JEDDAH – 
The World Photography Organisation is delighted to announce the judging panel for the Sony World Photography Awards 2022 and upcoming exhibition dates. The Sony World Photography Awards exhibition returns to Somerset House, London in April 2022 and in November, for the first time ever, will be on show in Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool.
Now in its 15th year, the Sony World Photography Awards are one of the world’s leading photography competitions, celebrating the best contemporary photography from across the globe and providing photographers with significant exposure and career-building opportunities.
Sony supports the Awards to help the continued development of photographic culture by giving a global platform to today’s talent. Entry to the Awards is completely free and photographers are judged anonymously by a panel of industry leading judges.
2022 JUDGES
This year’s jury brings a range of knowledge and expertise from varied photographic backgrounds.
Professional Competition
- Rahaab Allana, Curator and Publisher, Alkazi Foundation for the Arts, New Delhi
- Ângela Ferreira, Artist, Independent curator, writer and educator
- Nathalie Herschdorfer, Director, Museum of Fine Arts Le Locle, Switzerland
- Deborah Klochko, Executive Director and Chief Curator, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, California
- Richmond Orlando Mensah, Founder and Creative Director, Manju Journal, Ghana
- Mike Trow, Independent Curator and Photo Editor and Chair of the Jury
Open and Youth Competition
Hideko Kataoka, Director of Photography, Newsweek Japan
Student Competition
Colin Czerwinski, photographer and Founder, NOICE Magazine, USA
2022 EXHIBITION DATES AND 2021 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
In 2022 the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition returns to Somerset House, London from 15 April – 2 May 2022 followed by its first ever presentation at the Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool from 10 November – 11 December 2022.
We are also pleased to announce upcoming dates for the Sony World Photography Awards 2021 exhibition in various European venues, including:
- Berlin, Germany, Willy-Brandt Haus, 28 October 2021 – 12 January 2022,
- Paris, France Galerie Joseph, 5 – 15 November 2021
- Bern, Austria, Foto Zumstien, 9 September – 6 October, 2021
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Jeff Bennett
Scott Gray, Founder and CEO, World Photography Organisation, says: We are delighted to once again welcome visitors to exhibitions of the Sony World Photography Awards across Europe and look forward to collaborating with long-time and new partners Somerset House, London and Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool. Although challenging, the last two years have highlighted the importance of the Awards in not just providing a valuable platform for rewards and opportunities but also in bringing together a global community which elevates and champions the extraordinary and creative work of contemporary photographers.
2022 PRIZES AND DEADLINES
The Sony World Photography Awards opened on 1 June 2021. Full competition and categories descriptions can be found at worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards
Deadlines across the Awards’ four competitions are:
Professional: 14 January 2022, 13:00 GMT
Open: 7 January 2022, 13:00 GMT
Student: 30 November 2021, 13:00 GMT
Youth: Monthly competitions with a changing theme running from 1 June to 31 December, 2021
All category winners of the Professional, Open, Youth and Student competitions will receive digital imaging equipment from Sony. In addition, cash prizes of $25,000 (USD) will be presented to the Photographer of the Year and $5,000 (USD) to the Open Photographer of the Year. All winning and shortlisted photographers’ works will be exhibited at the annual Sony World Photography Awards exhibition in London and will then be toured internationally. The winning images will also be published in the annual Awards book.
