Deadline
• Professional competition: 13 January 2026
• Open competition: 6 January 2025
• Youth competition: 6 January 2026
• Student competition: 28 November 2025
Short description
The Sony World Photography Awards are held annually by the World Photography Organisation.
There are four competitions:
• Professional competition
All entrants must be over 18. Photographers must submit a series of 5 to 10 images per category.
• Open competition
The competition is open to anyone. The Open competition rewards outstanding single images across ten categories.
• Youth competition
The competition is open to young photographers under 19 year-olds. Photographers can enter up to three of their best 2025 images, in any genre or style.
• Student competition
The competition is open to all students of photography from World Photography Organisation selected Universities. Students are required to submit five 5 – 10 images responding to a brief.
Entry fee
Entry is free.
Prizes
• Professional competition
Photographer of the Year: $25,000 (USD) and Sony digital imaging equipment.
Category winners: Sony digital imaging equipment.
• Open competition
Overall winner: $5,000 (USD) and Sony digital imaging equipment.
Category winners: Sony digital imaging equipment.
• Youth competition
Youth Photographer of the Year: Sony digital imaging equipment.
• Student competition
Overall winner: Sony digital imaging equipment.