Judges for the 2027 Sony World Photography Awards have been introduced

 

The jury for the twentieth version of the Sony World Photography Awards brings collectively main voices from throughout curating, publishing and institutional backgrounds. This yr’s panel spans seven nations and 4 continents, reflecting the Awards’ world attain.

Independent Curator and Photography Consultant Monica Allende returns as Chair of the Jury for the Series competitors and curator of the London exhibition at Somerset House.

To guarantee a good and neutral choice, all entries can be judged anonymously, with the method happening in early 2027.

Entrants may obtain:

• Up to $25,000
• Sony Digital Imaging Equipment
• Inclusion within the Sony World Photography Awards London and world exhibitions
• Publication within the annual guide
• A day of tailor-made periods with business specialists
• Press and media protection

Series competitors

• Monica Allende, Independent Curator and Photography Consultant, Chair of the Jury
• Candice Jansen, Manager, New Archival Visions Programme, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
• Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo, Photographer & Editor at Raya Editorial, Colombia
• Amanda Renshaw, Independent Curator, Writer and Publishing Consultant, UK
• Peipei Han, Director of Exhibitions, Fotografiska Shanghai, China
• Pauline Vermare, Phillip and Edith Leonian Curator of Photography, Brooklyn Museum, USA

Single Image & Youth competitions

• Maja Dyrehauge Gregersen, Managing Director, Copenhagen Photo Festival, Denmark

Student competitors

• Menno Liauw, Founder and Director of the FUTURES Foundation, Netherlands
  

Find out extra in regards to the 2027 judges

 

Deadlines

Student competitors: 27 November 2026 at 16:00 (GMT)
Single Image & Youth competitions: 5 January 2027 at 16:00 GMT
Series competitors: January 12 2027 at 16:00 GMT

Enter the Sony World Photography Awards 2027