The World Photography Organization has announced the 2022 Sony World Photography Awards jury members, new awards, and exhibition collections, including a cash prize of $5,000 in support of the United Nations Environmental Sustainable Development Goals, and a new individual submission for this best photographer. general.
The Sony World Photography Awards 2023 exhibition opens its doors once more at Somerset House in London from 14 April to 1 May 2023. While the 2022 exhibition continues its world tour, it includes Award presentations for the first time at the Museum of Photographic Art in San Diego, California (October 8, 2022 – March 19, 2023), and also at the Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, UK (November 10 – December 11, 2022) ).
In the 16th Sony World Photography Awards cycle, the competition remains the world’s greatest and most prestigious photography competition; It supports the best contemporary photographic works from around the world, and provides the participating photographers with opportunities to showcase their work around the world and build their promising career.
As part of the ongoing development of the culture of photography, the Sony Foundation is supporting this competition by providing a global platform for current talent; Participation is free, and a jury of leading experts in the field evaluates the photographers’ work anonymously.
Jury 2023
This year’s jury includes a large group of scholars and experts drawn from various practices and backgrounds in the field of photography:
Pro competition
Maryam Atta, Head of Exhibitions at Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool, UK, Tandazani Dhlakama, Assistant Curator at Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art in Cape Town, South Africa, Elisa Midi, Editor-in-Chief at Voom magazine in the Netherlands, Ioana Melo, independent curator, editor Photographers, director member of Photo Rio in Brazil, Sojong Song, freelance curator, photo editor, associate member of the Seoul Lunar Festival in Korea, Mike Trou, freelance curator, photo editor, and jury chairperson.
Youth competition and open competition
Eric Schlosser, Artistic Director, Tbilisi Art Gallery, Georgia.
Student competition
Elisa Williams is editor of Creative Review UK.
New in 2023
Sustainability Award
This year, the World Photography Organization is announcing a new award for stories, people and organizations whose work highlights one of the United Nations’ Sustainable Environmental Development Goals, to include images of climate change situations, highlight environmental technologies and innovations, or celebrate individuals and groups making a difference.
The winning photographer will receive a $5,000 cash prize and a presentation of their work at the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition in London. It is worth noting that all photographers participating in the professional competition are eligible to win the prize.
Single Show for Best Photographer
The World Photography Organization has announced a new award for Best Photographer of the Year 2023, as well as a cash prize of $25,000, a suite of Sony digital imaging equipment, and participation in the Sony World Photography Awards book and exhibition. The winner of this award will have a solo show of his work as part of the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition in London the following year. This opportunity will allow photographers to further develop their winning work, or showcase completely new work, which will give them more experience and advance in their careers. The first in these shows will be dedicated to the artwork of the best photographer of 2022, Adam Ferguson (Australia), and will be presented at the exhibition scheduled to open at Somerset House Square in April 2023.
Youth competition format
The Sony World Photography Awards 2023 introduces a new format for a youth competition by opening the door to submission for all individuals under the age of 19, and inviting participants to submit up to three photos related to their daily lifestyle, and members of the jury will choose a final list of 10 photographers to complete the competition for the title of Best Young Photographer of the Year.
world tour
In 2023, the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition opens at Somerset House in London from 14 April to 1 May, and the 2022 Sony World Photography Awards continues its tour around the world:
All winners of the Professional Competition, Open Competition, Youth Competition, and Student Competition will receive digital imaging equipment from Sony. In addition, the title of “Photographer of the Year” receives a cash prize of $25,000, and the winner of the title of “Photographer of the Year in the Open Competition of the Year” will receive a prize of $5,000. It is scheduled that all the photographers’ work will be presented on the list of the best nominees and winners at the annual exhibition of the Sony World Photography Awards in London, following which it will travel on world tours, in addition to publishing the winning images in the annual awards book, and then the winners will be announced on the 13th of April / April 2023.