A community where creators thrive

Sony makes more than just tools. We also build a community that nurtures and inspires creators to reach new heights.

Creator Events

Kando Trip

"Kando" is the power of emotional connection that is at the core of Sony's philosophy. Kando Trips take creators to extraordinary locations where they can share moving experiences. Since launched in 2017 these events have grown to envelop the globe, inspiring creators through a community bursting with ideas and imagination.

"It's just awesome to be able to learn from this incredible pool of talent."

Luke Jackson Clark
Kando Trip UK 2025 

@watchluke

"It really puts you out of your comfort zone in the best way possible."

Riza Santos
Kando Trip SEA 2025

@lifeofriza

"All of us are connected and inspiring each other."

Gautam Pandey
Kando Trip INDIA 2024 

@riverbankstudios

"Working with Sony gives me the closest sense of family I've ever had in a professional setting."

Pat Kay
Kando Trip ANZ 2025 

@pat_kay

Stories of Growth

Hello. Meet the Alpha Creators

Creators from around the world share movies about life-changing experiences and growth achieved through their community. This series focuses on individual creators, their passion, and goals.

Global Creator Awards

Sony sponsors global photo and short film awards that are open to everyone and cover a broad range of creative expression. These awards aim to give leading and emerging creators an opportunity to receive global recognition and build success in their career.

A man who has received an award is giving a speech on stage.

Daniel Dian-Ji Wu, Youth Photographer of the Year 2025 © Courtesy of Creo
Sony World Photography Awards

The Sony World Photography Awards elevate the careers of photographers to the next level. Acting as an insight into contemporary photography today in all its diversity, the Awards spotlights photographers telling the stories of our time.
Winner's Gallery
A group photo of shortlisted filmmakers on the red carpet.

The shortlisted filmmakers from the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025. © Courtesy of Creo
Sony Future Filmmaker Awards

The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards have celebrated the filmmakers shaping the cinematic landscape of tomorrow. Aimed at independent filmmakers worldwide, the program consists of five categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Animation, Student, and Future Format.
Winner's Gallery

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Design for All

Sony leverages creativity and technology to enhance the accessibility of our products, services, and experiences. Through our commitment to an inclusive future, Sony aims to create a world where everyone belongs. Sony strives to enable and empower individuals of all abilities to share Kando.

A group of people observing a camera demonstration at an inclusive design workshop.

Sony Inclusive Design Workshop for creators with disabilities

People are at the center of Sony's approach to accessibility. By working together with individuals with diverse needs in the product development processes, Sony is developing inclusive design features that incorporate their perspectives.
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Resonating with possibilities

Sony learns from creators and works to improve accessibility, aiming to create products that everyone can use and that are truly user-friendly.  Check out our collaboration with a landscape photographer who has an upper limb disability.
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Self-portrait by Gary Williamson, a photographer with visual impairment

A Courageous Vision

With his striking, high-contrast monochrome street scenes, impactful foregrounds, and mysteriously silhouetted figures, Gary Williamson's photos are nothing if not powerful—and even more so when you learn that he is registered blind.
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How Sony is making creativity accessible to all

Technology makes photography easier for those with impaired vision. In this RNIB Connect Radio Tech Talk podcast Robin Spinks discusses how photography can augment their enjoyment of the world.
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Photography for the visually impaired

A behind-the-scenes look at Screen Reader and Enlarge Screen function development reveals how these examples of inclusive design came to fruition through the passion and dedication of Sony staff.
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Accessibility features video (with audio description)

Many of Sony's digital cameras include accessibility features such as Screen Reader, Enlarge Screen, and AF capabilities.
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Making imaging more accessible

Sony goes to lengths to ensure that imaging products' features are easily accessible for all users.
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Creators for Earth

To fill the world with emotion, the Earth first has to be in a healthy state.  Meet the creators who are turning towards creativity to raise awareness about environmental challenges and encourage people to act together.

Two creators are facing one another.

Inspiring People through Creativity ーTwo Creators, One Vision.ー

Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025 Sustainability Prize winner filmmaker Kirsten Slemint, and Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Sustainability Prize winner Kasia Strek reveal how creativity and authentic storytelling can inspire empathy and move people toward a more sustainable future.
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A photo of the 1 Ocean Project

The Foundation 1 Ocean project in 2025, supported by Sony and UNESCO

With backing from Sony and UNESCO, the Foundation 1 Ocean project aims to deepen our understanding of the ocean through research. Underwater photographer Alexis Rosenfeld reveals the current state of our ocean.
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A giraffe drinks water while standing with its front legs spread apart.

A safari guide striving to create a place where people, nature, and animals coexist

South African Government-certified safari guide Yuka Ota devotes her time to African wildlife protection and environmental issues. Here she discusses coexistence between humans and the animal kingdom.
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Annie Roth and Justin Grubb at the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2024.

A salamander's film star journey

"Hellbent" was nominated for the 2024 Sony Future Filmmaker Award, environment category. Science journalist Annie Roth and director Justin Grubb highlight issues surrounding a salamander and the local society.
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A photograph of orphaned orangutans crossing a tightrope taken on Borneo Island.

Encounters on the island and reflections as a photographer

Nature photographer Yosuke Kashiwakura seeks answers to a sustainable future through photos that focus on rainforest destruction in Borneo and the environment on Rebun Island.
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The Foundation 1 Ocean project in 2024, supported by Sony and UNESCO

Underwater photographer Alexis Rosenfeld uses a Sony αTM-series camera and "Lily," a submersible robot, to explore the ocean at depths of around 1,000 meters for the Sony-backed UNESCO Foundation 1 Ocean project.
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Mother Magazine

14 women use their cameras to highlight environmental issues in photography publication Mother Magazine. Chief editor Melissa Schaefer offers a thoughtful view of the earth and our future.
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Road to Zero

Sony's Road to Zero plan aims to achieve a zero environmental footprint throughout the entire product and business cycle, protecting our climate, resources, and biodiversity while strictly managing pollutants.
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Green Management 2030

The midterm Green Management 2030 plan addresses greenhouse emissions, resource recycling, and plastics for a sustainable future.
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Discover some of the many ways Sony provides support for creators

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