Türkiye Mobile Photo Awards 2025

Türkiye Mobile Photography Awards is an international contest designed to promote mobile photography and encourage photographers. Courtesy of Türk Telekom's main sponsorship TMPA is open to photographers of all ages, nationalities, and locations, whether they are new or established, who create valuable works using mobile devices. Our aim is to create an opportunity to showcase valuable works produced with mobile devices to a global audience, appreciate emerging talents, and inspire smartphone users in the field of photography. We aspire to establish a new platform where individuals engaged in photography at professional, amateur, and hobbyist levels can exhibit their diverse and artistic perspectives, enhancing their skills through healthy competition. In our organization, which includes curators, editors, and renowned photographers, we will be awarding a total of $7,000 in prizes, and TMPA invites all photography enthusiasts to exhibit their best work.

Türkiye Mobile Photo Awards (TMPA) is an international competition dedicated to celebrating the art of mobile photography and encouraging creative expression through smartphone lenses. Entering its second year, and supported by the main sponsorship of Türk Telekom, TMPA invites photographers of all ages, nationalities, and backgrounds—whether emerging or established—who create compelling works using mobile devices.

In 2025, TMPA is honored to present a distinguished jury panel comprising some of the most celebrated voices in contemporary photography. These jurors, whose work has been featured in and commissioned by institutions such as National Geographic, VIIPhoto, TIME, The New York Times, and VOGUE, include Ed Kashi, Michael Christopher Brown, Laura El-Tantawy, Ahmet Sel, Mustafa Seven, Dina Litovsky, and Ismail Zaidy. Their collective expertise and global perspective bring an unparalleled level of prestige to this year’s competition.

TMPA is committed to fostering a platform where photographers and visual storytellers at all levels—professional, amateur, or hobbyist—can showcase their distinct artistic visions. This competition seeks to inspire innovation and excellence in mobile photography, providing a space where creative minds can push the boundaries of visual storytelling while connecting with a global audience. With $5000 in total prizes, TMPA calls on photography enthusiasts worldwide to participate and share their finest works, celebrating the limitless potential of mobile photography as a transformative art form.

What winners receive
TMPA, sponsored primarily by Türk Telekom, offers photography enthusiasts the opportunity to win prizes of up to $5,000. The competition consists of six categories, and the 'Photographer of the Year' will be honored with a $2,000 'Türk Telekom Grand Prize.' Each category winner will receive a $500 prize. Winners will also be presented with a certificate along with a 1st place gold badge, 2nd place silver badge, and 3rd place bronze badge. The competition's jury acknowledges, appreciates, and rewards talented participants by awarding them a ‘Honorable Mention’.

^{Image: Türk Telekom Grand Prize/ Photographer of the Year 2024: Dominika Koszowska - Sunrise Over the Power Station}