Sony World Photography Awards 2027
Sony World Photography Awards 2027 is now open for entries!
The Sony World Photography Awards 2027, one of the most celebrated and diverse photography competitions in the world, now is open for entries inviting all professional, amateur, youth and student photographers to partecipate.
Short description
The Sony World Photography Awards 2027, one of the most celebrated and diverse photography competitions in the world, presented by the World Photography Organisation in partnership with Sony, now is in its 20th year and like every year has aim to showcase the best contemporary photography worldwide.
The awards offer an unparalleled opportunity for exposure for photographers at all stages of their career and are known worldwide by industry leaders.
With its unparalleled reach, the Sony World Photography Awards elevate the careers of photographers to the next level. Since the beginning, the Awards have championed inclusivity and access by being free to enter. Acting as an insight into photography today in all its diversity, the Awards spotlights photographers telling the stories of our time.
For 2027, the awards include the Series competition, Single Image competition, Student competition and Youth competition. The Series competition invites bodies of work of 5 to 10 images, while the Single Image and Youth competitions focus on standalone photographs, the Student competition asks partecipants to respond to the 2027 brief, “Journeys,” through a series of 5 to 10 images.
This edition introduces Histories as a new Series category and Animal Portraits as a new Single Image category. With categories spanning architecture and design, creative practice, documentary projects, environment, landscape, portraiture, sport, wildlife and more, the awards offer photographers a broad platform to place new and recent work in front of an international judging process.
Important Deadlines:
➜ 27 November 2026 16:00 (GMT) – Student competition closes
➜ 5 January 2027 16:00 (GMT) – Single Image and Youth competition close
➜ 12 January 2027 16:00 (GMT) – Series competition closes
Each category is judged by a panel of esteemed experts from the photography industry, ensuring that the evaluation process maintains high standards and integrity.
Eligibility
Open to photographers worldwide, with the Series competition open to entrants over 18, the Single Image competition open to all members of the public submitting images taken in 2026, the Youth competition open to photographers aged 19 and under, and the Student competition open to photography students aged 18 to 30 at selected registered institutions; entries must be original photographic work and cannot originate from computer-generated content.
Prize
The Series overall winner will receive $25,000, Sony Digital Imaging equipment, flights and accommodation to the London awards ceremony, a career-development day, a trophy, certificate, book and exhibition inclusion, press exposure, website and online promotion, and a solo display at the following year’s London exhibition. The Single Image overall winner will receive $5,000, with category winners and shortlisted photographers receiving benefits such as Sony Digital Imaging equipment, certificates, exhibition and book inclusion, press exposure and online promotion according to placement. Student and Youth winners receive Sony Digital Imaging equipment and related benefits, with the Student overall winner’s institution receiving Sony Digital Imaging equipment worth approximately €30,000.
Entry fees
The competition is free to enter.
