The Sony World Photography Awards launches hunt to uncover Australia’s best photographer – entries close on Monday, January 6th, 2014

October 31 2013, 10:57 am | BY Ricki Green | No Comments

image011.jpgThe Sony World Photography Awards, one of the world’s most prestigious photography competitions, together with Sony Australia, today launches a new competition to discover Australia’s best photographer.

 

The Australian National Award is open to photographers of all abilities from across Australia.  Entries are free via www.worldphoto.org and photographers can enter one of ten categories. The judges will uncover and honour the best single image by an Australian national from across these categories.

This special award offers an amazing opportunity for budding photographers to have their work seen globally and be recognised alongside the world’s leading photographers.

 

The winner of the Australian National Award will be announced on 18 March 2014.  The winning photographer will receive Sony camera equipment.  Alongside two runners-up, the winning photographer will have their work displayed alongside professional photographers from around the globe as part of the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition held in London from 1-18 May 2014 and showcased online at www.worldphoto.org.

Each year the Sony World Photography Awards celebrates the very best international contemporary photography.  The awards include: 15 Professional categories for serious photographers; 10 Open categories for enthusiasts; the Student Focus competition for higher education photography students aged 18-28 and a Youth Competition for photographers under 20.

 

The winner of the Australian National Award will be chosen from entries to the Open competition of the 2014 Sony Word Photography Awards taken by Australian nationals.

 

The Open competition includes ten categories:

  • Architecture
  • Arts & Culture
  • Enhanced
  • Low-light
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Panoramic
  • People
  • Smile
  • Split second
  • Travel

The competition closes on 6 January 2014. Entries will be firstly judged by WPO’s pre-selection committee and a winner will be decided by a special judging panel, including Astrid Merget, creative director of the World Photography Organisation.

 

Says Scott Gray, managing director of the World Photography Organisation: “The Sony World Photography Awards are committed to engaging with and supporting talented photographers from around the globe. It is for this reason that we are thrilled to be able to work closely with Sony’s Australian office to identify the local photographers that are producing great work and pushing their own creative boundaries, so that we can raise their profile across the globe and provide inspiration to other budding Australian photographers.”

 

Says Ervin Quek, marketing manager, digital imaging at Sony Australia: “Sony Australia is proud to again launch the Australian National Award of the Sony World Photography Awards.  This competition provides a unique platform to uncover and celebrate Australia’s photographic talent on a world stage. We look forward to reviewing the entries and wish all contestants the best of luck.”

(Picture: Michael Farnell, Australian 2013 National Award Winner)