DE · Nominal entry · 2026
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World Street Photo Awards 2026
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Closes Oct 10, 2026
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The full editorial read continues with past-winner pattern, fee-to-prize value, rights translated, and three comparable competitions. Studio reads the rest.
Categories
Single Image
Single
A single street photograph — the unrepeatable public moment.
Series
Portfolio · up to 8 photos (min 3)
A coherent street series.
F Format requirements 1 spec
wsp_standard
- File types: jpg
- Min long edge: 1200px
- Min size: 0.5 MB
- Max size: 10.0 MB
- Color profile: sRGB
- No watermarks
E Eligibility 2 rules
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Entrant must be the photographer and copyright holder.
hard
“Entries must be the entrant's own work.”
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Generative AI images are disqualified; AI-powered editing (noise reduction, masking) is allowed as long as the image originates from a real camera frame.
hard
“Generative AI images will be disqualified; AI-powered editing tools are allowed if the image originates from a real photograph.”
Jury context
A dedicated international street-photography award judged by street practitioners. Rewards the decisive public moment, graphic strength and authenticity. Generative imagery is out; ordinary processing of a real camera frame is fine. The single legible frame beats the busy one.
Priorities: decisive moment graphic strength authenticity light storytelling
Tone: candid public space immediacy geometry unposed
Avoid: generative staged posed derivative over processed
Prizes
Annual prize pool around EUR 2,000, an annual book, and an exhibition feature for winning and shortlisted images.
Exhibition Publication
R Rights & licensing what you grant the organizer
- What you grant
- Non-exclusive licence for World Street Photo to use entered images to promote the award, the book, and the exhibition, with credit.
- Duration
- Promotional use around the award cycle.
- Exclusivity
- none
- Attribution
- Required
- Copyright retained by photographer
- Yes
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Before you enter — quick answers
- Is World Street Photo Awards 2026 free to enter?
- World Street Photo Awards 2026 is not free: 18 EUR. Check the organizer's page for per-category pricing.
- Are AI-generated images allowed in World Street Photo Awards 2026?
- AI-assisted editing is permitted at World Street Photo Awards 2026, but the image must originate from a real photograph and manipulation may need to be disclosed. A fully AI-generated image is not eligible as a photograph.
- When is the World Street Photo Awards 2026 deadline?
- World Street Photo Awards 2026 closes on Oct 10, 2026 (in 115 days).
- How do I know if my photo is eligible for World Street Photo Awards 2026?
- Read your photograph against World Street Photo Awards 2026's published rules — the editing line, the AI clause, and the file requirements — free and without an account with WinPhoto's eligibility check. It tells you whether your image is eligible before you pay the entry fee.