Sony World Photography Awards – Student Competition
World Photography Organisation Remote · open worldwide
Free competition for photography students worldwide responding to a yearly brief with a 5–10 image series; winners get Sony equipment and global exposure.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your nomination packet for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
You look at it first. Nothing is submitted without your tap.
About
Also: Sony digital imaging equipment; global exposure.
Who can apply: Must be enrolled in a photography-related course; 2027 brief is 'Journeys'.
Free to apply.
Annual. Next deadline: 2026-11-27.
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).
What to prepare: portfolio.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “27 November 2026 16:00 GMT Student competition closes”
Who can apply
- Open to students, creators and freelancers
- Must be enrolled in a photography-related course; 2027 brief is 'Journeys'.
What you will need
- PortfolioUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name. The deadline is 27 November 2026.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your nomination packet for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to World Photography Organisation without your tap.
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