Sony World Photography Awards 2010 Judges announced

Leading figures from the international photographic community are announced today, 3 December 2009, as the jury members of three separate award programmes of the Sony World Photography Awards 2010.

The Honorary Jury for the main annual competition comprises 12 specially selected World Photography Organisation Academy members. For the professional awards selection, these 12 members will initially judge within their respective photographic genres of expertise. Later they will come together as one collective group to select the overall winners in both the amateur and professional programmes, and the overall winner, the I’Iris D’Or.

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Dear friend of World Press Photo,

Our most important news is that the time has come to upload your images for the 2010 contest. This newsletter also explains how you can enjoy and learn from the 2009 Joop Swart Masterclass, which was held in Amsterdam in November.

Submit your photos on our web entry site now
If you want to compete in next year’s competition, please go to our special web entry site for the 2010 World Press Photo contest to request a password. When we have checked your application, we will send you the password so that you can upload your images. All material is automatically coded and can be saved and edited before submission. The deadline for submissions is 14 January, and passwords must be requested no later than 8 January. The entry site is the only way to send us your photos. It offers a choice of four languages: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.

https://submit.worldpressphoto.nl

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