• Portrait color photo of The Guardian Caroline Hunter
    © Caroline Hunter

    Judge: Caroline Hunter

    Caroline Hunter, is an award-winning photo editor who, over the course of her two-decade-long career has worked with some of the most prominent names in contemporary photography.

    In addition to her work as a photo editor, she is an educator and portfolio reviewer and has served as a juror and nominator for such leading photography awards as, World Press Photo, Leica Oskar Barnack Award, and the Deutsche Borse Photography Foundation Prize. She is currently working as a photo editor for The Guardian Saturday magazine, (formerly Guardian Weekend), where she commissions groundbreaking work that spans a diverse range of photographic styles and genres.

    – Competition judge:

    2022 Emerging Talent Award

Agnieszka Trzoch
© Agnieszka Trzoch

Call for entries

color portrait photo of Inle Lake fishermen, Burma, by Barry Crosthwaite
© Barry Crosthwaite
2025 Open Call AWARD

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Your choice: street, travel, fine art, landscape, documentary, portrait, and more. In October, we invite photographers of all ages, backgrounds, and experiences to unleash their creativity and share their best images!⁠

 

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