How to enter the photo and multimedia contests

How to enter the photo and multimedia contests

Read more information about the 2013 photo contest.

Read more information about the 2013 multimedia contest.

Contest timeline
Details about the photo and multimedia contests, as well as names of the contest judges, are announced in October/November. The contests open to entries in December. The photo contest judging begins at the end of January and the winners are announced in the second week of February. The multimedia contest judging and the announcement of winners take place in March. The annual Awards Days, a celebration of the prizewinners, takes place in Amsterdam at the end of April or beginning of May.

Photo contest
The photo contest is open to professional photographers and photojournalists, and entry coordinators. Registration for access to our entry site begins in December. Entries to the photo contest may only be submitted online via the entry site, which is open from December through January each year. Information about the entry rules and category details will be available around September.

Multimedia contest
The multimedia contest is open to work submitted by photographers, publications, and multimedia producers. Registration for access to our entry site begins in December. Information about the entry rules and category details will be available in September.

If you have further questions, please send an email to contest@worldpressphoto.org.

A look into the setup of the photo contest judging.

AWARDS

Prizes for the annual contests