Top Photo Awards is an online photography contest platform created to help photographers gain recognition, exposure, and publicity. The platform gives photographers opportunities to showcase their work, participate in themed contests, earn awards, and connect with a global creative community.

The number of photos you can submit depends on your subscription plan:

• FREE package: up to 2 photos per contest
• BASIC package: up to 4 photos per contest
• PLUS package: up to 6 photos per contest
• PRO package: up to 8 photos per contest

Yes. You may submit the same photo to multiple contests, as long as the image fits the theme and requirements of each contest. This can increase your chances of receiving awards and gaining more recognition for your work.

Contest entries are not publicly visible during the judging process. Once the contest results are officially released, winning photos and the names of the winning participants will be displayed. Non-winning entries remain hidden.

Our contests are open to photographers worldwide, including professionals, hobbyists, students, and emerging artists. Some contests may have specific eligibility requirements, so please review the details on each contest page before submitting.

To submit your photos, create an account, log in, choose the contest you want to enter, and follow the submission steps on the contest page. Upload your image, add the required information, and confirm your entry.

Images must be submitted in JPEG or PNG format. We recommend a 3:2 or 2:3 aspect ratio, around 2000×3000 px resolution, 72 dpi for web display, and sRGB or Adobe RGB color space.

The minimum image size is 500×500 px, and the file size must be under 10 MB. Photos with frames, text, logos, or watermarks are not allowed unless specifically permitted by the contest rules.

Prizes vary by contest and may include cash awards, sponsor prizes, photography-related products, online features, winner certificates, interviews, and additional exposure on the Top Photo Awards platform. Please check each contest page for specific prize details.

Top Photo Awards offers free contest participation. Some contests may be limited to specific regions, sponsors, themes, or account types. Please review the contest details before submitting your work.

Yes. Featured images are credited to the photographer whenever possible. Please make sure your profile information, name, and submission details are accurate and up to date.

Yes. Photo editing is allowed unless a specific contest states otherwise. However, editing should support the artistic quality of the image and should not misrepresent the work in a way that violates the contest rules.

The Expert Choice Award is a special recognition given by the Top Photo Awards team or judging panel. It highlights a photo that may not have placed in the official top rankings but stood out for its creativity, emotional impact, originality, or technical excellence.

This award celebrates artistic merit beyond standard ranking and recognizes unique vision and talent.

TopPhotoAwards.com may remove any image from the website or disqualify it from current or future contests if, in our judgment, it does not meet our technical, aesthetic, ethical, or platform standards.

Images may be removed for reasons including, but not limited to:

• Technically deficient files: extremely low-resolution, heavily blurred, badly compressed, or poor-quality images without clear artistic purpose.
• Military or violent content: photographs depicting warfare, weapons, armed forces, or glorification of violence.
• Pornographic or explicit sexual content: images showing genitals, sexual acts, or content that crosses the line from artistic nude to pornography.
• Lack of artistic or documentary intent: random snapshots or images without evident creative vision, storytelling value, or relevance to the contest theme.
• Religious or nationalist propaganda: images primarily created to promote a specific religion, belief system, political ideology, or nationalist message.
• Branding or over-processing: photos with visible logos, watermarks, borders, frames, collages, or excessive digital manipulation not allowed by the contest rules.
• Unauthored work: content not photographed by the submitting account holder or content for which the submitter does not have full authorship and usage rights.
• Duplicated content: identical or near-identical images submitted by the same or another user, including multiple minimally altered versions intended to spam or manipulate the platform.

This list is illustrative and not exhaustive. We reserve the right to remove any photograph that does not align with the creative vision, technical standards, or values of TopPhotoAwards.com.

You may request account deletion at any time. Before submitting a deletion request, you must first remove all photographs from contests and delete all remaining uploaded content from your account.

Once completed, you can request deletion through the platform chat form or by email at contact@topphotoawards.com.

Please note that certain Content and historical references may remain visible where retention is necessary for legitimate interests, archival purposes, legal obligations, maintenance of historical contest records, or preservation of previously published materials related to the operation and history of the TopPhotoAwards.com platform. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Winning or awarded photographs displayed in contest results;
• Photos previously featured as “Photo of the Day”;
• Images saved by other users in favorites or collections;
• Content already published in articles, blog posts, social media posts, stories, or promotional materials.

After deletion is completed, your account and associated profile data — including username, email, avatar, biography, and platform access — will be permanently removed. Re-registration using the same email address or username may be restricted.

The judging process may take up to 45 days after the contest deadline. During this period, our jury team carefully reviews submissions, selects finalists, and determines the winners.

Once judging is completed, the official results and winning photographs will be published on the contest page and announced through our platform channels.