The annual World Press Photo Contest recognizes and celebrates the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year. Entering is free and prizes include up to €10,000, inclusion in our annual traveling exhibition, and more.
Entries for the 2025 World Press Photo Contest will open on 1 December 2024 and close on 10 January 2025. We are excited to welcome a multiplicity of stories and a diverse range of photographers from all over the world to enter the contest!
We're pleased to announce updates to the categories, prizes and regions for the annual World Press Photo Contest following thoughtful discussions with photographers, jury members, exhibition partners and others. The biggest change being more winning projects and photographers in the 2025 Contest! Read more.
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:
You will also receive:
€1,000 for each of the winners and an additional €10,000 for the World Press Photo of the Year winner
Do you want to be notified about any upcoming announcements regarding the 2025 Contest? Sign up here.
–
Do you know of someone whose work should be seen by the 2025 jury? Please let us know by filling out this referral form. We will then contact the photographers you have referred and hopefully inspire them to submit their work!
Are you looking for more specific information? Visit one of the following pages to find out more about:
Image credits: Alejandro Cegarra, The New York Times/Bloomberg; Daniel Chatard; Eddie Jim, The Age/Sydney Morning Herald
