2017 Sony World Photography Awards shortlist announced
Alex Andriesi, Romania,
Shortlist, Open, Enhanced, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
The World Photography Organisation has announced the shortlisted photographers for what it claims is the world´s largest photography competition - the Sony World Photography Awards. The WPO says that it received 227,596 images in total across categories for amateurs, professionals and students. Photographers from 60 countries are represented among the shortlisted and commended photographs, while entries from 183 countries were submitted.
Professional photographers are competing for the top prize of $25,000 plus Sony digital camera equipment, while the best amateur item will win $5000 plus Sony kit and the best student will collect EUR30,000 of Sony equipment for his or her educational establishment. The overall and category winners will be announced at a ceremony in London in the 20th April and an exhibition of the winning images will be displayed at London´s Somerset House. Martin Parr has been announced as the winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Photography Prize and will be exhibiting alongside the winners, as well as holding a talk. For more information, and to see a gallery of all the shortlisted and commended images, visit the World Photography Organisation website. Press Release
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Celebrating its 10th year anniversary, the Sony World Photography Awards is the world`s largest photography competition. The awards recognize and re ...
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