Posted on 3 June 2024

Deadline

• Professional competition: 10 January 2025
• Open competition: 3 January 2025
• Youth competition: 3 January 2025
• Student competition: 29 November 2024

Short description

The Sony World Photography Awards are held annually by the World Photography Organisation.

There are four competitions:

• Professional competition
All entrants must be over 18. Photographers must submit a series of 5 to 10 images per category.

• Open competition
The competition is open to anyone. The Open competition rewards outstanding single images across ten categories.

• Youth competition
The competition is open to young photographers under 19 year-olds. Photographers can enter up to three images relating to the theme 'Through Your Eyes'.

• Student competition
The competition is open to all students of photography from World Photography Organisation selected Universities. Students are required to submit five 5 - 10 images responding to a brief. 

Entry fee
Entry is free.

Prizes

• Professional competition

Photographer of the Year: $25,000 (USD) and Sony digital imaging equipment.
Category winners: Sony digital imaging equipment.

• Open competition

Overall winner: $5,000 (USD) and Sony digital imaging equipment.
Category winners: Sony digital imaging equipment.

• Youth competition

Youth Photographer of the Year: Sony digital imaging equipment.

• Student competition

Overall winner: Sony digital imaging equipment.

Competition website
For further information visit the official competition website.