Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition

Somerset House, London

©Kushal Gangopadhyay, India, Open Shortlist, Arts and Culture, Sony World Photography Awards 2012

The vast showcase of winning images from the Sony World Photography Awards 2012 comes to London’s Somerset House from 27 April – 20 May 2012 as part of the photography festival, World Photo, London. The already announced 2012 shortlist and category winners are a sure indication that this year’s exhibition is set to be as remarkable as ever, bringing together a fantastic collection of colours and scenes, skilfully captured by some of the world’s most talented photographers.

The Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition presents the best of over 112,000 entries into the 2012 competition, from professionals to students from 171 countries across the globe. Curated by Michael Benson and the Candlestar team, and set in the stunning Embankment Galleries, the exhibition offers visitors an extraordinary range of contemporary photography covering a wide range of subjects from photojournalism and documentary to fashion, nature, architecture and sport.

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Sony World Photography Awards 2012 Last Call for Entries

www.worldphoto.org

Today, Wednesday 07 December, the World Photography Organisation, issues a last call for entries for the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards, the world’s most comprehensive photography competition. The deadline for entries is Wednesday 04 January 2012 giving photographers from across the world just four weeks left to enter.

The Sony World Photography Awards is free to enter and open to photographers of every ability, whose work will be judged by an esteemed panel including such international experts as curator & writer Susan Bright (2012 Chair of Judges) and Jon Jones, Director of Photography for the Sunday Times Magazine. The winner of the L’Iris d’Or/ Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of the Year Award will receive $25,000 (USD) and the overall Open Competition winner, $5,000. All category winners will also be presented with Sony’s latest digital imaging products.

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The World Photography Awards was created by the World Photography Organisation and is sponsored by Sony. It launched in 2007. Last Year, the 2010 L’Iris d’Or was awarded to Italian photographer Tommaso Ausili. The competition attracted over 80,000 entrants from 148 countries.

The World Photography Festival will go to Shanghai (October), San Francisco (November), São Paulo (March) and London (April).

You can view an online gallery on the World Photography Organisation website – www.worldphoto.org.

The Sony World Photography Awards competition is free to enter and all images submitted must have been shot in 2010. Photographers may enter either the Professional or Open competition; it is not possible to enter both.

The competition will close for entries on Wednesday 5 January 2011 at 23.59 GMT.

A separate Student Focus programme and competition is open to students aged 18-28.

Full details can be found at www.worldphoto.org.

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