Organizer

World Photography Organisation

Location

Global (Exhibition held in London)

Deadline

• Student competition closes: 28 November 2025, 13:00 (GMT)
• Youth competition closes: 6 January 2026, 13:00 (GMT)
• Open competition closes: 6 January 2026, 13:00 (GMT)
• Professional competition closes: 13 January 2026, 13:00 (GMT)

Competition Category The awards feature four main competitions :

• Professional Competition: For bodies of work, with 10 categories including Architecture & Design, Creative, Documentary Projects, Environment, Landscape, Portraiture, Sport, etc. .
• Open Competition: For single images, with 10 categories including Architecture, Creative, Landscape, Lifestyle, Motion, Natural World & Wildlife, Object, Portraiture, Street Photography, and Travel .
• Student Competition: The theme for this edition is "Together" .
• Youth Competition: For creators aged 19 and under .

Eligibility

• Professional: For photographers submitting a body of work .
• Open: For photographers submitting single shots .
• Student: For photography students .
• Youth: For creators 19 years-old and under .

Entry Fee Free .

Prizes/Awards

• $25,000 cash prize .
• A solo display at the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition in London .
• Top Sony digital imaging equipment .
• Inclusion in the book .
• Worldwide recognition through press and media coverage .

Core Introduction

The Sony World Photography Awards is a prestigious international photography competition that is free to enter and open to photographers worldwide . It comprises four competitions (Professional, Open, Student, and Youth) and aims to establish a platform for the continuous development of photographic culture by supporting and recognizing photographers from leading practitioners to emerging talents .