Prizes

2027 Contest awards and prizes

The winners of the 2027 World Press Photo Contest are chosen by regional and global juries. Regional juries, made up of five professionals from and/or working in that region, first prepare a selection of entries per region. From this selection, a global jury, made up of the six regional jury chairs and the global jury chair, then decide on the winners. Find out more about the judging process.

A total of 42 winners will be awarded; three Singles, two Stories and one Long-Term Project per region (Africa; Asia Pacific and Oceania; Europe; North and Central America; South America; and West, Central and South Asia). New for the 2027 Contest, there will also be three Sports and three Nature awards. These will be awarded across the Singles and Stories entries. Find out more about about these new awards. The World Press Photo of the Year is then chosen from all the winning entries.

Contest winners

Every contest winner receives:

  • A monetary prize of €1,000
  • A Fujifilm X Half camera
  • Inclusion in the annual World Press Photo year-long worldwide exhibition
  • Inclusion in the annual collectible yearbook, available in multiple languages with a worldwide distribution of more than 30,000 copies
  • Publication in the online collection and a personal profile on World Press Photo's website
  • Promotion on World Press Photo's platforms
  • Invitation to the Winners’ event in Amsterdam
  • A physical award
In addition, winners are often featured in major publications and invited to speak at public events, exhibition openings, and lectures throughout the year.

Please note: There is no hierarchy of winners in each category. All winners are weighted equally.

World Press Photo of the Year

Out of the 42 winning entries, the global jury choose the World Press Photo of the Year with two finalists. In addition to receiving their winning prize, the World Press Photo of the Year winner will also receive:

  • An additional monetary prize of €10,000
  • An additional physical award
  • FUJIFILM GFX cameras and lenses that will be awarded to the Photo of the Year winner and two finalists

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Image credit: Frank van Beek, ANP

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