# Single Image Competition (Sony World Photography Awards)

Single Image Competition (Sony World Photography Awards) is a prize offered by World Photography Organisation (open internationally).
Applications close on 5 January 2027.
Funding or payment: $5,000 USD (overall winner); Sony Digital Imaging equipment (category winners).
It is free to enter.

**Disciplines:** Photography
**Career stage:** All stages

The Single Image Competition — part of the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards — celebrates the power of a single photograph. Open to anyone around the world, this is your chance to submit your best work and compete across ten diverse categories.

The competition is completely free to enter, with each photographer able to submit up to three images at no cost. Want to enter more? Additional image bundles are available to purchase through your account.

Images must have been taken in 2026, and entries can be submitted up to the deadline of 5 January 2027 at 13:00 GMT. Photos that have previously been published or entered in other competitions are eligible, provided they were taken between 1 January 2026 and 5 January 2027.

**Prizes:**
- **Overall Winner:** $5,000 USD, Sony Digital Imaging equipment, flights and accommodation to the awards ceremony in London, a trophy, global press exposure, inclusion in the awards book and exhibition.
- **Category Winners:** Sony Digital Imaging equipment, certificate, global press exposure, inclusion in book and exhibition.
- **Shortlisted photographers (up to 15 per category):** Certificate, global press exposure, inclusion in book and exhibition.

Judges look for strong composition, creativity, and technical clarity. Image manipulation is permitted but must be disclosed in the entry description. AI-generated images are not eligible — all entries must originate from an analogue or digital photograph.

You can enter both the Single Image and Series competitions, but the work submitted must come from different bodies of work.

Photographers retain full copyright of their images. The World Photography Organisation receives a non-exclusive licence to use shortlisted and winning images for promotional purposes for up to three years following the April 2027 announcement.

Judging takes place between 6–31 January 2027, with shortlists and category winners announced before April 2027 and the overall winner revealed in April 2027.

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Source: https://patronage.nz/opportunities/world-photography-organisation-single-image-competition-sony-world-photography-awards-2027 (Patronage, patronage.nz). Apply or check the latest details at the organiser's own page: https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/single-image