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International 35AWARDS Photo Award

35AWARDS is an annual international photography award for professional photographers and amateurs. Authors from different countries submit their works, receive scores, pass several selection stages and compare their results with photos by other participants.

The goal of the award is not only to choose winners, but also to give photographers a clear reference point: the result of individual works, the author’s position in rankings and the best photographs of the year.

Anonymous voting Multi-stage selection International jury Open results

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What Participation Gives You

The result of participation is not only winning or reaching the TOP 100. During the contest you can see how your photos are evaluated, and after it ends you can compare your results with other participants.

Photo scores

Track scores for your works and see which photos show a stronger result.

Photographer ranking

After the award, photographer rankings are formed by nomination, country and city, as well as an overall author ranking.

Diplomas and results

Participation results are saved in the profile, and personal diplomas and certificates are available for achievements provided by the contest.

Best works of the year

The best photos and authors are included in final 35AWARDS selections, and some works are published in the annual catalogue.

What participation gives you → How results are calculated →

How Participation Works

Choose a contest, submit photos and follow their results. In the main annual award, the strongest works pass through several selection stages and reach evaluation by the international jury.

1

Choose a contest

Enter the main annual award or choose a themed contest.

2

Submit photos

Select suitable nominations and send your strongest works.

3

Get first scores

During submissions, preliminary scoring helps you compare your own photos and choose the strongest ones.

4

Pass selection stages

After the submission period, photos go through the contest’s voting and professional selection stages.

5

Receive the result

After the contest ends, you can see photo results and final rankings.

New to 35AWARDS? Full guide → How voting works →

How the Best Photos Are Selected

Photos are evaluated without showing the author. This reduces the influence of the photographer’s fame, follower count, country and personal contacts on the evaluation of the work.

The main award uses a multi-stage selection system. The first stages process a large number of photos, then the pool gradually narrows, and the best photographs reach the professional community and the international jury.

35AWARDS also analyses the voting process and may review suspicious activity and possible rule violations.

Anonymity Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 / jury final result

How voting works → How results are calculated → Meet the jury →

Choose the Right Photo Contest

In addition to the main annual award, 35AWARDS regularly runs themed contests in different formats. They let you test photos in a specific genre or topic and get a result faster, without waiting for the main award to finish.

Annual

The main annual international 35AWARDS photo award with the year’s main final rankings.

Themed

Contests focused on a specific genre, subject or creative theme.

Express

Short contests with a faster cycle from submission to results.

Prime

Special contests for participants with upgraded accounts.

View active contests How contest types differ →

View the Best 35AWARDS Photos

The completed 11th 35AWARDS photo award brought together 112.6 thousand photographers from 175 countries, who submitted 461.4 thousand photos. View the works and authors that passed the full contest selection.

35AWARDS has been held since 2015 and brings together photographers from more than 160 countries. Over the years, the award has processed millions of evaluations and hundreds of thousands of photographs by authors from around the world.

View winners of the 11th 35AWARDS TOP 100 photos TOP 100 photographers 35AWARDS catalogue More about the award →