The annual World Press Photo Contest recognizes and celebrates the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year.
Entries to the 2023 World Press Photo Contest have now closed. The judging process takes place over a six-week period, from 14 January 2023, and involves six regional juries and a global jury. Find out more about the judging process.
Prizes
Entering the World Press Photo Contest is free and open to all professional photographers working in the field of photojournalism and/or documentary photography.
Winners will have their work:
Included in our annual traveling exhibition seen by over 4 million visitors, shown around the world in over 100 cities
Published on our website and social platforms with over 2 million followers
Included in our yearbook
They also receive:
€1,000 for each of the 24 regional winners and an additional €5,000 for the four global winners
Entries open: 1 December 2022, 13.00 CET (Netherlands time)
Entries close: 11 January 2023, 13.00 CET (Netherlands time) (deadline extended)
Regional winners announcement (online): 29 March 2023
Global winners announcement (online and live at the opening of the Flagship Exhibition 2023 at De Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands): 20 April 2023
Flagship Exhibition 2023 opens to the public in Amsterdam (start of the worldwide tour): 22 April 2023
Judging for the 2023 Contest is starting! The judging process involves six regional juries and a global jury. Meet the professionals from around the world who will review the entries and select the best photojournalism and documentary photography of 2022, here.
"I am looking forward to seeing singles and stories covering issues and topics that might have been missed in the seemingly endless news cycle. Those stories are important and honestly allow us to understand each other better through the use of photography,” stated Brent Lewis, photo editor, The New York Times, co-founder, Diversify Photo, and 2023 World Press Photo Contest global jury chair.
He added: “With the second year of the new format and this brilliant gathering of regional juries that understand and can emphasize the issues in their regions, I am looking forward to seeing powerful images that enlighten, educate and allow us to understand why these stories matter."
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