The FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards 2017 aims to help promote the photographic profession and to raise the level of professional standards.
There are nine categories:
• Wedding
• Portrait
• Commercial
• Fashion
• Reportage/Photojournalism
• Sports
• Landscape
• Wildlife
• Illustration, Digital Art & Fine Art
There is also one special section: Students and Young Photographers, open to the students of recognised schools of photography and to photographers and assistants under 25 year of age.
The photographers may enter as many images into as many categories as they like. However, a minimum set of 3 images in the same category is required. Each submitted image must be larger than 4000 pixels on the longest side, and under 8mb in size. Submitted images must be standard RGB, saved in JPG.
The copyright of all images submitted remains with the copyright holder.
For photographers not members of a FEP member association there is an entry fee of 30 Euro for a first set of 3 images on each category. FEP members, EPs, QEPs or MQEPs and students, they are entitled to get discounts or free entries.
Eligibility
Open to all professional photographers who are registered and resident in a European country (as defined by the Council of Europe), with no discrimination of sex, race, religion, nationality or ethnicity.
Prize
The best photographer will be awarded the "FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year 2017" award. Ten additional awards – one for each competition category and a special award for student work – will be announced as well.