The Professional competition celebrates the world's finest photography series, rewarding both outstanding technical mastery and powerful, compelling storytelling.
The winner receives $25,000, Sony Digital Imaging equipment, inclusion in the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition in London's Somerset House as well as solo display the following year, a day of tailored sessions with industry experts, press and media coverage and promotion via the World Photography Organisation's channels.
Image: © Chen Liang, China Mainland, Finalist, Professional Competition, Architecture & Design, Sony World Photography Awards 2026
We spoke with the winner of the 2025 Documentary Projects category about his long-term series documenting young people in Northern Ireland.
We caught up with the Spanish photographer about his powerful project that grew out of a period of personal struggle.
We spoke with the French photographer about his shortlisted series documenting skateboarding communities in Ukraine.
The Black Album transforms archival imagery into a haunting collective portrait of absence, loss, and unresolved grief.
Offering an insight into the artists working in the medium today, the Sony World Photography Awards bring the best images from the past year to the West and East Wings of Somerset House. Upgrade to a combo ticket that grants you entry to the exhibition as well as a talk with Joel Meyerowitz.
Image: © 2025 Sony World Photography Awards exhibition
Join Joel Meyerowitz live in conversation on 21 April at 7pm at Logan Hall, London. The pioneer of colour and street photography icon will delve into his six-decade career and share his most memorable moments and insights.
© Joel Meyerowitz, [Fallen Man] Paris, 1967. Courtesy Huxley-Parlour Gallery and Howard Greenberg Gallery
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