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Sony World Photography Awards 2027: what wins, and the one decision most entrants get wrong — journal cover

· 7 min

Sony World Photography Awards 2027: what wins, and the one decision most entrants get wrong

The Sony World Photography Awards — the largest photography competition on earth, 400,000+ entries a cycle — opened its 2027 edition on 1 June. Entry is free, the title is the most prestigious in the medium, and the single biggest mistake entrants make happens before they upload a frame: choosing the wrong track. A close read of what the Professional and Open juries actually reward, where the AI line sits, and how to decide which competition you're really entering.

  • sony
  • world-photography-awards
  • 2027
  • contest-strategy
  • ai-policy
  • deadline
  • the-brief
Sony World Photography Awards 2027: Series or Single Image — where each of your photos belongs — journal cover

· 4 min

Sony World Photography Awards 2027: Series or Single Image — where each of your photos belongs

For its 20th edition, Sony renamed its two main competitions — Professional is now Series, Open is now Single Image — and, for the first time, you can enter both (the work just has to differ). So the question is no longer 'which one do I choose.' It's 'which of my photographs belongs where.' Series rewards a cohesive 5–10 image body of work; Single Image rewards one frame that stops you. Here's how to place each photo where it actually wins.

  • sony
  • world-photography-awards
  • 2027
  • contest-strategy
  • series-vs-single-image
  • the-brief