Produced by the World Photography Organization, the internationally acclaimed Sony World Photography Awards are one of the most important fixtures in the global photographic calendar.
The Awards are a global voice for photography and provide a vital insight into contemporary photography today. For both established and emerging artists, the Awards offer world-class opportunities for exposure of their work.
Now in its 13th year, the Awards consist of four competitions:
- Professional (for a body of work)
- Open (for a single image)
- Student (for academic institutions)
- Youth (for 12-19 year-olds.)
WORTH
Successful photographers can receive:
- Inclusion in global and country-specific media and marketing campaigns
- Exhibition at Somerset House, London
- Potential to be included in international exhibitions
- Inclusion in the Sony World Photography Awards book
- Opportunity to apply for the Sony Grant to further personal photographic projects
ELIGIBILITY
Professional, Open & Youth:
- Entries in any 2020 Sony World Photography Awards competition must have been taken in 2019 (January 1 to December 31, 2019), with the only exception being that entries in the Professional competition may have been taken prior to this, only if they have been first published in 2019.
- In the Professional competition only, images that have been commissioned or acquired to be published for the first time in 2019 can also be entered, but only after the published date.
- Must be aged between 12-19 for entering Youth Competition
Student Competition:
- Must be aged 18-30
- The institution should be teaching higher education photography – a minimum of one module/course in photography as part of a degree course or similar.
- The competition is for all students studying an element of photography within a higher education course.
DEADLINE: January 14, 2020.
To apply and for more information visit here.
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