World Press Photo Contest 2025
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
The World Press Photo Contest is organized by the World Press Photo Foundation, an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The contest is open to all professional photographers working in the field of photojournalism and/or documentary photography.
The annual World Press Photo Contest recognizes and celebrates the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year.
There are three categories: Singles, Stories, and Long-Term Projects.
Entries will be judged in six worldwide regions: Africa; West, Central, and South Asia; Europe; North and Central America; South America; and Asia Pacific and Oceania.
Pictures can be submitted whether or not they have been published.
Entry fee: Free
Prizes:
A total of 42 winners will be awarded. Every contest winner receives 1,000 EUR. The World Press Photo of the Year winner will also receive 10,000 EUR.
For further information, please visit the official competition website.
Benefits
Chance to win cash prizes and have your work published and exhibited.
Eligibility criteria
The competition is open to professional photographers only. Images must relate to photojournalism or documentary photography.