The World Photography Organisation is organising the Sony World Photography Awards 2023 for people aged 18 to 30 years!

About The Competition

The Sony World Photography Awards is the leading competition for photographers and artists working in photography. Made up of four competitions (Professional, Open, Student and Youth), all entries are free. The Awards are regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious photography competitions by elevating photographers’ careers – from established to emerging – since it started 16 years ago. 

Competition Theme

  • For this year’s student competition, they’re asking entrants to centre their projects around ‘Home’.
  • A universal theme that can be interpreted in myriad ways, show them through five to 10 images a story where the theme ‘Home’ is the focal point.
  • From capturing a place that you (or a subject) hold close, to documenting quotidian life, to what home symbolises to a group or community, show them in your own visual signature what home can signify.
  • You might want to think about the theme beyond the physical sense: home can for many unlock memories and trigger events from the past.
  • Your images can be taken on any device, shot in any style – be black & white or colour – and approached from whichever angle you feel is best.
  • While creative responses are encouraged, it’s key to stick to the brief.
  • For information relating to this year’s brief or any other questions please email Panos Pomonis at panagiotis[at]worldphoto[dot]org.

*A programme refers to a formalised photography course/credit/module/foundation which is taught at higher education level, within a diploma/Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts curriculum.

Competition Guidelines

  • Free to enter and open to photographers between 18 to 30 years of age.
  • All entries must confirm, on application, their acceptance of the rules of the Competition and these Terms and Conditions. Entries must be submitted by 13.00 GMT on 30 November 2023. 
  • Students are required to submit Five (5) – Ten (10) images responding to a brief.  To enter, students must ensure their institution is registered and images are submitted via www.worldphoto.org.
  • Images from all participating students will then be judged by the selected World Photography Organisation judging panel to choose a shortlist and overall winner. The selected shortlist will be announced after being deemed suitable by the World Photography Organisation after February 1, 2024.
  • The overall winner will be announced in April 2024.
  • The decision of the World Photography Organisation is final and no negotiation will be entered into.

There are many more Competition Guidelines, which you can read here.

Awards and Prizes

The overall winning university is given Sony digital imaging equipment worth €30,000, which is approximately Rs. 26.5L. Check more details about awards and prizes here.

Submission Deadline

Deadline for entries is November 30, 2023.

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How to Apply?

Interested applicants can submit their entries through this link.

Click here to view the official notification of the Sony World Photography Awards 2023 by World Photography Organisation [Ages 18-30 Years; Prizes of Rs. 26.5L].

Image taken from here.