World Press Photo Contest
World Press Photo Foundation Amsterdam · remote · open to applicants worldwide
Leading annual competition for photojournalism and documentary photography; winning work tours a worldwide exhibition.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your nomination packet for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
You look at it first. Nothing is submitted without your tap.
About
Also: global touring exhibition; international recognition.
Who can apply: Professional photographers; see contest rules.
Free to apply.
Annual contest (2026 edition completed); entries usually open around year end.
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).
What to prepare: photos, captions.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “2026 World Press Photo Contest”
Who can apply
- Open to creators and freelancers, licensed professionals
- Professional photographers; see contest rules.
What you will need
- Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your nomination packet for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to World Press Photo Foundation without your tap.
Nothing is submitted without your tap. Logins, CAPTCHAs, payments and interviews stay with you.