Show us portraits where character is the key to our understanding.
What does a subject reveal in a portrait? Or is it the viewer who responds to the visual clues presented by the image? Show us portraits where character is the key to our understanding.
Photo Detail: Peter Rossi
Documentary. Photojournalism. Candid. Imagined. What stories can you show us?
Documentary. Photojournalism. Candid. Imagined. A carefully captured or created portrait can show more than the people within, it can be a part of a larger dialogue. What stories can you show us?
Photo Detail: Kris Anderson
Great family portraits are integral to the art of portrait photography.
We all photograph our families. Some of us photograph families professionally. And great family portraits - whether singles or groups - play an important role in our personal histories and are integral to the art of portrait photography
Photo Detail: Brian Cassey
What can your photographs show about your subject's life or situation?
Whether indoors or outside, including activity and location can create a portrait that integrates the subject with their environment. What can your photographs show about your subject's life or situation?
Photo detail: Ovi D Pop
What can your photographs show about your subject's life or situation?
In addition to $10,000 in prizes, the aim is to submit one of the Top 101 portraits and be published in the Annual Awards book. Will you be successful this year?
Photo detail: Jatenipat Ketpradit
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There are a lot of photography competitions to choose from, but few offer both a score for every entry and 101 chances to be a part of our amazing annual Awards book!
Follow the Archive link in the menu above and check out the 2021 and 2022 International Portrait Photographer of the Year Award flip-books - how incredible are the world's best portrait photographers!
Now imagine how those portrait photographers feel, seeing their photos published alongside the world's best. It's a great achievement
And the International Portrait Photographer of the Year Awards book is a real book - printed on paper and bound between hard covers. You can purchase them in our on-line shop, but of course, the books are also presented as PDF flip-books here on the website for far-reaching recognition.
This is our third International Portrait Photographer of the Year Award and we continue to follow a similar philosophy to the popular International Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards (now in its tenth year): the main aim is to be one of the Top 101 photographs of the year and be published in the book. Will you be there?
There is US$10,000 in cash prizes shared between the overall winner and 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each of the four categories, plus a printed copy of the book from Momento Pro for these 13 winners. The remaining Top 101 photographers also have the opportunity to purchase a printed copy of the book, or of course they can download an eBook version from the website.
So, what's the process? As an entrant, your job is to impress our judges! Entry is easy - just size your file to 4000-5000 pixels on the longest side, save it as a JPEG and upload it. The entry fee is US$25 per image and if you enter by 24 May 2023, every fifth entry is free. Final entries are accepted until 31 May 2023.
You only need to enter one image to be eligible for the Top 101 or to win a category prize, but to win the the International Portrait Photographer of the Year, our judges need to see a minimum of four entries (although we expect most entrants will enter at least five as the fifth entry is free if completed by 24 May 2023).
So, that's the road map! We hope you enjoy getting your entries ready for our Awards and the best of luck!
Peter Eastway
International Portrait Photographer of the Year Awards
To enter, click on the 'Entrants Login' menu button at the top right of the page.
