25.10.2010
Scade il 5 Gennaio 2011.
Sponsored by Sony, the World Photography Awards is widely recognised as the leading photographic awards programme in the World.
Discover a vast universe of imagery and journey through many diverse genres of photography. From exhilarating sport to glamorous fashion, candid documentary, captivating landscapes, people, places, trends and imaginations – the Sony World Photography Awards unveil stories seen and told by people across the globe.
The Open competition, which replaces the amateur competition, has been created for the growing number of people with a love of photography. It has nine categories including Nature & Wildlife, Travel and After Dark, and is judged on a single image.
Professional and ‘serious enthusiast’ photographers are invited to join the Professional competition and will be judged on a body of work. The 14 professional categories are arranged into three genres – Commercial, Fine Art and Photojournalism & Documentary – and new categories include Lifestyle, Still Life, and People.
Both competitions are free to enter.
Eligibility
The Professional Competition is open to all Photographers entering a body of work, with a minimum of three images and maximum of 10. Both published and unpublished work can be considered
The Open Competition is open to everyone and is judged on a single image.
Prize
Winners of the Professional and Open categories will each receive their trophies at the Sony World Photography Awards ceremony in London on 27 April 2011.
The winner of the L’Iris d’Or / Sony World Photographer of the Year will also be revealed and will be presented with $25,000 (USD) plus Sony’s Alpha digital SLR camera equipment. The overall Open competition winner will receive $5,000 plus Sony’s Alpha digital SLR camera equipment.










