The Sony World Photography Awards offer a wide range of benefits for its winning photographers, including:
- The latest Sony digital imaging equipment
- Inclusion in the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition in London
- Inclusion in the annual Sony World Photography Awards winners book
- $25,000 (USD) for the winner of the Photographer of the Year title
- $5,000 (USD) for the winner of the Open competition
- Worldwide media exposure and increased recognition
2017 COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
Professional – 10 categories, judged on a body of work
- Art categories: Architecture / Conceptual / Landscape / Natural World / Portraiture / Still Life
- Documentary categories:Current Affairs & News / Contemporary Issues / Daily Life / Sport
- Prizes
- 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 – open to all members of the public; 10 categories, rewarding the best single images
- Images must be taken in 2016
- 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).
- Categories: Architecture / Culture / Enhanced / Motion / Nature / Wildlife / Portraits / Still Life / Street Photography / Travel
- Prizes
- 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 – For photographers aged 12-19, judged on a single image responding to the brief of ‘Beauty’
- Images must be taken in 2016
- If you are under 16, you have Your parent’s or legal guardian’s consent to participate in the Competition.
- Prizes
- 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
Student Focus – For photography students, judged on a single image responding to a brief
- Students must be between 18 – 30 years of age on the closing date of the competition.
- Images must be taken between the 1st June 2016 – 5th December 2016.
- Images may be digitally manipulated. You must provide details on how your image has been altered.
- All entries to be uploaded by tutors by the 5th December 2016.
To see full category descriptions, please visit https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards .
Photographers are welcome to enter their work for FREE into any of the awards’ four competitions: Professional, Open, Youth and Student Focus via www.worldphoto.org.
KEY DATES:
- December 5 2016 – Student Focus competition closes
- January 5, 2017 – Open and Youth competitions close
- January 10, 2017 – Professional competition closes
- February 28, 2017 – Shortlist for Professional, Open, Youth and Student Focus competitions revealed
- March 28, 2017 – Open, Youth and National Award winners revealed
- April 20, 2017 – Photographer of the Year plus Professional category winners and Open, Youth and Student competition winners revealed at ceremony held in London
- April 21 – May 7, 2017 – Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House, London
…7.1 The World Photography Organisation recognises You, the author of the image, retain full ownership of the copyright in each Entry.
7.2 All entrants understand that any image submitted to the competition may be used by the World Photography Organisation, and its Event Partners, for marketing and promotional purposes of You the author and the event only, for a maximum of three years after the awards ceremony in April 2017. 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 You the author and the SWPA event and/or competition, including, but not limited too:
(a) judging the Competition
(b) displaying the winning entries and runners up at public exhibitions promoting the World Photography Organisation and organised by the World Photography Organisation
(c) inclusion within the Website, a World Photography Awards book, magazine or similar
(d) inclusion within any materials promoting of the Competition and / or any exhibition organised by the World Photography Organisation, in the promotion of the the World Photography Organisation
(e) inclusion on Competition- and exhibition-related products to be sold by the the World Photography Organisation or any third party following the individual agreement by the author
(f) sub-licencing the Entries to the press for reproduction in connection with the Competition and any exhibition
(g) allowing viewers of the Website to view images on a computer screen, PDA or mobile telephone and store such pages in electronic form on disk or on a PDA or mobile telephone (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network) for their personal, non-commercial use only. Please also refer to clause 9.7.3 All entrants understand that the image information, including image name and description, may be shared with Event partners and media as per clause 7.1, 7.2 and 8. For the avoidance of doubt the “image information” does not include any personal information of You the author…
You agree to participate in related publicity and to the use of Your name and likeness for the purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation….
13. All entrants must be able to supply a high resolution image suitable for printing in media and an exhibition should the image be required.
14. There are no cash alternatives available for prize winners….
Professional Competition
https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/2017/professional
- Please read the complete Rules of the Professional Competition at https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/2017/professional
For the Open Competition, please note that the rules as stated above apply as well as the following rule:
…(h) incorporation by the World Photography Organisation and SWPA Event Partners in SWPA Galleries and or SWPA Gallery Applications on Event Partner devices for a period of three (3) years after the applicable award ceremony date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, You hereby acknowledge and agree if Your image is included in such SWPA Galleries or SWPA Gallery Applications Your image will remain perpetually in the device royalty free…
https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/2017/open
- Please read the complete Rules of the Open Competition at https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/2017/open .
For the Youth Competition, please note that all the rules stated above apply.
- Please read the complete Rules of the Youth Competition at https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/2017/youth .
For the Student Focus Competition, please note that the rules as stated above for the Professional Competition apply.
- Please read the complete Rules of Student Focus Competition at https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/student-focus/rules .
Good Luck! / Bonne chance!
PRESS RELEASE
2017 Sony World Photography Awards now open for entries
May 31, 2016 3:01 GMT
© Swee Oh, Malaysia, Winner, Arts & Culture, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards
●World’s largest photography competition celebrates its 10th anniversary
●New categories in Professional, Open and Youth competitions
“We are committed to challenging photographers to push their creative boundaries in the years to come.” Scott Gray, CEO, World Photography Organisation
June 1, 2016: The Sony World Photography Awards, the world’s largest photography competition, opens for entries today. Created by the World Photography Organisation, 2017 marks the awards’ 10th anniversary.
The Sony World Photography Awards annually recognizes the world’s best photography. Open to all photographers, the awards are an authoritative voice in the photographic industry that has the power to shape the careers of its winning and shortlisted photographers.Each year the competition attracts both emerging talent and established artists and presents the world’s best photography from the last 12 months to a global audience.
“Winning the Portrait category was life-changing. Professionally, winning the award helped kick-start my career” Sophie Gamand, Winner, Professional Portrait category 2015
“Winning brought more attention to my work and I started receiving more collaboration proposals and job opportunities” Kylli Sparre, Winner, Open Enhanced category 2014
“The award changed my life and beyond the great visibility obtained allowed me to create solid relations of friendships and professional collaborations that I otherwise would not have been able to obtain” Andrea Roseate, 3rd Place, Professional Candid category 2016
Photographers are welcome to enter their work for free into any of the awards’ four competitions: Professional, Open, Youth and Student Focus via www.worldphoto.org. The newly re-launched website gives a greater visual platform to the awards’ photographers and makes the entry process simpler than ever before.
The 2017 edition also sees new categories introduced across the all competitions challenging photographers to push their creative boundaries. Please see notes to editors for competition definitions and categories or click here.
The Sony World Photography Awards offer a wide range of benefits for its winning photographers, including:
- The latest Sony digital imaging equipment
- Inclusion in the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition in London
- Inclusion in the annual Sony World Photography Awards winners book
- $25,000 (USD) for the winner of the Photographer of the Year title
- $5,000 (USD) for the winner of the Open competition
- Worldwide media exposure and increased recognition
Scott Gray, CEO of World Photography Organisation, comments: “We are extremely proud to reach our 10th anniversary. Since launching in 2007 the Sony World Photography Awards has grown consistently in both size and credibility. Across the years the awards have discovered and celebrated a huge variety of photography. I am honored that emerging photographers across the word have been able to use the awards to launch their careers, and established photographers can use us to extend their networks. We are committed to challenging photographers to push their creative boundaries in the years to come.”
The 2016 Sony World Photography Awards attracted a record-breaking 230,103 entries to from 186 countries. The 2016 Professional Photographer of the Year title was awarded to Iranian photojournalist Asghar Khamseh for his series ‘Fire of Hatred’.
The Sony World Photography Awards shortlist will be announced on February 28, Open and National Awards winners revealed on March 28 and overall winners announced on April 20, 2017, with an exhibition at Somerset House, London, running from April 21 – May 7 2017.
Winning and shortlisted images from the 2016 awards are available to download at www.worldphoto.org/press
For all press enquiries please contact
Press department, World Photography Organisation
+ 44 (0) 20 7886 3043 / press@worldphoto.org
About World Photography Organisation The World Photography Organisation is a center point for global photography initiatives. We are a platform on which individual photographers are given worldwide exposure, and forge links across the photographic industry. Our aim is to raise the level of conversation around photography. In doing this we increase awareness and appreciation of the art form and celebrate the art of the photographer.The World Photography Organisation hosts a year-round portfolio of events including the Sony World Photography Awards, the world’s largest photography competition, and international art fairs dedicated to photography, PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai and PHOTOFAIRS | San Francisco. For more details see www.worldphoto.org
Sony Corporation is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, imaging, game, communications, key device and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. With its music, pictures, computer entertainment and online businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to be the leading electronics and entertainment company in the world. Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of approximately $68 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. Sony Global Web Site: http://www.sony.net/
