The IPA 2026 Submissions Are Now Closed.
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International Photography Awards™
The International Photography Awards™️ since 2003 conducts an annual competition for professional, amateur, and student photographers globally, creating one of the most ambitious and comprehensive competitions in the photography world today.
Our mission is to salute the achievements of the world’s finest photographers, discover new and emerging talent, and promote the appreciation of photography.
Submit today and win the most prestigious photography award!
IPA 2025 TOP PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE YEAR
22nd Annual IPA Awards and Photo Festival in Athens, Greece
SPOTLIGHT
IPA 2026 GUEST CURATOR
Elizabeth Krist
Elizabeth Krist was a photography editor at National Geographic magazine for over 20 years, and is now on the board of Women Photograph, advises the Eddie Adams Workshop, and is a contributing editor for Virginia Quarterly Review. Until recently she was on the board of the W. Eugene Smith Fund. She curated the Vision(ary) 2026 summer public art exhibition for the Griffin Museum of Photography, and spoke at the DOK Photojournalism Festival in June. She was a juror for the 2026 Alexia Grants. She also curated National Geographic Society’s Women of Vision exhibition and book, the latest Women Photograph annual, an online auction for Christie’s, and five Photoville installations. Elizabeth is a member of the curators group Oracle and recently edited two 2026 books with Michael Yamashita. She has freelanced for The New Yorker and Magnum Photos, and helped program National Geographic’s Photography Seminar for more than ten years. She teaches for ICP, and collaborates with the New York Portfolio Review, Joop Swart Masterclass, CatchLight, Apple, and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards. NPPA recognized her with their 2025 Outstanding Leader Award.
Photo credit: Lynn Johnson
The 2025 Annual IPA Book is out now!
The 2025 Annual International Photography Awards book features the amazing work of all first, second, and third place winners in both the professional and non-professional categories of the 2024 IPA competition along with the names of the Honorable Mentions.
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XuXin Zhao
GUANGZHOU INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY ASSOCIATION
Wang Baoguo
CHINESE PHOTOGRAPHERS MAGAZINE
Hossein Farmani
The Lucie Awards, IPA
Susan Spiritus
SUSAN SPIRITUS GALLERY
