$60,000 Sony World Photo Awards for Professionals and Young Photographers 2020

• Professional (for a body of work),
• Open (for a single image),
• Student (for academic institutions) and 
• Youth (for 12-19 year-olds).

All images are judged by industry experts from across the world, who come together each year in London to reward standout works.

With the power to kickstart and shape careers, the Awards provide those working in photography a global stage to showcase their work. Previous winning and shortlisted photographers have gone on to be represented by renowned galleries and institutions worldwide, as well as their work being featured in major international publications.

In addition, the Awards recognize the world’s most influential artists working in the medium through the Outstanding Contribution to Photography award; previous recipients include Mary Ellen Mark, Elliott Erwitt, Martin Parr, William Eggleston, Candida Höfer and, most recently, Nadav Kander.

Eligibility

The Sony World Photography Awards has four competitions:

• Professional – Recognizing outstanding bodies of work
• Open – Rewarding exceptional standalone images
• Youth – Celebrating the best single images by emerging photographers aged between 12-19 years-old
• Student – Providing a platform for photography students worldwide
• Always free to enter, there is a competition and a category for everyone – from Architecture, Documentary, Landscape, Portraiture, Sport, Street Photography, Wildlife, Travel, Culture and more.