The 2025 theme is ‘Beyond the Figure’, asking applicants to consider expanded approaches to capturing the essence and diversity of humanity, and new ways of celebrating the depiction of the figure through the lens. Applicants may interpret and respond to the theme how they wish.

You can apply if you are:

• 18+ years old
• A citizen of a Commonwealth or former Commonwealth Country, the USA, EU and EEA countries, Switzerland, Japan or South Korea.

For the application you must:

• Submit up to five digital images taken in the past 18 months from any image making camera source.
• Respond to the 2025 theme ‘Beyond the Figure’ however you wish.

Application Deadline: Monday 1st September 2025, 10pm GMT

Full list of eligible countries:

Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, Fiji, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Papa New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe.