World Press Photo 2023

From December 01, 2022 to January 10, 2023

Territory: Worldwide

Theme: Visual Journalism

Eligibility: The photo contest is open to professional photographers and photojournalists, and entry coordinators.

Entry Fees: Free

Prize: Exhibition

The annual World Press Photo Contest recognizes and celebrates the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year. Enter your work for free and you could win €1,000 as a regional winner and an additional €5,000 as a global winner, have your work showcased to a global audience, and more. Entries for the 2023 World Press Photo Contest will open on 1 December 2022 and close on 10 January 2023. We are excited to welcome a multiplicity of stories and a diverse range of photographers from all over the world to enter the contest!

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 100 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 a Winners’ event in Amsterdam
A physical award

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Call for Entries

Solo Exhibition July 2023

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Deadline: June 05, 2023

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Deadline: June 05, 2023

IPA Photography Competition 2023

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Call to Submit: 2023 Booooooom Art & Photo Book Award

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Emergentes 2023 - Portfolio Review

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Deadline: June 06, 2023

Prix Bayeux for War Correspondents 2023

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2023 OnePlus Photography Awards

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Deadline: June 07, 2023

Sunrise and Sunset 2023

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Deadline: June 08, 2023

Issue 16 Theme Common Love

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Minimalist Photography Awards 2022

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Deadline: June 12, 2023

Carte Blanche Etudiants 2023

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All About Photo Presents ’Railway Community’ by Steff Gruber

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All About Photo Presents 'The Sufi Brotherhoods of Senegal' by Christian Bobst

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Nicht Fallen by Jost Franko

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