Photography Contest

Humanitarian Visa d'Or Award 12th edition

Deadline |

CLOSED

Theme |

Urban Warfare

Territory |

Worldwide

Eligibility |

The contest is open to professional photographers attached to press agencies or medias and to independent professional photographers.

Entry Fees |

FREE

Prizes |

Cash Prize

Host |

Visa pour l'Image and ICRC

The ICRC Humanitarian Visa d'Or Award, founded in 2011, is an annual award, with prize money of €8,000, for a professional photojournalist who has covered a humanitarian issue related to a situation of armed conflict. The subject chosen this year is urban warfare and the impact on civilians, either trapped and hiding or forced to flee. The winner of this year’s award, with prize money of €8000 funded by the ICRC, will be awarded during the screening evening of Thursday, September 1, 2022 at the Campo Santo.

About Photo Contests 2022

What best way to showcase your work than photo contests? Successful photographers from around the world are discovered by submitting their work to photography competitions. By taking part in these contests, you can either win cash prizes, equipment, or traveling exhibitions at renowned institutions. In any case, the best photography contests give you the opportunity to gain more exposure and to show your best work to a large audience.

For all these good reasons, we have decided to select the world’s best photography contests, competitions, and calls for entries of 2022. Some of them are free of charges, some other prestigious photography awards charge nominal fees to enter multiple photographs. But whatever you choose, it's worth a try!