Sony World Photography Awards 2025 – Professional Competition
Opportunity type: Competition
For: Photographers
Deadline:13/01/26
Rewards: $25,000 + exhibition in London + equipment + exposure + flights & accommodation for award ceremony
Location Eligibility: Worldwide
About this opportunity
The 2025 Sony World Photography Awards – Professional Competition invites photographers from around the globe to submit a body of work (5–10 images per category) that demonstrates mastery of photographic storytelling and craft. Organized by the World Photography Organisation, this prestigious annual competition celebrates the best in contemporary photography across ten diverse categories, providing global recognition and career-defining opportunities for winners and finalists.
Rewards
Photographer of the Year (Overall Winner):
- $25,000 USD cash prize
- Sony Digital Imaging equipment
- Flights and accommodation for awards ceremony in London
- One-on-one portfolio reviews and networking day with industry experts
- Solo exhibition at the Sony World Photography Awards (London) the following year
- Global press exposure, publication in the annual Awards book, and inclusion in the exhibition
Category Winners:
- Sony Digital Imaging equipment
- Flights and accommodation to attend the ceremony in London
- Career development day with experts
- Global press exposure, certificate, trophy, and publication in the official book and exhibition
2nd & 3rd Place Winners:
- Certificates, global press exposure, publication in the Awards book and exhibition
Shortlisted Photographers:
- Featured online and in the global touring exhibition
Eligibility
- Open to all professional photographers aged 18 and above
- Free to enter
- Entries must include a series of 5–10 images per category with a short description
- Both published and unpublished works are accepted (published works must fall between 1 Jan 2025 – 13 Jan 2026)
- Manipulated images allowed, but must originate from analogue or digital photographs (no AI-generated works)
- Entrants must be the sole owner and copyright holder of submitted images
- Cannot enter the Open or Youth competitions simultaneously
Entry Fee
Free
How to Apply
Apply using the link: Sony World Photography Awards 2025 – Professional Competition
All questions regarding this competition should be sent to info@worldphoto.org
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