Annual Word Press Photo Contest 2022
Details
The 2022 World Press Photo Contest works with a regional system that includes six regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, North and Central America, South America, and Southeast Asia and Oceania. Entries will be judged according to the region in which they were shot.
Prizes
As a winner, your work will be:
- Included in an annual travelling exhibition that is shown around the world in over 80 cities
- Published on the official website and social platforms with over 2 million followers
- Included in the yearbook
You will also receive:
- €1,000 for each of the 24 regional winners
- also, an additional €5,000 for the four global winners
- An invitation to a winners’ event
- A physical award
How to Apply in World Press Photo Contest
- Make sure you have the correct document(s) to confirm your status as a professional photographer.
- Take your time to familiarize yourself with the topics and choose one to start your project.
- Read through the entry rules carefully, even if you have entered the contest in the past.
- You should start writing captions for your photograph(s) early as it can be time-consuming.
- If your work has a caption in another language than English, you should add both original as well as transcripted versions.
- As a photographer, you must not intend to mislead by recreating or staging events. If you have any direct influence over the scene, such as reenactments or posed portraits, you should mention it in the captions.
- You must also appropriately handle the consent of those you have captured.
Additional entry rules for the Singles, Stories and Long-Term Projects categories
- A photograph can only be entered once, either as a single or as part of a story, or as part of a Long-Term Project.
- Photographs must not show the name of the photographer, agency, or publication, or any other information
- In addition, Photographs entered into Singles, Stories and Long-Term Projects must comply with rules on manipulation and must not be altered by adding, rearranging, reversing, distorting or removing people and/or objects from within the frame.
- Entrants must provide the file(s) as recorded by the camera for all images that proceed to the final stages of the contest.
Specifications
| Type of Opportunity | Competitions and Awards |
|---|---|
| Deadline | 11 January,2022 |
| Open to | all nationalities |
| Organizer | World Press Photo |
| Contact the organizer | [email protected] |