The Sony World Photography Awards is the world’s biggest photography competition offering $30,000 (USD) in prizes and its aim is simple: to recognise and reward the best contemporary photography in the world.
Free to enter, photographers of all abilities are invited to submit either their best single shots or series of work. The images are judged by the World Photography Organisation and a specially selected jury from the World Photographic Academy which is made up on the photographic industry’s most esteemed individuals.
The Sony World Photography Awards has five competitions:
Professional – 14 categories, judged on a series of images, aimed at serious photographers
Open – 10 categories, judged on a single image, open to all
Youth – 3 categories, for photographers aged 12-19
Student Focus – for those studying photography
National Award – finding the best single image taken by a local photographer in over 50 countries
The awards offer categories across all genres of photojournalism, fine art and commercial photography.The categories include: current affairs; nature & wildlife; arts & culture, portraiture; contemporary issues; sport; landscape; still life; lifestyle; architecture, and more.
Entries Close
The deadline for the Open and Youth Competitions: Monday 5th January 2016 11.59:59pm (GMT)
Professional Competition deadline: Thursday 12th January 2016 11.59:59pm (GMT)
Student Focus Competition deadline: 6th December 2015 11.59:59pm (GMT)
For more information and to enter use the link below
http://worldphoto.org/about-the-sony-world-photography-awards/
