Photography Awards 2026: Call For EntriesGuidelinesEnter Now

Eligibility

• Work must be submitted by industry professionals and produced, published or aired within the past two years.
• Student work is not eligible for this competition. Student work should be submitted to the New Talent Annual Competition.
• Any student work submitted to Professional competitions will be removed and entered into the New Talent competition.
• Graphis reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify and/or reject any Entry and/or Content or inappropriate or exploitative imagery or content.
• Decisions by judges on all entries during judging, including changing categories, are final.

Warranties

By submitting an Entry, the Entrant warrants that he or she is entitled to grant the License referred to above and that it has obtained all necessary permissions, usage rights, and waivers of moral rights from all third parties who contributed to or commissioned the Entry. These include, without limitation, the Advertiser whose goods or services are promoted by the entry, as well as Producers, Directors, Photographers, Illustrators and Performers, together with the owners of any trade or service marks, whether registered or not. The Entrant also warrants that the credits and information in the Entry are correct and that Graphis’s publication and use of those credits and information will not infringe any moral or other rights of the Entrant or any third party.

Indemnity and Non-liability

Entrant agrees to indemnify Graphis from any costs, expenses, or damages, including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of the breach or alleged breach of the above representations and warranties. Entrant agrees that Graphis shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from acts or omissions of Entrant, including but not limited to the payment of any money owed to interested third parties.

Right to Withdraw Entries and/or Content

Graphis reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any Entry and/or Content. Graphis reserves the right, for any reason, not to publish the book for which the Call for Entries was intended. Graphis further reserves the right, for any reason, not to publish content to the blog or website.

No Refunds

Under no circumstances will refunds be issued to Entrants. These fees are intended to cover the costs of administration, processing & judging the Entry. Under no circumstances will refunds be issued for Professional Memberships.

AI Assisted Content

Submissions featuring AI-generated content must be entered under the AI category. For all entries, your creative brief should detail your creative process, including if and how AI was utilized. This guideline is designed to maintain integrity, and a fair and equitable competition that honors individual creativity and innovation while acknowledging evolving technology influence in our industry. Entries lacking significant creative input from the participant will not qualify for award consideration.

New Talent Entries

By using the trademarks and logos in these student projects, neither the schools nor the faculty and students intend to imply any sponsorship, affiliation, endorsement, or other association with the trademark and logo owners. The student projects were executed strictly for noncommercial, educational purposes. Please note that student work created for mock clients should be submitted to the New Talent Annual ONLY; please do not submit student work to our Professional Annuals if it was not created for a real client.

Awards

• Platinum, Gold, Silver winners and Honorable Mentions will be presented in our print Annual and permanently archived on the website.
• Platinum and Gold winners will receive full-page presentations in the Annual.
• Winners will be announced in a special blog post on the Graphis website, in the online gallery, and in our newsletter.
• Platinum and Gold Winners receive a complimentary Award certificate. Silver Award Certificates available for purchase.

Last Year's Judges

Our judging panel is made up of former Graphis Platinum and Gold winners, and Graphis Masters.

• Per Breiehagen (Graphis Master)
• Nick Hall
• Takahiro Igarashi (Graphis Master)
• RJ Muna (Graphis Master)
• Hadley Stambaugh

Deadlines

Be sure to submit early for the greatest exposure on our website and a possible blog and email promotion of your work internationally.

Early Bird Deadline: July 8, 2025
Regular Deadline: September 9, 2025
Final Deadline: November 11, 2025

Entry Fees

Member Single: $45
Member Series: $70
Non-Member Single: $90
Non-Member Series: $140

ONLY professional work will be accepted. Student work should be submitted to the New Talent Annual Competition.