Photocompete

• Copyright: WPO recognizes You, the author of the image, retain full ownership of the copyright in each Entry. All entrants understand that any image submitted to the competition may be used by WPO, and its Event Partners, for marketing and promotional purposes of the event only, for a maximum of three years after the awards ceremony on 27th April 2011.
• Entry fee: Free
• Entry deadline: 5th January 2011
• Who can enter: Open to all Photographers entering a body of work, who are over 18.

Three distinct genres within photography are awarded:

• The Commercial
• Fine Art
• Photojournalism & Documentary

The Sony World Photography Awards Professional competition welcomes both published and unpublished work to be entered within each category listed under the three main genres.

Prizes:

Winner of “L’iris d’Or” – Best overall photograph will receive:

• Recipient of the title “Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of The Year"
• $25,000
• Entry into the “World Photographic Academy”
• Exhibition showcase of winning image and 25 picture portfolio at the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards
• Winning image will be exhibited on the Sony World Photography Awards’ website and promoted to creatives worldwide
• Flights to London, and 2 nights accommodation in a hotel and receive VIP tickets to attend the evening gala awards ceremony, taking place on the 27th of April, 2011
• Sony digital SLR camera equipment

Winners of each individual category will receive:

• Recipient of the title “Sony World Photography Awards category name Photographer of The Year"
• Flights to London, and 2 nights accommodation in a hotel and receive VIP tickets to attend the evening gala awards ceremony, taking place on the 27th of April, 2011
• Winning image will be exhibited on the Sony World Photography Awards’ website and promoted to creatives worldwide
• Sony digital SLR camera equipment

You may enter a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10 images per category, and may enter as many categories as you wish, however you cannot enter the same series or images into more than one category. You may highlight a single “signature image” from each series. Judging will be based on the series of images entered for each category.

Official web site: http://www.worldphoto.org/competitions/professional/