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 members of the public except Professional Photographers.

Theme: The Power of Imaging

The Open competition seeks the true amateur – the lover of photography – to enter a single image, capturing that perfect moment.

Categories:

• Action
• After Dark
• Architecture
• Arts & Culture
• Fashion
• Nature & Wildlife
• Panoramic
• People
• Smile
• Travel

Prizes:

Winner of the Best overall photograph will receive:

• Recipient of the title “Sony World Photography Awards Open Photographer of The Year”
• $5,000
• 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 Gift

Winners of each individual category will receive:

• Recipient of the title “Sony World Photography Awards category name Open Photographer of The Year"
• Exhibited in the Winner’s Exhibition and published in the Winner’s Book
• Winning image will be exhibited on the Sony World Photography Awards’ website and promoted to creatives
• Sony Gift

Each entrant can submit a up to three images for free. The images entered can be entered in different categories or all images can be entered into a single category.  Judging will be based on the single image and not the series of images.

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