Organised by Anadolu Agency, one of the ten most influential global news agencies in the world, the Istanbul Photo Awards have four categories:

• News Single (1 image)
• News Story (5-15 images)
• Sports Single (1 image)
• Sports Story (5-15 images)

Photographs must be taken between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015. Digital manipulation and any kind of photoshop effects is not allowed, only basic color corrections are allowed.

Copyrights remain on the photographer, and Istanbul Photo Awards will use photographers credit for all photographs used.

There is no entry fee.

Eligibility

Open worldwide to professional photographers only.

Prize

In each category:

• First place: 8,000 USD
• Second place: 3,000 USD
• Third place: 1,500 USD

Also there is a special Jury Award. In total there will be 13 prizes for the winners with a total of 58.000 USD prize.