The Professional competition – closes 12th January 2024, at 13:00 (GMT) – rewards exceptional series of work across 10 categories, both for technical skill and an original approach to storytelling. Photographers can enter all 10 categories (each submitted series must be different) for free. Photographer of the Year wins $25,000, a solo show at Somerset House to coincide with the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition the following year, plus a range of top Sony digital kit and global exposure. Discover more about the Professional competition, and its 10 categories, here: https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/professional

The Open competition – closes 5th January 2024, at 13:00 (GMT) – welcomes photographers, both established and emerging, to submit their striking single images across 10 distinct categories. Photographers can enter up to three standalone images for free. Open Photographer of the Year wins $5,000, a range of Sony digital kit plus global exposure. Discover more here: https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/open

The Student competition – closes 30th November, 2023, at 13:00 (GMT) – provides a platform for photography students worldwide. Designed to challenge students undertaking top degrees / courses at institutions across the globe, the 2024 brief asks students to respond to the theme Home through five to 10 images. Student Photographer of the Year and their university/ institution is awarded a combined total of €30,000 of Sony digital imaging kit and global exposure. Discover more here: https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/student

Open to under 19 year-olds, the Youth competition celebrates the photographers of tomorrow. Budding photographers can enter up to three images that interpret the brief ‘Through Your Eyes’ for free. Youth Photographer of the Year is awarded Sony digital imaging kit, global exposure and is also included in the annual exhibition and book. Discover more here: https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/youth