The Sony World Photography Awards is back for the 9th year and it is now open for entries, organised by the World Photography Organisation, the award attracts thousands of talented artists and photographers to present the world’s best contemporary photography from the last 12 months.

For next year’s exciting competition, there will be 14 Professional categories and are divided into 2 distinct genres - Art and Documentary. In addition, both of these genres also include new categories which are Art presenting the new Staged and Candid categories and Documentary now including Daily Life and Environment. Winners of the award will win the latest Sony digital imaging equipment, a Sony World Photography Awards exhibition at Somerset House, London, an inclusion in the 2016 awards’ book of the winners’ photograph and $30000 (RM125653) for the overall winners.

Sony Mobile's Xperia Z5 Premium Dual, the world's first 4K smartphone is currently on pre-order sale in 11street. The exclusive agreement is also available in the LINE app (11street channel) for users to participate and bet their lucky chance to win.

Priced at RM3099 and available in Chrome, Black and Gold, the pre-order will end at the end of November (30th) and delivery will arrive within the first week of December 2015; making it an early Christmas present to those who have pre-order it or won through LINE app. The shipping delivery is free of charge, and here's a recap of the tech specs:-

• 2GHz Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 processor
• 3GB RAM
• 32GB storage (up to 200GB microSD_
• 5.5-inch display (4K 3840 x 2160 pixel resolution)
• 23MP rear camera + 5MP front camera
• High-res audio, IP68 water resistance, capless USB port, 4G LTE Dual SIM, GPS, Bluetooth 4.1, DLNA, MHL 3.0, NFC, side fingerprint sensor
• 154.4 x 76 x 7.8mm
• Android 5.1 Lollipop
• 3430 mAh battery