The Photography 4 Humanity 2025 Global Prize Competition is now accepting submissions from photographers around the world. This year’s competition, organized by Right Here, Right Now, centers on the theme of climate justice, recognizing climate change as a pressing human rights issue.
Photographers are encouraged to submit compelling images that capture the human impact of the climate crisis. Rather than focusing on data or statistics, the competition seeks to reveal the real stories of individuals and communities directly affected.
This includes climate refugees, vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, people with disabilities, low-income populations, indigenous communities, women, and those living on the frontlines, like island nations.
Submissions may also spotlight climate advocates those working to raise awareness, influence policy, or take action to reduce and reverse environmental damage. The competition aims to highlight both the challenges and the resilience of people facing the climate emergency.
- You must be at least 18 years of age or older to enter
- All entries must be submitted between April 1, 2025 12:00PM EST and August 5, 2025 1:00PM EST
- All photography must relate to people being impacted by climate change, and/or people trying to reverse and/or mitigate climate change
- Must include photographer name, title, date, location and description of each photograph submitted
- All images must have been taken within between August 1, 2024 and August 5, 2025
- No people or objects may be added, rearranged, reversed, distorted or removed from a photograph.
- HDR and stitched panoramic images are not accepted.
- Color must be in RGB or sRGB format.
- Image file extensions accepted: JPG, JPEG, PNG
- Accepted file size: 5MB-20MB
- Image must concern current events. All submitted images must be taken between between August 1, 2024 and August 1, 2025.
- All images submitted must NOT contain a watermark, logo, or overlay of any sort. The photographer, title, location, description, and date will be recognized in the credits.
- Adjustments of color that do not alter content is permitted as long as it does not drastically change the original hue.
- Grayscale images are permitted.
- The photograph must not, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor, contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content.
- Cropping is permitted.
- Removing scratches or sensor dust is permitted.
- Minor adjustments including spotting, dodging and burning, sharpening, and contrast are permitted.
The 2025 Global Prize Recipient will receive $5,000 USD
The Global Prize Recipient, top 10 Finalists, and top 20 Honorable mentions will then be exhibited globally via UN.org.
All photographers retain the copyright of his or her images, and proper credit lines will be attributed to each individual photographer when exhibited or displayed anywhere by Photography 4 Humanity.
By entering, all entrants agree that their photograph(s) may be reproduced (with photographer’s credit) and used to conduct and to promote the Global Prize competition. You hereby grant Photography 4 Humanity the right to use submitted images in the framework of such promotional activities.
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