Competition
Open
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Open globally
WFOLIO Photo Awards 2026
Wfolio, international photography platform.
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Funding amount
Grand Prize:
🏆 A place on a sailing expedition to Antarctica with MoreTime Expeditions.
Deadline
September 30, 2026
Level
Mid Career
Early Career
Other
What's covered
Competition
Global Recognition
Prize
Global Media Exposure
About this opportunity
The WFOLIO Photo Awards 2026 is a free international photography competition open to professional and amateur photographers. The competition features 25 categories and 75 winners, covering areas ranging from portraits, weddings and landscapes to wildlife, reportage, fashion, mobile photography and AI-generated photography
Requirements
- Be 18 years or older or have reached the legal age of majority in your country.
- Photographers from any country may participate.
- Submit photographs through a registered Wfolio account.
- Photographs must have been taken between 2020 and 2026.
- Minimum image size: 1,500 pixels on the shorter side.
- The photograph must be taken by the participant.
- Multiple categories may be entered.
- The same photograph may be entered in multiple categories but can win in only one.
- Photographs must not contain:
- Logos
- Watermarks
- Text
- URLs
- Contact information.
- Standard photographs may be post-processed, including retouching and colour correction.
- AI-generated or substantially AI-altered images are prohibited in standard categories.
- AI-generated photography is permitted specifically in the AI-Generated category.
- Original files may be requested to verify authorship.