INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The largest photo competition in the world, which pulled in over 320,000 entries from 200 countries last year, has announced the 2019
edition is now open for entries.The World Photography Awards is now in its 12th year, and sees Sony continue as the headline sponsor
The aim of the awards is to recognize and reward the very best contemporary photography captured over the last 12 months.Commenting on the
It's wonderful to be recognised for what I do, for what I am so committed and passionate about
Having worked on the 'Ex-Voto' series for five years, winning this Award has opened up and emphasised the centrality of pilgrimage to us
This 2019 edition of the Awards is marked by the introduction of two new categories in the Professional competition: Brief and
Documentary is a new category for bodies of work portraying facts about a chosen subject, giving insight into contemporary issues and
studying photographyNew Sony Grant to fund photographic projectsIntroduced in 2016, Sony Grants provide previous Award winners with further
opportunities to purse and develop photographic projects of their choice, as well as establish an ongoing relationship with Sony after the
competitions.The 2018 Sony Grant recipients are announced today as Alys Tomlinson (UK), Luca Locatelli (Italy), Tom Oldham (UK) and Balazs
Each receives $7,000 to develop a project of their own over the next year, with the resulting images being exhibited at the 2019 Sony World
Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House, London.The 2018 Student Sony Grant recipients are revealed as Morgan Mulholland (South
Africa), Anshul Mehrotra (India) and Cao Hongmei (China)
Each student will receive US$3,500 to develop a collaborative project set by Sony and the World Photography Organisation which will also be
exhibited in London.PrizesSo what do you win First up, all category winners of the Professional, Open, Youth and Student Focus competitions
will receive some digital imaging equipment from Sony.As well as this, there's a cash prize of US$25,000 that will be presented to the
Photographer of the Year and US$5,000 to the overall Open competition winner.Finally, all category winners plus many of the shortlisted
can see the full category list, how to enter and competition deadlines by heading to the Sony World Photography Awards website.
