This is the first year of the International Portrait Photographer of the Year Award and it is following a similar philosophy to the successful International Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards (now in its eighth year). And because it wants to create a book of ‘contemporary’ photography, the International Portrait Photographer of the Year Award team is not interested in old chestnuts that have won awards years ago, it should present what you’re capturing and processing now. That’s why your entries must have been captured after 1 January 2019 (so, within the last 28-odd months).

The Awards incorporates the International Portrait Photographer of the Year (Photographer) and the International Portrait Photographer of the Year Awards Book (Book).

Basically, the main aim of an Award is to be one of the Top 101 portrait photographs of the year. This gives you a place in the exclusive book which is published online; and can also be purchased as a ‘real’ hard-cover paper publication as well (it’s proudly printed by Momento Pro).

Prizes

There is US$10,000 in cash prizes for the top three photographs and top three photographers (requiring a portfolio of at least four entries), plus a printed copy of the book from Momento Pro. And there are five special subject prizes winning a print from Created For Life.

Categories

Altogether, there are four categories:

• The Character Study
• The Portrait Story
• The Family Sitting
• The Environmental Portrait

Eligibility 

• The award is open to Worldwide, professional or amateur, portrait photography.
• The competition will open on 1 March 2021 and closes 30 April 2021.
• The size of your file must be 4000-5000 pixels on the longest side; save it as a JPEG and upload it. The entry fee is US$25 per image,but if you enter by 23 April 2021, every fifth entry is free.

Competition Rules