Deadline: the deadlines vary between the different categories
Open to: established and emerging artists
Benefits: grants of 7,000 USD and 3,500 USD each are awarded to four professionals and three students, respectively, so that they can continue to develop their projects
DESCRIPTION
Produced by the World Photography Organisation, the internationally acclaimed Sony World Photography Awards is one of the most important events in the photographic calendar.
The Awards are a global voice for photography and provide a vital insight into contemporary work today. For established and emerging artists, the Awards offer broad exposure.
Now in its 14th year, the Award consists of four competitions: Professional (for photographers entering a body of work or portfolio), Open (for photographers who submit a single image), Student (for academic institutions) and Youth (for 12 to 19 year olds). -old).
Always free to enter, there's a competition and a category for everyone - from Architecture, Documentary, Landscape, Portrait, Export, Street Photography, Wildlife, Travel, Culture and more. New categories for the 2021 Awards include Object and Lifestyle in the Open competition and Portfolio in the Professional competition. The Architecture category in the Professional competition has been expanded to Architecture and Design.
With the power to boost and mould careers, the Awards give those working in photography a global stage on which to showcase their work. Previous winning and shortlisted photographers have gone on to be represented by renowned galleries and institutions around the world, and their work has been featured in leading international publications.
In addition, the awards recognise the world's most influential artists working in the medium through the Outstanding Contribution to Photography award; previous recipients include Mary Ellen Mark, Elliott Erwitt, Martin Parr, William Eggleston, Candida Höfer, Nadav Kander and, most recently, Gerhard Steidl.
ELIGIBILITY
Find the competition that's right for you - they're all free. The Sony World Photography Awards has four competitions:
- Professional - Recognising exceptional bodies of work
- Open - Honouring exceptional independent images
- Youth - Celebrating the best individual images by emerging photographers aged between 12 and 19
- Student - Providing a platform for photography students around the world
BENEFITS
All images are judged by industry experts from around the world, who gather in London each year to honour outstanding work. A total prize of $ 60,000 (USD) plus the latest Sony digital imaging equipment is shared between the winning photographers.
The Awards are your chance to have your work recognised globally and have the power to change the careers of those who win and are shortlisted.
The democratic approach of the Awards means that all artists working in photography have an equal chance of winning and being seen by the industry's leading experts.
Each competition is free and the categories are designed to be open to all photographic genres and abilities.
Successful photographers can get paid:
- Inclusion in global and country-specific marketing and media campaigns
- Exhibition at Somerset House, London
- Potential for inclusion in international exhibitions
- Inclusion in the Sony World Photography Awards
- Opportunity to apply for Sony Grant for other personal photographic projects
The World Photography Organisation has a thriving online presence and creates dedicated campaigns to give global exposure to the Award's successful photographers on its social media platforms, direct mailings and website.
HOW TO APPLY?
Do login or register -to take part in the competitions.
For more information, visit official website.
