers worldwide. Sony supports the Awards to help the continued development of photographic culture by giving a global platform to today’s talent. Entry to the Awards is completely free and photographers are judged anonymously by a panel of industry leading judges.

Jurors Revealed for 2020 Sony World Photography Awards

• Experts from across the industry will recognise the world’s best artists working in photography 2020 edition includes four new initiatives giving global exposure
• Touring exhibition of 2019 winners continues to Italy, Germany, Mexico, France & Japan
• New images from 2020 Awards’ entries available from www.worldphoto.org/press 

The jury for the 2020 Sony World Photography Awards is today revealed by the Awards’ creators, the World Photography Organisation.

Free to enter, the internationally acclaimed Awards present a vital opportunity for all levels of photographers from around the world to be seen, appraised and rewarded. The 2020 jury includes a diverse range of industry experts across the museum, gallery, art fair and media sectors. The Awards offer an unbeatable platform for its winning and shortlisted artists to gain exposure and recognition, with past recipients going on to secure gallery representation, publishing deals and widespread press coverage.

Sony World Photography Awards Reveals New Categories for 2020 and Latest Sony Grant Recipients

• Photography’s power to capture environmental issues recognized in new dedicated category
• Sony Grants awarded to four exceptional professional artists and three student talents
• Youth competition restructured to give young photographers more opportunity
• Exhibition tours to Japan, Italy, Germany and beyond in 2019

Submissions for the 13th edition of the internationally acclaimed Sony World Photography Awards is now open and free for all to enter at www.worldphoto.org. 

The 2020 Awards are marked by the introduction of an Environment category to its Professional competition, recognising the importance of the subject for contemporary artists, and a new format for the Youth competition, to engage and reward young photographers working worldwide.

Striking Standalone Images Announced as Open Competition Winners at 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Spanning ten diverse categories, the World Photography Organization is proud to reveal the winning single images of the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards’ Open competition.

Selected from a record-breaking number of entries submitted from 195 countries and territories, the judges have rewarded ten exceptional single images that each fit the brief of the diverse categories.  The winners are:

Sony World Photography Awards Launches its 2019 Edition with New Categories and Announces Latest Sony Grant Winners

The World Photography Organization today opens the 12th edition of the Sony World Photography Awards, the world’s most diverse photography competition.  To celebrate its continued presence as a leading global photography competition, the Awards reveal the latest recipients of the Sony Grant, from previous Award winners, and announces three new categories for 2019.