The 2026 Sony World Photography Awards have launched!
The 2026 Sony World Photography Awards have launched!
The 19th edition is now open
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Sony World Photography Awards 2026, a leading competition that unlocks doors to new opportunities and elevates the careers of photographers worldwide.
Now in their 19th year, the Awards remain entirely free to enter and are open to all photographers, regardless of device or career stage. Top prizes include $25,000, inclusion in the Sony World Photography Awards London and global exhibitions, a solo display the following year, top Sony Digital Imaging equipment, inclusion in the book, worldwide recognition through press and media coverage – plus more!
Whether you’re an amateur or an established photographer, there’s a competition that celebrates your unique vision and perspective.
To find out more and to enter, please click here
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Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photographer, photography journalist, editor and curator and the founder and editorial director of TheAppWhisperer.com, an independent international photography publication established in 2009.Her journalism, criticism and commentary have appeared in The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, Vogue Italia, LensCulture, Popular Photography, Android Magazine, NikonPro, DPReview, Which Digital Camera and Which Camera. She has lectured internationally on photography and mobile art, served as a juror for international photography awards, and exhibited her own photographic work across the UK, Europe, South Korea and the United States.Alongside her editorial work, Joanne's photographic and postgraduate research explores death, grief, memory, representation and social inequality through contemporary photography, participatory practice and visual research methods, with the longer-term aim of developing this work through doctoral research.Through TheAppWhisperer, she continues to publish independent photography journalism spanning contemporary photographic practice, mobile imaging, photographic apps, computational photography and emerging imaging technologies.Joanne is available for editorial commissions, photography projects, judging, curatorial work, speaking engagements, consultancy and selected collaborations.
