Sony World photography awards 2012

The Sony World Photography Awards is the world’s most comprehensive photography competition. It includes a Professional competition,which invites entries from the world’s leading photographers and ‘serious enthusiasts’, and an Open competition for everyone with an interest in photography.

A new Youth competition has been launched for younger photographers under 20 years of age and the Student Focus competition will continue to support and connect the next generation of photography pros. The Moving Image Awards have been expanded to include six categories following the great success of the inaugural Moving Image Award in 2011.

Entries for the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards close on 04 January 2012 and the vast majority of winners will be presented with their trophies at a ceremony in London in late April 2012. The winner of the L’Iris D’Or Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of the Year Award will also be revealed and presented with $25,000 (USD) plus Sony digital SLR camera equipment. The overall Open competition winner will receive $5,000 plus Sony digital SLR camera equipment.

Entries and winning work will be displayed at Somerset House, London, in April and May 2012 as part of the World Photography Festival 2012.

All competitions are free to enter and all images submitted must have been shot in 2011. Photographers may enter either the Professional or Open competition, it is not possible to enter both. For more details about the World Photography Organisation and the Sony World Photography Awards, please visit www.worldphoto.org.