The Sony World Photography Awards

The Sony World Photography Awards are entirely international, welcoming people from across the globe to submit their photographs into an exciting amateur competition, which is run alongside the Professional Awards.

As an amateur photographer, you also have the opportunity to be judged by the World Photographic Academy in the hopes of taking the stage in Cannes to receive one of the most sought after prizes in the competition: The Sony World Photography Awards Amateur Photographer of the Year.

Each photographer may submit up to a total of 3 photographs into the competition for free.

The 3 photographs can be submitted into any one amateur category or spread across two - three different categories; to view the categories please click on the link to the left.

Prize:

Winner of the Best overall photograph will receive: