The World Photography Organisation announces the Judges and Exhibition Dates of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022

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September 20, 2021

The World Photography Organisation announces the Judges and Exhibition Dates of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022

Sony World Photography Awards

London, September 20, 2021 — The World Photography Organisation has announced the judging panel for the Sony World Photography Awards 2022 and upcoming exhibition dates. The Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition returns to Somerset House, London, in April 2022 and in November, for the first time, will be on show in Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool.

Now in its 15th year, the Sony World Photography Awards are one of the world’s leading photography competitions, celebrating the best contemporary photography from across the globe and providing photographers with significant exposure and career-building opportunities.

Sony supports the Awards to help develop photographic culture by giving a global platform to today’s talent. Entry to the Awards is entirely free, and photographers are judged anonymously by a panel of industry-leading judges.

• 2022 JUDGES

This year’s jury brings a range of knowledge and expertise from varied photographic backgrounds.

• Professional Competition

Rahaab Allana, Curator and Publisher, Alkazi Foundation for the Arts, New Delhi
Angela Ferreira, Artist, Independent curator, writer, and educator
Nathalie Herschdorfer, Director, Museum of Fine Arts Le Locle, Switzerland
Deborah Klochko, Executive Director and Chief Curator, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, California
Richmond Orlando Mensah, Founder, and Creative Director, Manju Journal, Ghana
Mike Trow, Independent Curator and Photo Editor and Chair of the Jury

• Open and Youth Competition

Hideko Kataoka, Director of Photography, Newsweek Japan

• Student Competition

Colin Czerwinski, Photographer and Founder, NOICE Magazine, USA

• 2022 EXHIBITION DATES AND 2021 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

In 2022 the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition returns to Somerset House, London, from April 15 - May 2, 2022, followed by its first-ever presentation at the Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, from November 10 - December 11, 2022.

Dates for the Sony World Photography Awards 2021 exhibition in various European venues:

Fotofestival Lenzburg, Switzerland, 3 September - 3 October, 2021
Bern, Switzerland, Foto Zumstein, 9 September - 6 October, 2021
Berlin, Germany, Willy-Brandt Haus, October 28, 2021 - January 12, 2022
Paris, France Galerie Joseph, 5 - 15 November 2021

Scott Gray, Founder, and CEO of, World Photography Organisation, says: We are delighted to once again welcome visitors to exhibitions of the Sony World Photography Awards across Europe and look forward to collaborating with long-time and new partners Somerset House, London, and Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool. Although challenging, the last two years have highlighted the importance of the Awards in providing a valuable platform for rewards and opportunities and bringing together a global community that elevates and champions the extraordinary and creative work of contemporary photographers.

• 2022 PRIZES AND DEADLINES

The Sony World Photography Awards opened on June 1, 2021.

Deadlines across the Awards’ four competitions are:

Professional: 14 January 2022, 13:00 GMT
Open: 7 January 2022, 13:00 GMT
Student: 30 November 2021, 13:00 GMT
Youth: Monthly competitions with a changing theme running from June 1 to December 31, 2021

All category winners of the Professional, Open, Youth, and Student competitions will receive digital imaging equipment from Sony. In addition, cash prizes of $25,000 (USD) will be presented to the Photographer of the Year and $5,000 (USD) to the Open Photographer of the Year. Furthermore, all winning and shortlisted photographers’ works will be exhibited at the annual Sony World Photography Awards exhibition in London and then internationally. In addition, the World Photography Organisation would publish the winning images in the yearly Awards book.

Source: The World Photography Organisation

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