{"id":587046,"date":"2026-08-17T03:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T03:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/587046\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T03:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T03:58:19","slug":"landmark-exhibition-brings-sony-world-photography-awards-to-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/587046\/","title":{"rendered":"Landmark exhibition brings Sony World Photography Awards to South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Africans are in for a visual treat as a curated version of one of the world\u2019s most prestigious photography competitions opens in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>In a first-of-its-kind event, the acclaimed Sony World Photography Awards exhibition can be seen on home soil, hosted by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insideoutfoundation.co.za\/roger-ballen-centre-for-photography\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roger Ballen Centre for Photography<\/a> in Forest Town.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insideoutfoundation.co.za\/event-details\/decisive-moment-sony-world-photography-awards\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Decisive Moment: Sony World Photography Awards<\/a>\u00a0showcases a selection of award-winning images from three years of the competition &#8211; 2024, 2025 and 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is presented in partnership with Creo and the World Photography Organisation, which runs the Sony competition.<\/p>\n<p>In conversation with Gugs Mhlungu, Roger Ballen notes that the Sony World Photography Awards represent the biggest photo contest in the world, with close to half a million applicants from 200 countries worldwide last year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our exhibition covers the last three years.We&#8217;ll see winners from many, many countries; from Japan to Brazil to South Africa. The awards are broken up into different categories and there is a wide range.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ballen says visitors will see an exceptional selection of award-winning images across documentary, portraiture, wildlife, sport, landscape and creative photography.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s emerging photographers are also being showcased with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insideoutfoundation.co.za\/event-details\/decisive-moment-sony-world-photography-awards\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">concurrent exhibition<\/a> titled New Eyes: The Roger Ballen Centre Photography Award.<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural edition<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insideoutfoundation.co.za\/event-details\/decisive-moment-sony-world-photography-awards\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>features the work of D.M. Terblanche, Zwelibanzi Zwane and Karabo Mooki, which celebrates the diversity and creative energy of South Africa\u2019s rising photographic talent.<\/p>\n<p>Together, the two exhibitions create a dialogue between internationally recognised photographic excellence and the next generation of South African photographers, Ballen says.<\/p>\n<p>To listen to Roger Ballen in conversation with Gugs Mhlungu on 702&#8217;s <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.primediaplus.com\/702\/702-weekend-breakfast-with-gugs-mhlungu\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.primediaplus.com\/702\/702-weekend-breakfast-with-gugs-mhlungu\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786884898916000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3uK3lgyVHngzF2fTgCgrl8\">Weekend Breakfast<\/a>, click on the audio link below:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"South Africans are in for a visual treat as a curated version of one of the world\u2019s most&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":587047,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[437,434,435,436,438,146,36805,36806,36809,36808,36807,85,46,630,43,3672,36812,36811,36810],"class_list":["post-587046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-ewn","tag-ewn-news","tag-ewn-south-africa","tag-eye-witness-news","tag-eyewitness-news","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-latest-news","tag-news","tag-news-today","tag-prime-media-plus","tag-primedia-plus","tag-primedia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=587046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/587047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=587046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=587046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=587046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}