Sony World Photography Awards 2017

Total prize fund of $30,000 (USD) + more

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Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2017, the Sony World Photography Awards showcases the best photography in the world from the past year.

Free to enter and open to all photographers, the awards’ are an authoritative voice in the photographic industry, with the power to shape the careers of its winning, shortlisted and commended photographers.

In 2016 the total number of entries received since the first edition in 2007 surpassed 1 million images, reinforcing its position as one of the most respected and influential photography competitions in existence.

Each year a total prize fund of $30,000 (USD) plus the latest Sony digital imaging equipment is shared between winning photographers. Photographers are taken on a year-long journey, bringing untold exposure and providing a global stage on which to present their work.

The hugely popular Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition, featuring a selection of winning, shortlisted and commended images, is curated at the prestigious Somerset House, London each Spring.

The Sony World Photography Awards has four competitions

Professional – 10 categories, judged on a body of work
Open – 10 categories, rewarding the best single images
National Awards – Entries submitted to the Open competition are automatically entered into the National Awards based on nationality (please check if your individual country is participating).
Youth – for all photographers aged 12-19, a single image responding to one brief
Student Focus – for those studying photography

Prizes:

Professional Competition:
Photographer of the Year - $25,000 (USD) / Sony digital imaging equipment / Included in exhibition at Somerset House, London

Category winners - Flights & accommodation to awards ceremony in London / Sony digital imaging equipment / Publication in winners’ book / Included in exhibition at Somerset House, London

Shortlist - Digital exhibition at Somerset House, London

Open Competition:
Open Competition winner​ - $5,000 (USD) / Sony digital imaging equipment / Flights and accommodation to the awards ceremony in London / Included in exhibition at Somerset House, London

Category winners - Sony digital imaging equipment / Publication in winners’ book / Included in exhibition at Somerset House, London

Shortlist - Digital exhibition at Somerset House, London / Publication in winners’ book

Youth Competition:
Youth competition winner - Flights and accommodation to awards in London / Sony digital imaging equipment / Included in exhibition at Somerset House, London

Shortlist - Digital exhibition at Somerset House, London / Publication in winners’ book

Eligibility:

Open to all photographers internationally.

Copyrights & Usage Rights:

The World Photography Organisation recognizes You, the author of the image, retain full ownership of the copyright in each Entry.

All entrants understand that any image submitted to the site may be used by the World Photography Organisation for marketing and promotional purposes of the site only, for a maximum of three years after the entry is uploaded. You hereby grant the World Photography Organisation a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence in each Entry throughout the world for three years in all media for any use connected to the promotion of the Site.

Any photograph used by the World Photography Organisation in the promotion of the site shall carry a credit line. Any failure to provide such credit line shall not be deemed to be a breach, as long as the World Photography Organisation uses its reasonable endeavours to rectify such failure within a reasonable period from the date of notice of such failure.

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