Applications Invited for Sony World Photography Awards 2020

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About the Organization:

The World Photography Organisation is a global platform for photography initiatives. Working across up to 180 countries, their aim is to raise the level of conversation around photography by celebrating the best imagery and photographers on the planet. They pride themselves on building lasting relationships with both individual photographers as well as their industry-leading partners around the world.

Sony World Photography Awards 2020

Produced by the World Photography Organisation, the internationally acclaimed Sony World Photography Awards are one of the most important fixtures in the photographic calendar.

The Awards are a global voice for photography and provide a vital insight into contemporary work today. For both established and emerging artists, the Awards offer extensive exposure.

The Sony World Photography Awards has four competitions:

• Professional – Recognising outstanding bodies of work
• Open – Rewarding exceptional standalone images
• Youth – Celebrating the best single images by emerging photographers aged between 12-19 years-old
• Student – Providing a platform for photography students worldwide

Always free to enter, there is a competition and a category for everyone – from Architecture, Documentary, Landscape, Portraiture, Sport, 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 kickstart and shape careers, the Awards provide those working in photography a global stage to showcase their work. Previous winning and shortlisted photographers have gone on to be represented by renowned galleries and institutions worldwide, as well as their work being featured in major international publications.

Awards

All images are judged by industry experts from across the world, who come together each year in London to reward standout works. A total prize fund 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 has the power to change the careers of those who win and are shortlisted.

The democratic approach of the Awards means all artists working across photography have equal opportunity to win and be seen by leading industry experts.

Every competition is free to enter and categories are designed to be open to all photographic genres and abilities.

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

Deadline: Jan 7, 2021

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