What is a portrait?

We select seven distinct approaches to portraiture, all recently submitted to the Open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards. Some show their subjects head on. Others place them in their social and natural landscapes. In some, the subjects look back at us, and in others, we see them in the midst of their intimate everyday acitvities.

What is your unique style of photography? Show us your best portraits, or photographs in any genre, by entering into the 18th edition of the Sony World Photography Awards. No matter where you live, you can enter for free and elevate your career with worldwide exhibitions, equipment and a $25,000 top prize.