{"id":26617,"date":"2026-09-24T14:05:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/?p=26617"},"modified":"2026-09-24T14:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:05:22","slug":"2027-jury-and-exhibition-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/2026\/09\/24\/2027-jury-and-exhibition-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"2027 Jury And Exhibition Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sony World Photography Awards announce today the jury and London exhibition dates for the landmark 20th edition.<\/p>\n<p>In their two-decade-long history, the Sony World Photography Awards have become the definitive reference point for contemporary visual storytelling, honouring the remarkable creativity and dedication of photographers working today. A celebration of the stories and images shaping our culture, the Awards show the diverse possibilities of the medium.<\/p>\n<p>Organised by Creo, the Awards form the core part of its photography programming strand, the World Photography Organisation. Sony supports the Awards to give an international platform to artists working in photography, and to push forward the global discourse on the medium today.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2027 JUDGES<\/p>\n<p>Following the success of the 2026 edition, which received over 430,000 images, and now entering their second decade, the Awards are open for entries and free to all photographers. \u00a0For the landmark 20th edition, the Awards welcomes back Monica Allende as Chair of the Jury for the Series competition and curator of the London exhibition at Somerset House.<\/p>\n<p>Allende is accompanied by a panel of specialists in the visual arts from across the globe, all contributing their unique expertise, insights and perspectives. The 2027 jury comprises:<\/p>\n<p>Series Competition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monica Allende, Independent Curator and Photography Consultant, Chair of the Jury, UK<\/li>\n<li>Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo, Photographer & Editor at Raya Editorial, Colombia<\/li>\n<li>Peipei Han, Director of Exhibitions, Fotografiska Shanghai, China<\/li>\n<li>Candice Jansen, Manager, New Archival Visions Programme, University of the Western Cape, South Africa<\/li>\n<li>Amanda Renshaw, Independent Curator, Writer and Publishing Consultant, UK<\/li>\n<li>Pauline Vermare, Phillip and Edith Leonian Curator of Photography, Brooklyn Museum, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Single Image & Youth competitions: Maja Dyrehauge Gregersen, Managing Director, Copenhagen Photo Festival, Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Student competition: Menno Liauw, Founder and Director of the FUTURES Foundation, Netherlands<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NEW IN 2027<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 2027 edition broadens the Awards\u2019 range through new categories across the competitions, presenting expanded opportunities for fresh perspectives on visual storytelling. The Series (previously Professional) and Single Image (previously Open) competitions are re-named, further defining and clarifying their scope. Photographers are welcome to enter different projects to both competitions, enabling those with diverse portfolios to enter work from across their practice, be it a series or a striking single photograph.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>New Series competition Category<\/p>\n<p><em><i>Histories: <\/i><\/em>This category invites photographers to explore how histories \u2013 personal, cultural, and collective \u2013 shape our world today, from traditions and everyday rituals to the events and forces that have left their mark on nations and peoples. This category is for projects that engage, explore, or re-examine the past, as well as work that looks at the contemporary through a historical lens. We welcome archival and found image interventions that revisit, re-contextualise, or breathe new life into the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>New Single Image competition Category<\/p>\n<p><em><i>Animal Portraits: <\/i><\/em>This category celebrates the beauty, personality, and spirit of animals through portraiture. Judges are looking for images that capture the subject\u2019s expression and character, from beloved pets to majestic wildlife and marine life, to reptiles and insects; portraits that honour and showcase the remarkable diversity of the animal kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2027 LONDON EXHIBITION AND 2026 TRAVELLING EXHIBITION DATES<\/p>\n<p>The Sony World Photography Awards 2027 exhibition begins its international journey at Somerset House, London, from 15 April to 3 May 2027. A fixture of the cultural calendar in London, the acclaimed exhibition, curated by Monica Allende, features a selection of winning and shortlisted images from the 2027 Awards, as well as special presentations by the <em><i>Photographer of the Year <\/i><\/em>2026 Citlali Fabi\u00e1n and the <em><i>Outstanding Contribution to Photography<\/i><\/em>\u00a02027, to be announced in November.<\/p>\n<p>The Sony World Photography Awards 2026 is currently on view in Johannesburg, South Africa\u00a0(until 22 January 2027), at the Roger Ballen Centre for Photography, marking the Awards\u2019 debut presentation in South Africa. The exhibition then continues to travel to other destinations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Milan, Italy, 10 June \u2013 4 October 2026<\/li>\n<li>Berlin, Germany, \u00a08 October 2026 \u2013 7 February 2027<\/li>\n<li>Matera, Italy, 14 November \u2013 10 December 2026<\/li>\n<li>Bisceglie, Italy, 12 \u2013 30 December 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To find out more about our exhibitions, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/worldphoto.org\">worldphoto.<\/a>org<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2027 DEADLINES AND PRIZES<\/p>\n<p>The Sony World Photography Awards opened to submissions on 1 June 2026. Full competition and category descriptions can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/worldphoto.org\">worldphoto.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Deadlines for submission to the four competitions are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Series: 12 January 2027 16:00 GMT<\/p>\n<p>Single Image: 5 January 2027 16:00 GMT<\/p>\n<p>Student: 27 November 2026 16:00 GMT<\/p>\n<p>Youth: 5 January 2027 16:00 GMT<\/p>\n<p>All category winners of the Series, Single Image, Youth and Student competitions receive Digital Imaging equipment from Sony. The prestigious <em><i>Photographer of the Year<\/i><\/em>\u00a0receives a cash prize of $25,000 (USD) as well as a solo presentation of their work as part of the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition in London the following year. The Single Image Competition Winner and the winner of the Sustainability Prize each receive $5,000 (USD). All winning and shortlisted photographers\u2019 projects are exhibited at the annual Sony World Photography Awards exhibition in London, and will then tour internationally. The winning images are also published in the annual Awards\u2019 book, sold at the exhibition and available online. Series competition category winners and finalists are invited to <em><i>Insights<\/i><\/em>, a day of tailored sessions with leading industry figures in London. Coming from commercial, curatorial, and institutional backgrounds, these experts offer the photographers specialised guidance on expanding their network and practice.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Sony World Photography Awards and upcoming announcements and events, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/worldphoto.org\">worldphoto.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sony World Photography Awards announce today the jury and London exhibition dates for the landmark 20th edition. In their two-decade-long history, the Sony World Photography Awards have become the definitive reference point for contemporary visual storytelling, honouring the remarkable creativity and dedication of photographers working today. 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