Tickets now on sale: Sony World Photography Awards 2026 exhibition at Somerset House

As the times get brighter and longer and the sky will get a barely bluer shade of gray, it at all times feels just like the ticket sale for the Sony World Photography Awards at Somerset House will get introduced the second London retires its winter garb. And identical to that, it is time to begin planning your April and your go to to the landmark exhibition of the world’s main images competitors!

Returning from 17 April – 4 May, this must-see exhibition options the perfect photographs from the previous yr throughout the West and East Wings of Somerset House in addition to an immersive, mixed-media show of Joel Meyerowitz’s iconic imagery within the East Wing.

This is a really distinctive alternative – nowhere else will you discover all of the successful and shortlisted photographs below one roof! Expect the complete breadth of the present images panorama throughout quite a lot of genres, themes and types.

A pioneer of color, road images icon and this yr’s recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Photography, Joel Meyerowitz‘s pictures, movies and soundscapes will transport you to the streets of Europe and past.

An unique artist speak will happen on 21 April at Logan Hall. This is a uncommon likelihood to listen to Meyerowitz focus on his work and profession, moderated by acclaimed journalist and broadcaster John Wilson. Spaces are restricted and tickets are already promoting rapidly.

If you fancy some cultural enrichment of the culinary sort, make a day of it with our pleasant choice of hospitality offers at native eating places and cafes – and even the Strand Palace lodge for these desirous to deal with themselves or travelling from exterior London.

As at all times, our exhibition bookshop will inventory merchandise you possibly can’t wait to carry residence: from the 2026 collectible guide (that includes much more pages and photographers this yr!) to our 100% cotton tote baggage.

With over 300 photographs from all over the world on present, and numerous tales to find, we invite you to participate within the medium’s unmissable annual second.

What to count on this yr

• The finest pictures from the previous yr – from wildlife and nature to structure and design, documentary initiatives to sport, portraiture to nonetheless life and past
• A mesmerising immersive, mixed-media show of emblematic works from throughout Joel Meyerowitz’s profession together with his early road images from New York and his travels to Europe
• An expanded model of Zed Nelson’s (2025 Photographer of the Year) award-winning collection The Anthropocene Illusion which investigates the connection between people and the pure world
• An exhibition store that shares merchandise you possibly can’t wait to take residence: a collectible hardcover 2026 guide – with much more pages and photographers this yr – and trendy tote baggage.

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