Competition for Professional Photographers and the Chance to Win a Prize of $5,000

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Applicant criteria

NationalityUnited Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
SpecialityMedia and Journalism
Gender
  • Both

Opportunity criteria

Opportunity FieldMedia and Journalism
LocationRemotely
Needed documentsothers

Opportunity description

Istanbul Photo Awards invites photographers across the world to submit pictures capturing global events from throughout the year. The competition mainly focusing on news and sports photos, and it has four categories: Single News, Story News, Single Sports, and Story Sports. This contest is an international news photography contest organized by Anadolu Agency. Photographers may submit both published and unpublished photos. Photos must be taken in 2019.

Eligibility:

  • This competition is opened to professional photojournalists from around the world. Professional photographers are those who earn, or have earned, the majority of their income from photography, and who sell or publish their work regularly, and belong to professional photography organizations. 
  • Note: This competition is free to enter.
  • For further information about the competition please click here

Prizes:

  1. The winner of 'Photo of the Year' will be awarded $8,000.
  2. The winners in the other categories will be given:
  • 5,000 $ for first prize.
  • 3,000 $ for second prize.
  • 1,500 $ for third prize.

About Istanbul Photo Awards:

Istanbul Photo Awards is an international news photography contest organized by Anadolu Agency. The contest aims to contribute to the sphere of news photography and offers a perspective shaped by the region’s unique position at the center of diverse cultures. The awards reward endeavors of courageous and talented photojournalists from around the world on merit. Although it is only the fifth edition of the contest, Istanbul Photo Awards has become one of the most widely known news photography contests in the world. 

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