World Photography Organisation Explained

World Photography Organisation (WPO)
Founded:2007
Founder:Scott Gray
Type:Privately Held
Hq Location:9 Manchester Square, London, W1U 3PL, United Kingdom
Industry:Photography

The World Photography Organisation is a British company best known for its annual Sony World Photography Awards. The company was founded in 2007 by Scott Gray, and is now a subsidiary of Gray's art events company Creo.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The World Photography Organisation hosts a year-round portfolio of events including the Sony World Photography Awards, and Photofairs[5] —art fairs dedicated to presenting fine art photography and moving image.

The company also creates, produces and delivers photographic events[6] for a variety of partners, from exhibitions of individual artists, to platforms on the subject of photography involving artists, and curators from over 20 countries.

Sony World Photography Awards

Created by the World Photography Organisation, the Sony World Photography Awards[7] are held annually. The awards are for photography from the past year and across a variety of photographic genres.

More than 1.5 million images[8] from 200+ countries[9] [10] and territories have been entered to the awards since their inception.

Competitions, jury and academy

The Sony World Photography Awards features four competitions:

The awards are judged annually by museum and gallery directors, curators, publishers, writers and artists.[11] They are also supported by the World Photographic Academy.[12]

Outstanding Contribution to Photography

Each year the Sony World Photography Awards honor one selected person / chosen people with its Outstanding Contribution to Photography prize. Past recipients of this prize include:[13]

Photographer of the Year

This is awarded to the overall winner.

Award ceremony, prizes and exhibition

The first Sony World Photography Awards ceremony was held in Cannes, subsequent ceremonies are annually held in London each April,[44] and followed by an exhibition of the year's winning and shortlisted works at Somerset House in London.[45] The artworks are then shown around the world as part of the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition tour.

Winning photographers also share cash prizes, Sony digital imaging equipment, publication in the annual Sony World Photography Awards book.[46] Overall and Professional category winners are also flown to the London Awards ceremony.[47]

Photofairs

The World Photography Organisation created the Photofairs[48] brand in 2014. Its aim is to hold boutique events of traditional still photography through to large-scale installations, video works and the cutting edge of technology.

Overview

Photofairs present fine art photography and moving image from galleries and their artists for collectors. There are also VIP and public programs.

Photofairs takes place annually Shanghai[49] each September and has previously held two editions in San Francisco.[50]

Zeiss Photography Award

Launched in 2015, the Zeiss Photography Award[51] was a collaboration between the World Photography Organisation and Zeiss.

The international photography contest annually invited photographers to submit bodies of work addressing a selected theme. All entries were free and the jury was specifically looking for artworks with a strong narrative. Winners received €12,000 worth of Zeiss lenses, €3,000 to cover travel costs for a photography project, an exhibition in London and the opportunity to work with Zeiss and the World Photography Organisation.

Past winners

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 2022-02-23 . Photo London makes play for China after selling 25% stake . 2023-04-17 . The Art Newspaper - International art news and events.
  3. Web site: About Us . 2022-10-19 . World Photography Organisation . en.
  4. Web site: Aesthetica Magazine - Global Exposure. Aesthetica Magazine. en-GB. 2019-01-14.
  5. Web site: About PHOTOFAIRS. www.photofairs.org. 2019-01-14.
  6. News: From pilgrims to pub crooners: Sony world photography awards winners – in pictures. Stone. Mee-Lai. 2018-04-20. The Guardian. 2019-01-14. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  7. Web site: The 2018 Sony World Photography Awards - The Atlantic. Taylor. Alan. www.theatlantic.com. en. 2019-01-14.
  8. Web site: 15 of the most sensational Nature & Wildlife images. World Photography Organisation. en. 2019-01-14.
  9. News: World Photography Organisation. 1854 Photography. en-US. 2019-01-14.
  10. Web site: Shortlist announced for 2018 Sony World Photography Awards. 2018-02-28. Creative Boom. en. 2019-01-14.
  11. Web site: Past and present judges. World Photography Organisation. en. 2019-01-14.
  12. Web site: Academy Members. World Photography Organisation. en. 2019-01-14.
  13. Web site: Outstanding Contribution to Photography. World Photography Organisation. en. 2019-01-14.
  14. Web site: Sony World Photography Awards - Outstanding Contribution to Photography 2020 Award. 2020-07-17. Steidl Verlag. en.
  15. News: Neil. Stevenson. 2021-04-15. Fourteen spectacular winning images from the Sony World Photography Awards 2021. The Telegraph. 15 April 2021. 0307-1235.
  16. Web site: EDWARD BURTYNSKY OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD 2022 EXHIBITION: 15 APRIL - 2 MAY 2022 SOMERSET HOUSE, LONDON. 2021-11-24. www.sony.eu. en.
  17. News: 2023-04-09 . Rinko Kawauchi at The Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition: the search for the divine . 2024-07-23 . The Telegraph . en-GB . 0307-1235.
  18. Web site: Growcoot . Matt . 2023-11-14 . Sebastião Salgado Receives Outstanding Contribution to Photography Award . 2024-07-23 . PetaPixel . en.
  19. Web site: Sebastião Salgado Outstanding Contribution to Photography recipient of the Sony World Photography Awards 2024 . 2024-07-23 . Flowers Gallery . en.
  20. Web site: 2024-04-26 . Don't Miss: Sebastião Salgado at London's Somerset House . 2024-07-23 . Observer . en-US.
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  27. Web site: 2014-05-04. AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER SARA NAOMI LEWKOWICZ WINS SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY 'IRIS D'OR'. 2020-07-17. AMFM Magazine. en-US.
  28. Web site: 2015-04-23. Sony World Photography Awards 2015: John Moore wins photographer of the year [Graphic images]]. 2020-07-17. International Business Times UK. en.
  29. Web site: 2016 Sony World Photography Awards. 2020-07-17. www.cbsnews.com. 26 April 2016 . en.
  30. Web site: Asghar Khamseh wins Sony World Photography Competition Photographer Of The Year. 2020-07-17. Sony Alpha Universe. en-us.
  31. Web site: Photographer of the Year, Frederik Buyckx, Belgium. 2020-07-17. World Photography Organisation. en.
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  33. News: 2020-02-26. Sony World Photography Award 2018, Overall winners revealed. The Telegraph. 19 April 2018. 0307-1235. www.telegraph.co.uk.
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  35. Web site: 2020-06-09. Pablo Albarenga Named 2020 Photographer of the Year by World Photography Organisation. 2020-07-17. Pulitzer Center. en.
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  41. Web site: Ruffatti . Isabella . 28 March 2023 . SWPA Photographer of the Year 2022 Adam Ferguson featured in solo exhibition .
  42. Web site: Edgar Martins wins Photographer of the year at the SONY World Photography Awards 2023 Galeria Filomena Soares . 2024-07-23 . en-GB.
  43. News: 2024-04-19 . Juliette Pavy: Sony World Photographer of the Year 2024 . 2024-07-23 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
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  50. News: Photofairs in San Francisco: the best pictures on display. Stone. Mee-Lai. 2018-02-22. The Guardian. 2019-01-14. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  51. Web site: ZEISS Photography Award 2019. www.zeiss.co.uk. en. 2019-01-14.
  52. Web site: Winner of the Zeiss Photography Award revealed. theprintspace. 2016-05-27. Photo Printing Art Printing Professional Photographic Printing. en-US. 2019-01-14.
  53. Web site: Interview with Kevin Faingnaert, winner of the Zeiss Photography Award 2017. Photographer. Amateur. 2017-06-24. Amateur Photographer. en-US. 2019-01-14.
  54. Big Picture. 18 May 2019. Amateur Photographer. 4.
  55. Web site: Rory Doyle Wins ZEISS Photography Award 2019. Ltd. Magezine Publishing. ePHOTOzine. 2019-06-12.
  56. Web site: ZEISS Photography Award. 2020-07-17. www.zeiss.com. en.

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