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The World Photography Organisation (WPO) is an international organisation which manages various initiatives for amateur and professional photographers. Incorporated as World Photography Awards Limited, the organisation hosts the annual Sony World Photography Awards and the subsequent World Photography Festival, exhibiting the work of winning photographers in each category. Sponsored by Sony, the awards took place in Cannes since 2008 and moved to London in 2011. Other programmes include; the World Photography Student Focus Competition; Photo Shanghai; the World Photography Festival, the World Photography Collection and the World Photography Focus Programme. ==World Photography Awards== The World Photography Awards are organised annually by WPO. They were launched in 2008〔"(About the Awards )", World Photography Organisation. Accessed 27 July 2014.〕 and are currently sponsored by Sony. The competition has three entry levels; Student, Open and Professional, each with a number of subcategories. The overall winner of the Professional category is awarded with the Iris d'Or, a cash prize and the title "Sony World Photographer of the Year" at the Awards ceremony which takes place in London. The award ceremony is part of the larger World Photography Festival and features exhibitions, workshops, portfolio review, student programmes and talks from World Photographic Academy members, culminating in the award ceremony. An exhibition of winners is held at Somerset House in London.〔(Sony World Photography Awards Winners Showcased at Somerset House )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Photography Organisation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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