Lundi 03 Juillet 2017 12:42:32 par Claudia Lacave dans Concours

Press Release -

June 1, 2017: The 2018 Sony World Photography Awards, one of the world’s leading photography competitions, are now open for entries.

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.

Created by the World Photography Organisation, the Sony World Photography Awards are an authoritative voice in the industry. Celebrating the finest contemporary photography from the past year, the Awards give vast exposure, visibility and opportunity to photographers worldwide on an annual basis. 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 of four competitions:

• Professional – 10 categories judged upon a body of work (5-10 images) (Deadline: 13:00 GMT - January 11, 2018)

• Open – best single images across 10 categories. (Deadline: 13:00 GMT - January 4, 2018) National Awards - Entries submitted to the Open competition are automatically entered into the National Awards based on nationality

• Youth - young photographers aged 12-19 responding to a brief with a single image (Deadline: 13:00 GMT - January 4, 2018)

• Student Focus – for those studying photography (Deadline: 13:00 GMT - December 4, 2017)


In demonstration of the Awards’ commitment to create opportunities for its photographers, a new grant programme for those participating in the Professional and Student Focus competitions has been introduced this year.
From the winners of the 2018 Professional categories, Sony* will award multiple grants of $7,000 to selected photographers to pursue photographic projects of their choice.
In addition, shortlisted photographers from the Student Focus competition will each be given $3,500 (USD) to work together on a new photographic commission set by Sony* and the World Photography Organisation.

Prizes :

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.