For a second year running, the hugely successful World Photo, London and Sony World Photography Awards exhibitions will be held at Somerset House in London in April – May 2012. Produced by the World Photography Organisation, these events were previously held in Cannes from 2007-2010 and in 2011 the festival and its awards programme moved to London. Billed as the global photographic event of the year, World Photo, London and the Sony World Photography Awards, celebrates the very best in photography from around the world, from the next generation of emerging photographers through to the established masters of the art.
The opening weekend of World Photo, London will be held at Somerset House from 27 - 30 April with selected festival events and the Sony World Photography Awards winners exhibitions, continuing through to 20 May 2012. The annual Sony World Photography Awards ceremony and gala dinner will take place on 26 April at the Hilton Hotel in London’s Park Lane. The Festival will include a wide-ranging programme of events, talks, seminars, workshops and exhibitions; honorary Judges for the 2012 Awards and other international industry experts will also be participating in the Festival events. These include esteemed writer and photo critic Susan Bright, chair of the Awards; James Reid, Photography Director of Wallpaper*; Michael Benson, Director, Prix Pictet and Claudia Hinterseer, MD and co-owner of NOOR, an international photo agency and foundation.
World Photo, London is open to everyone with a passion for photography - professionals, amateurs, students and, of course, the photo-loving public.
