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Sony World Photography Awards Series Competition — World Photography Organisation
  • Who Can Apply: Open worldwide to photographers aged 18 or over who submit a series of 5–10 images per category.
  • The Focus: Photography competition rewarding outstanding projects and narrative excellence across ten categories, with winning work shown at the Sony World Photography Awards London exhibition.
  • The Funding: Overall Photographer of the Year receives $25,000 (USD) plus Sony Digital Imaging equipment and a solo presentation at the London exhibition; category winners and runners-up receive equipment and exposure benefits.
  • Key Requirements: Submit 5–10 JPEG images (1MB–5MB, sRGB, EXIF data intact) with a series description via the World Photography Organisation website; published work must be dated between 1 January 2026 and 12 January 2027 or be unpublished; describe any manipulation; entrants must be over 18.
DeadlineTuesday, January 12, 2027
Award$25,000 (USD) awarded to the overall Photographer of the Year
Application fee$0
Locationglobal
ParticipationRemote
DisciplinesPhotography
Age range18–
Application notesFree to enter. Submit a series of 5–10 images plus a series description. Upload via the World Photography Organisation website (worldphoto.org) or an official Sony World Photography Awards website. Images should be JPEG files 1MB–5MB, saved in sRGB with EXIF data left in the file. Published work must have been published between 1 January 2026 and 12 January 2027; unpublished work may have been taken at any point but never shown publicly. Up to 20% of a series may be published at any point on personal platforms (one image for 5–7 images, two images for 8–10 images); archival usage and manipulation must be described. Shortlisted entrants must be able to supply high-resolution images of at least 5MB and 300ppi. Entrants may enter as many categories as they wish but cannot enter the same series or images into more than one category, and may also enter the Single Image competition with a different body of work. Computer-generated content cannot be the origin of an entry. Winners are responsible for any applicable income tax and for their own UK visa/entry costs.
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World Photography Organisation

Organization based in London