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The Awards Days is an annual celebration to honor the prizewinning photographers of the World Press Photo contests. The event is held in Amsterdam during the last weeks of April and is filled with activities, including photographer presentations, the Sem Presser Lecture and the Awards Ceremony. The ceremony, at which the World Press Photo of the Year and the category awards are presented, is the highlight of the Awards Days.
World Press Photo 15 at De Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam: Photo © Bas de Meijer / Hollandse Hoogte — at Nieuwe Kerk.
World Press Photo Foundation is calling Visual Journalists to enter the 2016 World Press Photo Contest on 2 December 2015.
- The deadline for submissions is 13 January 2016, 23.59 CET.
- The contest is open to professional photographers and photojournalists, and entry coordinators submitting work on their behalf.
- To enter the 2016 World Press Photo Contest, everyone must register for access to the entry site between 1 December 2015 and 7 January 2016, 23.59 CET. A username and password are required to enter and can be requested until 7 January 2016, 23.59 CET.
- Entries to the photo contest may only be submitted online via the entry site, which opens on 1 December 2015 and closes on 13 January 2016, 23.59 CET.
- Information about the new entry rules and code of ethics will be provided on 25 November.
The annual photo contest rewards photographers for the best single exposure pictures contributing to the past year of visual journalism.
Whether entered as singles or stories, these pictures are judged in terms of their accurate, fair, and visually compelling insights about our world.
- Today the annual contest attracts well over 5,000 participants from around 125 countries, who together send in upwards of 95,000 photos.
Prizes & Awards
The winner of the World Press Photo of the Year, together with winners of first prizes in each category, receive a cash prize and a return airfare with hotel accommodation for the Awards Ceremony in Amsterdam.
World Press Photo of the Year
The main overall prize, the World Press Photo of the Year, is awarded to the single photograph that is not only the photojournalistic encapsulation the year, but represents an issue, situation or event of great journalistic importance, and does so in a way that demonstrates an outstanding level of visual perception and creativity. It has come to be regarded as the most prestigious international award for photojournalism in the world.
- The award carries a cash prize of 10,000 euros (10648.50 US Dollar at the current exchange rate), as well as expenses to travel to Amsterdam for the Awards Days in April.
- The winner also receives one of Canon’s latest professional digital cameras and a Golden Eye Award.
First, second and third prizes are awarded in each category—for picture stories as well as for single images—to encourage the submission of across-the-board as well as in-depth news photography.
- In each category, both the photographer of the best single picture and the photographer of the best picture story receive a cash prize of 1,500 euros (1,597.38 USD at the current exchange rate) and a Golden Eye Award, together with sponsorship of their trip to Amsterdam for the Awards Ceremony.
- Winners of second and third prizes, and those receiving honorable mention, receive a Golden Eye Award and a diploma.
For more info about the contest, please visit http://www.worldpressphoto.org/activities/photo-contest .
NEWS RELEASE
Posted November 12 2015
World Press Photo Foundation announces 2016 Photo Contest chair and jury
The World Press Photo Foundation is pleased to announce the members of the 2016 Photo Contest juries, and honored to welcome Francis Kohn as chair of the 2016 Photo Contest general jury.
Francis Kohn, photo director of Agence France-Presse, will be joined by a group of 18 professionals in five specialist juries and the general jury. The 11 men and eight women come from 16 countries.
The new code of ethics, revised entry rules, and categories for the contest will be announced on 25 November, and the contest will open for entries on 2 December.
When asked about his role as general jury chair and the task ahead, Kohn said:
“I obviously gave it a lot of thought before accepting the responsibility of chairing the jury. I think my experience in journalism, and specifically in a press agency where you have to be quick and decisive, will be of value. I welcome debate and like teamwork.
We will be applying strict ethical rules, but they do not mean the jury has to play it safe. We have to be totally open, to allow ourselves to be surprised and discover another amazing year in photojournalism with fresh eyes. The biggest challenge for me is to remain focused and let the photos come to me, appealing to my mind and emotions in a historical context without thinking about how my choices might be perceived. The fact that we are going to look at huge numbers of photos makes it even more difficult. Making the decision is a balance between questioning yourself, a situation, an image and at the end, without agonizing, trusting your judgment.”
Lars Boering, managing director of the World Press Photo Foundation, said:
“Appointing a highly qualified and experienced chair and jury to judge the annual photo contest is one of our most important tasks. Francis Kohn is one of photojournalism’s most esteemed professionals, and under his skilled guidance I am confident this year’s judges will reward the very best work entered. We approached the best practitioners in the field, and worked hard to get as diverse a group as possible. We are always striving to do better, but this is an excellent jury and a fair representation of the professional photo world. Once appointed the jury operates independently of the foundation, and we cannot wait to see the outcome of their deliberations in February.”
Judging the 2016 World Press Photo Contest is an intensive two-week process. Details of the procedures and voting system, along with the revised rules and categories, will be made public on 25 November.
The judging takes places between 1-12 February 2016. The winners will be announced on Thursday, 18 February 2016.
In the first week of judging, the work is done by five specialist juries:
News
Chair: Francis Kohn, France, photo director Agence France-Presse
Eliana Aponte, Colombia, photographer
Thomas Borberg, Denmark, photo editor-in-chief Politiken
David Furst, USA, international photo editor The New York Times
Huang Wen, China, director of new media development Xinhua News Agency
Documentary
Chair: Michaela Herold, Austria, director of photography Der Spiegel
Simon Norfolk, UK, photographer
Prashant Panjiar, India, photographer
Vaughn Wallace, USA, deputy photo editor Al Jazeera America
Sim Chi Yin, Singapore, photographer
Sports
Chair: Tim Clayton, Australia, photographer
Marguerite Schropp, USA, picture editor Sports Illustrated
Tim De Waele, Belgium, photographer
Nature
Chair: George Steinmetz, USA, photographer
Rosamund Kidman Cox, UK, editor
Thomas P. Peschak, Germany/South Africa, photographer
People
Chair: Narda van ’t Veer, the Netherlands, founder UNIT C.M.A, The Ravestijn Gallery
George Osodi, Nigeria, photographer
Anastasia Taylor-Lind, UK/Sweden, artist and journalist
In the second week, Kohn will be joined by the chairs of the specialist juries, plus one additional member from each of the News and Documentary juries, to make up the general jury:
General Jury
Chair: Francis Kohn, France, photo director Agence France-Presse
Tim Clayton, Australia, photographer
Michaela Herold, Austria, director of photography Der Spiegel
George Steinmetz, USA, photographer
Narda van ‘t Veer, the Netherlands, founder UNIT C.M.A, The Ravenstijn Gallery
Vaughn Wallace, USA, deputy photo editor Al Jazeera America
Huang Wen, China, director of new media development Xinhua News Agency
How to enter the contest?
The 2016 World Press Photo Contest will be open for participants to enter their work on 2 December 2015. The deadline for submissions is 13 January 2016, 23.59 CET. Entries may only be submitted online via the World Press Photo entry website. A username and password are required to enter and can be requested until 7 January 2016, 23.59 CET.
About World Press Photo
The World Press Photo Foundation is a major force in developing and promoting visual journalism. Through one of the most prestigious awards in photojournalism and multimedia storytelling, an exhibition seen by more than three and a half million people worldwide each year, and extensive research and training programs, we strive to inspire, engage, educate, and support both visual journalists and their global audience with fresh insights and new perspectives.
Founded in 1955, the World Press Photo Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The foundation receives support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery and is sponsored worldwide by Canon. There are also a range of collaborations with the World Press Photo Associates, the Friends of World Press Photo, and other partners.
