Send up your entries for the 2024 Istanbul Photo Awards. The Anadolu Agency, a leading worldwide news organization for more than a century, hosts the Istanbul Photo Awards, an annual international competition for news photography. The competition seeks to advance news photography and presents a viewpoint influenced by the area’s special location at the crossroads of several civilizations.

The awards honor the meritorious efforts of brave and gifted professional photographers from all across the world. One of the world’s most well-known news photography competitions is the Istanbul Photo Awards.

Quick Details

• Organized by: The Anadolu Agency
  
• Host Country: Istanbul, Turkey
  
• Deadline: 17 January 2024 (23:59 (UTC+3)
  
• Type: Award
  
• Eligible Nations: International
  

Categories

• Story Daily Life: applications for image series relating to daily life. Each application requires the submission of 10 photos. Photographers may use two distinct narratives.
• Story Portrait: applications for image series connected to portraits. Each application requires the submission of 10 photos. Photographers may use two distinct narratives.
• Story Nature and Environment: applications using picture series relating to the environment and nature. Each application requires the submission of 10 photos. Photographers may use two distinct narratives.
• Story Sports: applications for image series linked to sports. Each application requires the submission of 10 photos. Photographers may use two distinct narratives.
• Story News: Applications for all picture series linked to news. Each application requires the submission of 10 photos. Photographers may use two distinct narratives.
• Single Daily Life: single picture apps that are all relevant to daily life. Each application is limited to 1 picture submission. Photographers have four alternative picture options.
• Single Portrait: programs that only use a single portrait-related picture. Each application is limited to 1 picture submission. Photographers have four alternative picture options.
• Single Nature and Environment: single picture apps for all things natural and environmental. Each application is limited to 1 picture submission. Photographers have four alternative picture options.
• Single Sports: Sports-related programs that only use one picture. Each application is limited to 1 picture submission. Photographers have four alternative picture options.
• Single News: programs that just display one image linked to news. Each application is limited to 1 picture submission. Photographers have four alternative picture options.

Prizes

Please review the prizes details for each category in the following charts:

Eligibility Criteria 

All applicants and submissions should meet the following criteria:

• Open to photographers who are professionals. Professional photographers are individuals whose primary source of income is or has been photography, who frequently sell or publish their work, and who are members of professional photographic organizations.
• Both independent contractors and photographers working for a firm or agency are eligible to enter the contest. At the INSERT IMAGE tab, freelancers can add their firm name for each submission.
• Although the gadgets are unregulated, all inserted images must be of a high resolution.
• Only individual applications are accepted for the competition. Applications from teams are not accepted.

Submissions Requirnment

All Photographs should meet the following criteria:

• Photographs provide accurate and relevant information.
• Photos submitted must have been taken in 2023 (between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023).
• Photographers are responsible for giving accurate personal information such as name, age, company, and so on, in addition to image information such as date, location, and so on.
• All contributions must include the following IPTC information: title, description, creation date, city, and country. Until the deadline, the information and category of the images might be modified.
• Captions for photographs must be written in English. Please double-check the description limit before uploading your photos.
• No signatures, stamps, or other identifying marks are acceptable on the entry. The name or company of the photographer should not be disclosed in the captions.
• Digital modification and Photoshop effects are not permitted; only basic color tweaks are permitted. Signatures on the photo or in the caption are not permitted.
• Photographers must hold the rights to the photos they submit.
• Photographs must not infringe on the rights of third parties.
• Photographers are encouraged to enter all categories at the same time, using both published and unpublished images.
• Photographers can enter four distinct photos into the Single categories and two different stories into the Story categories.
• The same photograph cannot be entered into two different categories.Applications for the story category should comprise 10 photos.
• Please keep in mind that this contest is only for professionals, and the Istanbul Photo Awards jury may request evidence of the photo’s source or publication in newspapers, journals, or web sites.

How to Apply for the Istanbul Photo Awards?

To apply, click the apply now button below.

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To learn more about Istanbul Photo Awards, refer to Istanbul Photo Award’s official website.

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