News Photo Awards

21/03/2022

📸 The News Photo Awards team has decided to postpone the contest awards ceremony from March 24, 2022 to a later date.

Once again, we would like to thank all the photojournalists who sent in their work. We will keep you posted about the new date, so please stay in touch! 📸

News Photo Awards. A Changing World

17/02/2022

We are proud to announce our News Photo Awards. A Changing World shortlist

https://npacontest.com/shortlist

The jury worked very hard on the selection process.

“We received thousands of photographs from all over the world. They reflected all of last year’s key events. The participants oftentimes showed that they work under complicated and dangerous conditions. There were many strong submissions, and it was difficult to choose the best ones for our shortlist, and I thank our extensive international jury for their time and professional expertise,” said Grigory Dukor, the jury’s chair and the head of the Photo and Video Service at the TASS Russian News Agency.

The winners will be announced on March 24 at an online ceremony. The best photo will be awarded the Grand Prize - its creator will receive $10,000 and the winners in each category - $3,000. This year, the competition consists of four nominations - News, People & Lifestyle, Healthcare, Environment.

Nearly 5,000 entries from 74 countries have been submitted by photographers for the News Photo Awards. A Changing World contest. Among them are reporters from Anadolu, Associated Press, EFE, Kyodo News, Metropoles, Reuters, Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Xinhua, among others.

The countries most actively participating in the competition are China, the United States, India, Turkey, Brazil, Spain, Saudi Arabia, and Russia.

10/02/2022

The NPA Team would like to introduce members of our hardworking professional jury!

📸 Meet Richard Ellis, an American news photographer, three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, who created the first digital online news photo agency Newsmakers, which was later bought by Getty Images in 1999.
Richard joined Reuters in early 1985 covering major stories around Asia as chief photographer in South Asia, and China. As part of the Reuters team, he covered the First Gulf War, and the collapse of the Soviet Union, among other historic events. He became the Reuters chief photographer for the UK and Ireland and then chief photographer for the former Soviet Union based in Moscow, until 1994. After returning home to Washington, DC he continued working as a photojournalist for US News & World Report, Sygma News Photo Agency, AFP, NBC TV and Getty Images. Richard currently resides in South Carolina where he teaches photography, and continues to work as a photojournalist

28/01/2022

Perfect weekend hike in the Guam Canyon, where the Russian south has been getting a taste of Russia's north.

[photo credit: Dmitry Feoktistov/TASS]

12/01/2022

Nearly 5,000 photographs from 74 countries!!!

That’s how many contending entries we received this year for the second international competition for professional photojournalists: News Photo Awards. A Changing World. Among the leaders are China, the USA, India, Turkey, Brazil, Spain, Saudi Arabia and Russia.
The submission process is over.

Over the next month, an international jury consisting of 12 photojournalism experts will get acquainted with the entries and select the winners.
The best photo will be awarded the Grand Prize, and the creator of that masterpiece will receive $10,000. Meanwhile, the winners in each category will get $3,000. This year the competition consists of four nomination categories: News, People & Lifestyle, Healthcare, Environment.

The Mastercard multinational payment corporation is the General Partner for this year’s competition.

The winners will be announced in March 2022 at Expo 2020 in Dubai, at the Russian pavilion.

Stay tuned, follow our news and be the first to see the best photographs selected by our jury!

07/01/2022

🛎️Last call! Today is the final day to enter!🛎️
This is your last chance to submit your works, so you must hand them in today before 11:59 p.m. Moscow Time.

Four nominations are available for submission:
• News
• People & Lifestyle
• Healthcare
• Environment

Each nomination is divided into two categories:
• Best Single Photo
• Best Photo Series

Eight $3,000 prizes are up for grabs, and all that’s aside from the Grand Prize worth $10,000!🏆

Don’t squander this precious opportunity! Follow the link in the bio to submit your entry⬆️

31/12/2021

We wish you all the best for the holidays and a Happy New Year!🎄

We also would like to remind all our contestants that you have only one week left till the deadline. Hurry up and submit your works before January 7 inclusive. If you already are a contender, then try and think of some other categories where you could toss your hat in to compete.

For all the details follow the link in the bio⬆️ Happy New Year!

21/12/2021

You asked for it and you got it! We heard you! The submission deadline has been extended until January 7, 2022.

Now you have two extra weeks to submit your pictures to the News Photo Awards. A Changing World photo contest and unveil your vision of how the world is changing. If you already are a contestant, then try and think of where else in our other categories would you be able to submit your photos. Be creative and don’t let this unique opportunity go to waste!

Follow the link in the bio to submit your entries and learn more about the photo contest⬆

14/12/2021

The clock is ticking! Just 10 days left to the final deadline: December 24, 2021📅

Don’t let this chance slip through your hands! Now’s the time to seize the opportunity and submit your works to the second international contest News Photo Awards. A Changing World, organized by TASS Russian News Agency, and trot out your professional image of how the world is evolving in 2021.

Eight $3,000 prizes are up for grabs, and that’s not including the Grand Prize worth $10,000!🏆 Follow the link in bio to join now, participation is free of charge.

08/12/2021

TASS’ first News Photo Awards contest wins global communications competition🏆

The first international photo contest for professional press photographers News Photo Awards. Overcoming COVID has received the Eventiada IPRA GWA award in the “Best International Project” category.

"When we were holding the contest, most borders in the world were still closed, while the need to keep social distancing became part and parcel of the new normal. But the work of photojournalists from various countries played an important role in the process of bringing people closer, uniting them around the common goal of overcoming the coronavirus pandemic," said the jury’s chair, Grigory Dukor, who heads the Photo and Video Service at the TASS Russian News Agency.

"That’s why we particularly appreciated that this contest was the winner. This is an encouraging assessment not only for our organizing efforts but also the work of the contest’s international jury, which consists of prominent professionals in the field. And no doubt, this motivates us incredibly for new achievements," Dukor said.

We are glad to share this news with you! We also would like to remind you that the second News Photo Awards contest entitled A Changing World is still accepting applications. We are looking forward to seeing your wonderful works! Entry is open until December 24, 2021.

01/12/2021

We are excited to announce the international jury team of News Photo Awards. A Changing World comprising 12 renowned specialists in photo journalism 📸👏

Here they are:
• Grigory Dukor, the jury’s Chair, Head of Photo and Video Service at the TASS News Agency (Russia);
• Anna Peralta, Director of Photo Service at the EFE news agency (Spain);
• Wang Jianhua, Director of the Editor-in-Chief Office of Photographic News of Xinhua News Agency (China);
• Kazuhiro Ibuki, Head of Audiovisual News at Kyodo News (Japan), chief photographer of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games;
• Marielle Eudes, Global Photo Director at AFP (France);
• Jae-Mann Bae, Head of Digital News Department at the Yonhap News Agency (South Korea);
• Peer Grimm, Head of Photo Service at DPA news agency (Germany);
• Richard Ellis, professional photojournalist, founder of the Newsmakers news photo agency (USA);
• Stefania Iantaffi, Head of Photo Department at ANSA (Italy);
• Thomas Szlukovenyi, photographer and picture editor, curator at the Archive of Modern Conflict (Hungary);
• Ulli Michel, Director General at the Action Press photo agency (Germany);
• Firat Yurdakul, Acting Visual News Editor-in-Chief at Anadolu Agency (Turkey).

The online vote by the jury to select the best entries will be held along the platform of the contest’s official website.

The competition is open until December 24, 2021. You can submit your entries and learn more about the jury members at our website following the link in bio⬆

News Photo Awards. A Changing World

28/11/2021

The fourth category of the News Photo Awards. A Changing World photo contest focuses on what surrounds us at all times but still needs to be cared for and treated well — namely nature.

Environment🌳

Here your attention needs to be aimed at photographs of the natural world and wildlife. We ask you to convey through imaging changes in the state of the natural environment that you became a witness of.

The competition is open until December 24, 2021. You can submit your entries via our website following the link in bio⬆