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Niall Hampton

The "photography trailblazers of tomorrow": Sony World Photo Awards 2026 reveals student and youth shortlists

Photograph of Mount Fuji in Japan, framed by bright red autumn leaves, taken near Lake Kawaguchi by Riley Shickle from the United Kingdom and captured on a Sony A7 III digital camera, with a Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN Art lens.

The Sony World Photography Awards has just released the shortlist of Student and Youth finalists for its 2026 competition.

Photography students were invited to respond to the brief "Together", by submitting a series of five to 10 images; and the Youth competition shortlist showcases the best single images by 10 photographers aged 19 and under.

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