The World Photography Organisation (WPO) provides a global platform to photography enthusiasts for camera work initiatives. WPO operates across 180 countries with an objective to connect the global photography community and celebrate the best imagery and photographers from across the world.
2014 Sony World Photography Awards
The organisation hosts the annual Sony World Photography Awards which is free and open to amateur and professional photographers. The awards have a commanding voice in the photographic industry, with the proven-record to build the careers of its winning, shortlisted and applauded photographers.
In 2016, the competition received more than 1 million images, thus becoming one of the most esteemed and influential photography competitions in existence.
Nishan Kohli, a photography enthusiast, highlights an award-winning photograph, by Abhijit Banerjee, Winner—India National Award, documenting endangered culture and traditional life ways of India.
Every year a prize fund of $30,000 (USD) along with the latest Sony digital imaging equipment is awarded to the winning photographers. Plus, they are taken on a year-long journey, bringing fantastic exposure and providing them a global platform to display their work, Nishan Kohli Photographer further explains.
The immensely popular Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition, featuring selected winning, shortlisted and applauded images, is organized at the prestigious Somerset House, London each year.
The Sony World Photography Awards has four competitions
Professional – 10 categories, judged on a body of work
Open – 10 categories, rewarding the best single images
Youth – For all photographers aged 12-19, a single image responding to one brief
Student Focus – For those studying photography
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