First spotted and mentioned on PAN back in 2018 the Istanbul Photo Awards organised by the Anadolu Agency, a global news agency based in Turkey, the contest has grown into an international news photo marker.
Professional photographers, regardless of their press affiliation, are eligible to enter the contest provided their newsworthy photos were taken between January 1 and Deccember 31, 2024. The contest features 10 categories including Single News, Story News, Single Sports, Story Sports, Single Nature and Environment, Story Nature and Environment, Single Daily Life, Story Daily Life, Single Portrait and Story Portrait.
Photographers may submit both published and unpublished work in all categories, with the responsibility of providing accurate personal and image details.
The contest will distribute $58,000 in prize money in total, with the Photo of the Year awarded to the top image in the Single News category, which comes with a $6,000 prize.
First-place winners in each category will receive $3,000, while second and third places will receive $1,500 and $1,000, respectively.
Applications can be submitted exclusively on istanbulphotoawards.com until January 10 2025.