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Football jumping in front of shot as team celebrate win behind him.Cricket batsman hitting ball off into a strip of light at golden hour.Female Biathlon contestant firing riffle in winter sports contest.Mikey Brennan surfing a huge wave at Ship Stern's Bluff.Close up shot of sweat dripping off the forehead of Roger Federer.Cyclist flying around the velodrome track as crowd blurs into colours.Half and half underwater photograph of synchronised swimmers upside down during routine.John Kucera racing past pole in alpine ski race.Football jumping in front of shot as team celebrate win behind him.Cricket batsman hitting ball off into a strip of light at golden hour.Female Biathlon contestant firing riffle in winter sports contest.Mikey Brennan surfing a huge wave at Ship Stern's Bluff.Close up shot of sweat dripping off the forehead of Roger Federer.
Football jumping in front of shot as team celebrate win behind him.Cricket batsman hitting ball off into a strip of light at golden hour.Female Biathlon contestant firing riffle in winter sports contest.Mikey Brennan surfing a huge wave at Ship Stern's Bluff.Close up shot of sweat dripping off the forehead of Roger Federer.Cyclist flying around the velodrome track as crowd blurs into colours.Half and half underwater photograph of synchronised swimmers upside down during routine.John Kucera racing past pole in alpine ski race.Football jumping in front of shot as team celebrate win behind him.Cricket batsman hitting ball off into a strip of light at golden hour.Female Biathlon contestant firing riffle in winter sports contest.Mikey Brennan surfing a huge wave at Ship Stern's Bluff.Close up shot of sweat dripping off the forehead of Roger Federer.Cyclist flying around the velodrome track as crowd blurs into colours.Half and half underwater photograph of synchronised swimmers upside down during routine.John Kucera racing past pole in alpine ski race.

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World Sports Photography Awards

The World Sports Photography Awards is the world’s biggest and most prestigious sports photography competition. Across the three editions, thousands of professional and semi-professional sports photographers from around the world have submitted more than 15,000 images in 24 sporting categories with the winning images gaining global media coverage.

Nothing has the power to encapsulate the emotion and endeavour of sport like a photograph. The World Sports Photography Awards celebrates the very best in sporting imagery and the incredible photographers who capture these moments. Moments that contain whole stories within them.

The Power of Sport

Sport's influence and power is unrivalled. It represents the best of human endeavour. It transcends language and borders. It inspires, it moves, it delights. World Sports Photography Awards celebrates the amazing power of sport to touch our lives and the amazing power of photography to capture and communicate those moments.

Nothing Captures the Emotion of Sports Like Photography

Sport is about action, movement and energy, so why is photography such a compelling medium for sporting narrative?

Because in the moment the full story of the journey to that moment is encapsulated and the full potential of what happens next is contained. Athletes, spectators and photographer were all drawn to this one moment.

World Sports Photography Awards celebrates the finest of those moments, the moments where talent and art combine to reveal profound things about what sport really means.
Richard Heathcote
Overall Winner 2020, Redemption Punch

Extremely honoured to receive this accolade, especially with all the amazing photographic talent on show in this inaugural World Sports Photography Awards.

Anthony Joshua landing a huge punch during a boxing match.
James Gourley
Overall Winner 2021, Focus

It is a huge honour just to be considered amongst such amazing sports photography!

Close up shot of sweat dripping off the forehead of Roger Federer.
Rena Laverty
Special Merit 2022 in Ice Hockey, Quick Hands

I am very grateful to have been selected among the world's best sports photographers.

USA ice hockey goal keeper saving a shot from the opposition team.

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World Sports Photography awards announces partnership with IMAGO.

World Sports Photography Awards and IMAGO

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February 8, 2023

We are pleased to announce a partnership with COVER for the 2022 World Sports Photography Awards. COVER is a visual agency that creates and distributes compelling content for digital, print and broadcast media. Their multimedia coverage includes celebrity, lifestyle, current affairs, natural world, offbeat, science, technology, design, and human interest.

World Sports Photography Awards and COVER

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2 MIN READ
March 7, 2022

iSports is the largest global private network of sport business executives, where membership is exclusive and follows a strict door policy. iSportConnect’s three pillars are their community, advisory service and networking events.

WSPA announces iSportConnect partnership

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2 MIN READ
March 4, 2022

Colorsport has a vast library of sports images dating back over 100 years, which will help us share the amazing visual stories that sports photographers have told throughout the long relationship between photography and sport.

WSPA announces partnership with Colorsport

Upcoming Dates
1 MIN READ
March 1, 2022

MPB is the world’s largest platform to buy, sell and trade used photography and videography kit. MPB is a destination for everyone, whether you’ve just discovered your passion for visual storytelling or you’re already a pro. MPB are loved and trusted by more than 250,000 visual storytellers around the world.

MPB to sponsor World Sports Photography Awards

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5 MIN READ
February 18, 2022
World Sports Photography awards announces partnership with IMAGO.

World Sports Photography Awards and IMAGO

News
5 MIN READ
February 8, 2023
We are pleased to announce a partnership with COVER for the 2022 World Sports Photography Awards. COVER is a visual agency that creates and distributes compelling content for digital, print and broadcast media. Their multimedia coverage includes celebrity, lifestyle, current affairs, natural world, offbeat, science, technology, design, and human interest.

World Sports Photography Awards and COVER

News
2 MIN READ
March 7, 2022
iSports is the largest global private network of sport business executives, where membership is exclusive and follows a strict door policy. iSportConnect’s three pillars are their community, advisory service and networking events.

WSPA announces iSportConnect partnership

News
2 MIN READ
March 4, 2022
Colorsport has a vast library of sports images dating back over 100 years, which will help us share the amazing visual stories that sports photographers have told throughout the long relationship between photography and sport.

WSPA announces partnership with Colorsport

Upcoming Dates
1 MIN READ
March 1, 2022
MPB is the world’s largest platform to buy, sell and trade used photography and videography kit. MPB is a destination for everyone, whether you’ve just discovered your passion for visual storytelling or you’re already a pro. MPB are loved and trusted by more than 250,000 visual storytellers around the world.

MPB to sponsor World Sports Photography Awards

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5 MIN READ
February 18, 2022
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