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Professional Finalists and Shortlists Revealed

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Early Bird Tickets now on sale: 2026 Exhibition
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Open Competition: Category Winners and Shortlists Revealed

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Student and Youth Shortlists Announced

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Joel Meyerowitz: Register your Interest
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Beyond the Lake: Interview with Carlos Folgoso Sueiro

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© Fredrik Lerneryd, Sweden, Finalist, Professional Competition, Perspectives, Sony World Photography Awards 2026

Announcements

2026 Professional Competition Finalists and Shortlists Announced

Discover the best photography series from the past year entered into the Sony World Photography Awards

17353_6639497_0_ © María Fernanda García Freire, Ecuador, Shortlist, Professional Competition, Perspectives, 2026 Sony World Photography Awards

Exhibition

Tickets now on sale: Sony World Photography Awards 2026 exhibition at Somerset House

Book before 5 March to benefit from the Early Bird offer (20% off)

An arctic fox faces a blizzard in this low-light photograph.

Announcements

2026 Open Competition Category Winners and Shortlists Announced

Discover the best single images from the past year

EARLY BIRD 20% OFF EXHIBITION TICKETS

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Professional competition

The Professional competition celebrates the world's finest photography series, rewarding both outstanding technical mastery and powerful, compelling storytelling.

The winner receives $25,000, Sony Digital Imaging equipment, inclusion in the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition in London's Somerset House as well as solo display the following year, a day of tailored sessions with industry experts, press and media coverage and promotion via the World Photography Organisation's channels.

Image: © Chen Liang, China Mainland, Finalist, Professional Competition, Architecture & Design, Sony World Photography Awards 2026

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Interviews

Divided Youth of Belfast: Interview with Toby Binder

We spoke with the winner of the 2025 Documentary Projects category about his long-term series documenting young people in Northern Ireland.

© Carlos Folgoso Sueiro, Spain, Shortlist, Professional competition, Perspectives, Sony World Photography Awards 2025

Beyond the Lake: Interview with Carlos Folgoso Sueiro

We caught up with the Spanish photographer about his powerful project that grew out of a period of personal struggle.

On Asphalt We Grow: Interview with Robin Tutenges

We spoke with the French photographer about his shortlisted series documenting skateboarding communities in Ukraine.

The Black Album by Pablo Ramos

The Black Album transforms archival imagery into a haunting collective portrait of absence, loss, and unresolved grief.

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Exhibitions and Events

Sony World Photography Awards 2025 exhibition

Sony World Photography Awards 2026 exhibition

The world-class photography exhibition is back. Offering an insight into the artists working in the medium today, the Sony World Photography Awards bring the best images from the past year to the West and East Wings of Somerset House.

Early Bird offer available until 5 March. Enjoy 20% off all tickets. Upgrade to a combo ticket that includes entry to the exhibition plus an exclusive talk with Joel Meyerowitz on 21st April. Places are strictly limited!

Image: © 2025 Sony World Photography Awards exhibition

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