This August, the Roger Ballen Centre for Photography is giving art and photography appreciators a one-of-a-kind opportunity to witness images from the acclaimed Sony World Photography Awards in South Africa for the very first time.
In partnership with Creo and the World Photography Organisation, the centre presents Decisive Moment: Sony World Photography Awards, an exhibition available to view from 15 August 2026 to 22 January 2027.
Decisive Moment brings award-winning images from 2024, 2025 and 2026 to Joburg
Decisive Moment: Sony World Photography Awards showcases a curated selection of award-winning images from the 2024, 2025 and 2026 Awards, offering a rare opportunity for local photography enthusiasts, creatives and the wider public to engage with some of the world’s most compelling contemporary photography.
From documentary and portraiture to wildlife, sport, landscape and creative photography, Decisive Moment brings together a wide range of subjects, cultures, environments and artistic approaches.
Whether drawn to human stories, the natural world, global events or the technical skill of an exceptional image, the exhibition reveals photography’s enduring ability to document, question, imagine and connect.
Discover emerging local photographers in New Eyes: The Roger Ballen Centre Photography Award
Running alongside Decisive Moment is New Eyes: The Roger Ballen Centre Photography Award, an exhibition dedicated to emerging South African photographers.
Established to platform the next generation of local photographic voices, the New Eyes Award gives selected photographers the opportunity to exhibit within a leading institutional setting, alongside some of the most recognised photographers to emerge from the Sony World Photography Awards.
This inaugural presentation brings together the work of Karabo Mooki, D.M. Terblanche and Zwelibanzi Zwane, whose practices reflect the vitality of contemporary photography in South Africa. The photographers were nominated by an esteemed panel comprising Emilie Demon, Michelle Loukidis and Jabulani Dhlamini.
Together, the two exhibitions create a dialogue between international photographic excellence and the emerging voices shaping the future of photography in South Africa.
Beyond the exhibitions, guests can interact with the works more intimately through activations, talks, walkabouts, workshops, masterclasses and educational engagements, the information for which is available and regularly updated through the Roger Ballen Centre’s website and social media channels.
Pay once and view both exhibitions during your visit.
How to visit the Roger Ballen Centre for Photography
Cost: R50pp for admission. RSVP for the exhibition opening event here. Though booking in advance is not required, you may book your visit online
When: Decisive Moment opens on Saturday, 15 August from 10am to 2pm. The exhibition is running from 15 August 2026 to 22 January 2027. Visit during centre hours which are: Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 4pm & Saturday from 10am to 12pm
Where: Roger Ballen Centre for Photography, 2 Duncombe Rd, Forest Town, Johannesburg
Website: insideoutfoundation.co.za
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 087 700 5998
Facebook: Inside Out Centre for the Arts
Instagram: @insideoutcentre
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