The annual World Press Photo Contest recognizes and celebrates the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year, selected by an international independent jury. Entering is free and prizes include up to €6,000, inclusion in our annual traveling exhibition, and more.
Entries for the 2024 World Press Photo Contest are now open until Thursday 11 January 2024, 13.00 CET. We are excited to welcome a multiplicity of stories and a diverse range of photographers from all over the world to enter the contest!
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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 yearbook
You will also receive:
- €1,000 for each of the 24 regional winners and an additional €5,000 for the four global winners
- An invitation to the Winners’ Program in Amsterdam
- A physical award
- For the four global winners: a FUJIFILM GFX100 II camera, with two lenses of choice, two Li-ion batteries, and dual battery charger
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How to enter
Entries to the 2024 World Press Photo Contest are open until 11 January 2022, 13.00 CET. To enter the contest, follow these steps.
Entry rules
To facilitate a fair entry and judging process, it is important that every entrant reads the entry rules and agrees to them. Read here.
Timeline
- Entries open: 1 December 2023, 13.00 CET (Amsterdam time)
- Entries close: 11 January 2024, 13.00 CET (Amsterdam time)
- Regional winners announcement: 3 April 2024
- Global winners announcement: 18 April 2024
- Flagship World Press Photo Exhibition 2024 opens in Amsterdam: 19 April 2024
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Meet the jury
Jury
We’re pleased to introduce the 31 professionals from around the world who will review this year’s submissions and select the winning photographs and stories.
The judging process takes place in several rounds, over six weeks, in January and February 2024. It involves regional juries and a global jury, and will take place both online and offline. Meet the jury.
Download the 2024 Contest presentation PDF (English)
Descargue la presentación del Concurso 2024 en PDF (Español)
Téléchargez le PDF de présentation du Concours 2024 (Français)
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