International Photography Awards (IPA)

International Photography Awards (IPA) is now open for entries!

International Photography Awards (IPA) : The International Photography Awards, an annual competition for professional, amateur, and student photographers globally, has been recently opened for enties creating one of the most ambitious and comprehensive competitions in the photography world today.

About Competition

The International Photography Awards (IPA) has been recently announced.

The International Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for professional, amateur, and student photographers on a global scale, creating one of the most ambitious and comprehensive photo competitions in the photography world today.

IPA's mission is to honor master photographers, discover and cultivate emerging talent, and promote the appreciation of photography worldwide.

Professional photographers will be judged against other professionals and non-professionals against other non-professionals and students.

The category winners in both professional and amateur levels, listed here, will compete for IPA’s top two awards, which will be announced at the annual Lucie Awards Gala. The main professional prize is International Photographer of the Year, selected from the 11 professional category winners. The 11 category winners in the non-professional/student categories will compete for the title of Discovery of the Year.

Evaluation Criteria

IPA asks each judge to review the images based on the following criteria: originality, creativity, excellence of execution, and overall impact, as well as relevance to the specific category.

Eligibility

The IPA competition is open to any living photographer, 18 years of age or older, from any country.

Prize

The 11 Category winners in the Professional Categories will each receive a $1,200 cash prize, and the 11 Category winners in the Non-Professional Categories will each receive a $600 prize. Each of the above winners will also receive two tickets to attend the Lucie Awards Gala in New York city, where they will be finalists for the following titles:

➜ International Photographer of the Year (professional categories)
➜ Discovery of the Year (non-professional categories)

In addition, the work all winners will be published in the high-quality, full-color International Photography Awards annual book.

Entry fees

➜ Professional: $40
➜ Non-professional: $30
➜ Student: $20

Official website

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