The World Press Photo Contest

The annual World Press Photo Contest recognizes and celebrates the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year. Entering is free and prizes include up to €10,000, inclusion in our annual traveling exhibition, and more. Entries for the 2025 World Press Photo Contest are now open until Friday 10 January 2025, 13.00 CET. […]

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Entries for the 2025 World Press Photo Contest are now open until Friday 10 January 2025, 13.00 CET. We want the annual contest to be a platform where a multiplicity of voices can be heard-and stories can be seen-so that the results truly are reflective of our world.

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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 annual yearbook, available in six languages with a worldwide distribution of more than 30,000 copies

You will also receive:

€1,000 for each of the winners and an additional €10,000 for the World Press Photo of the Year winner
FUJIFILM GFX cameras and lenses will be awarded to the World Press Photo of the Year winner and two runners up
An invitation to the Winners’ Program in Amsterdam for all winners
A physical award for all winners

Find out more about prizes.