All photographers compete for the top award, the IPPA Photographer of the Year. The top prize is an iPad Wi-Fi (8GB) for the winner of the IPPA Photographer of the year. The work of the top winner and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Winners on each category will be publicized on IPPA online gallery and published in the IPPA Annual Book.
Certificates in all Categories – All 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners from each categories will receive a IPPA certificate.
Honorable Mentions – IPPA judges will award several Certificates of Honorable Mention to entries to acknowledge talent as they deem fit.
Judging Criteria
Members of the Jury will review all entries and judge images on the basis of artistic merit, originality, subject, and style and ultimately decide the winners.
Return of the Entries
Entries will not be returned. Only winning entries will be kept on file for promotional purposes. IPPA will not be responsible for any damaged or lost submissions.
Use of images
Copyright and all other rights remain that of the photographer. Any photograph used by IPPA shall carry the photographer’s credit line. Use may include publication in any IPPA media sponsor publication. All entrants understand that any image submitted to the competition may be used by IPPA for marketing and promotional purposes including in any media such as exhibitions, print and digital media directly related to the IPPA competition.
Winner Notification
All winners will be announced online six to eight weeks after the final submission deadline. The work of all 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be published in the IPPA Annual Book eight to ten months after the announcement.