World Photography Awards

Proudly sponsored by Sony, the World Photography Awards is widely recognised as the leading photographic awards programme in the World.  The World Photography Organisation (WPO) supports professional, amateur and student photography and lends a global platform for the photographic industry to communicate, converge and showcase current trends in Photojournalism, Fine Art and Commercial Photography.

Sony World Photography Awards; Open Competition

Entry Start; 28 May 2010  Entry Close 5 January 2011

The Power of Imaging... Enter the world where image is passion.

The Open competition seeks the true amateur - the lover of photography - to enter a single image, capturing that perfect moment.  

All ages and levels of expertise are welcomed in this competition where image is everything and imagination is the only necessary ingredient.

Whether your passion is animals, places, people, sport, or travel, you could be the next to win $5,000 and a trip to the next Sony World Photography Awards ceremony and World Photography Festival in London!

For further information and to enter your work to the Sony World Photography Awards Open Competition the competition website.

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