Photographers
2018 Sony World Photography Awards open for submissions
PhotocriticEtc© Maroesjka Lavigne, Courtesy of Robert Mann Gallery / 2016 Sony Grant recipient
The 11th edition of the Awards is marked by the introduction of two challenging new categories in the Professional competition, ‘Creative’ and ‘Discovery’, and an important new opportunity for award-winners to secure a grant to fund future photographic projects.
The new ‘Creative’ and ‘Discovery’ categories are both designed to embrace photographers working at the cutting-edge of the medium. Judges will specifically look to reward originality, experimentation and imagination.
The Sony World Photography Awards comprise four competitions:
- Professional – 10 categories judged upon a body of work (five to 10 images)
- Open – best single images across 10 categories
- Youth - young photographers aged 12-19 responding to a brief with a single image
- Student Focus – for those studying photography
All category winners of the Professional, Open, Youth and Student Focus competitions will receive digital imaging equipment from Sony.
In addition, cash prizes of $25,000 (USD) will be presented to the Photographer of the Year and $5,000 (USD) to the overall Open competition winner.
All category winners plus many of the shortlisted Awards photographers will be exhibited at the annual Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition in London and then toured internationally. The images will also be published in the annual Awards winners’ book and all shortlisted and winning photographers are given global exposure via dedicated marketing and press campaigns.
To learn more and to enter, visit the World Photography Organisation’s website.
