2024 Contest

Entries are open until 11 January 2024

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2024 World Press Photo Contest

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The annual World Press Photo Contest recognizes and celebrates the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year, selected by an international independent jury. Entering is free and prizes include up to €6,000, inclusion in our annual traveling exhibition, and more.

Entries for the 2024 World Press Photo Contest are now open until Thursday 11 January 2024, 13.00 CET. We are excited to welcome a multiplicity of stories and a diverse range of photographers from all over the world to enter the contest!

Why should you enter?

Entering the World Press Photo Contest is free and open to all professional photographers working in the field of photojournalism and/or documentary photography.

As a winner, your work will be:
  • Included in our annual traveling exhibition seen by over 4 million visitors, shown around the world in over 80 cities
  • Published on our website and social platforms with over 2 million followers
  • Included in our yearbook
You will also receive:
  • €1,000 for each of the 24 regional winners and an additional €5,000 for the four global winners
  • An invitation to the Winners’ Program in Amsterdam
  • A physical award
  • For the four global winners: a FUJIFILM GFX100 II camera, with two lenses of choice, two Li-ion batteries, and dual battery charger

Find out more about prizes. 

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How to enter

How to enter

Entries to the 2024 World Press Photo Contest are open until 11 January 2022, 13.00 CET. To enter the contest, follow these steps. 

Entry rules

Entry rules
To facilitate a fair entry and judging process, it is important that every entrant reads the entry rules and agrees to them. Read here.

Timeline

  • Entries open: 1 December 2023, 13.00 CET (Amsterdam time)
  • Entries close: 11 January 2024, 13.00 CET (Amsterdam time)
  • Regional winners announcement: 3 April 2024
  • Global winners announcement: 18 April 2024
  • Flagship World Press Photo Exhibition 2024 opens in Amsterdam: 19 April 2024
Do you want to be notified about any upcoming announcements regarding the 2024 Contest? Sign up here.

Jury

The 2024 World Press Photo Contest global jury, chaired by Fiona Shields, United Kingdom, Head of Photography, The Guardian, has been announced. The global jury is composed of the six regional jury chairs and one additional member, the global jury chair. Meet the global jury. 

The rest of the jury will be announced soon. Find out more about the judging process.

Download the 2024 Contest presentation PDF (English)

Descargue la presentación del Concurso 2024 en PDF (Español)

Téléchargez le PDF de présentation du Concours 2024 (Français)

Are you looking for more specific information? Visit one of the following pages to find out more about: 

Image credits: Anush Babajanyan, VII Photo/National Geographic Society; Ahmad Halabisaz; Jonas Kakó, Panos Pictures.

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