About the Competition

At TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS we recognize, honor and connect talented photographers from around the world to new audiences and new eyes in the creative circles of Tokyo, Japan. The competition is open to everyone and we invite photographers from all over the world to enter their work.

If you would like to have your work exposed to the Russian creative community, please check out our affiliate award, The Moscow International Foto Awards and submit your work there.

Awards and Promotion

TIFA Photographer of the Year 
$3,000 cash prize and TIFA trophy

New Talent of the Year 
$2,000 cash prize and TIFA trophy

First Place Category Winners Pro and Non-Pro
Advertising, Architecture, Book, Editorial, Events, Fine Art, Nature, People,Portfolio, Science

$200 cash prize each (Paypal or Amazon gift card) *One cash prize per entry only

First Place Main Category Winners Pro and Non Pro will enjoy extensive publicity throughout the year in addition to the following benefits:

–    Work exhibited in Tokyo and beyond
–    Work showcased on the main page of our website
–    Feature winning images in the online gallery exhibition
–    Press release and newsletter announcements to over 90,000 in TIFA Community
–    Printable TIFA certificate of achievement
–    Winner’s Logo to be used online and on printed materials

Other Winners & Honorable Mention
Winners will enjoy extensive publicity throughout the year in addition to the following benefits:

–    Feature winning images in the online gallery exhibition
–    Press release and newsletter announcements to over 90,000 in TIFA Community
–    Printable TIFA certificate of achievement
–    Winner’s Logo to be used online and on printed materials

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Winners benefits

Tokyo International Foto Awards winners receive significant, international publicity and exposure. In contrast to many other photography awards, all the associated perks of winning TIFA are included in your entry fee. We provide extensive media exposure through our magazine and newspaper partners distributing and promoting winners works.

Eligibility
The TIFA competition is open to anyone aged 18+ residing anywhere in the world. Professional entries will be judged against other professionals; emerging and student entries against other students / emerging.

Entry Fees

Professional:
$30 per single image
$40 per series ( 2-9 images with the same theme)
30% off per additional category, if same entry is submitted to multiple categories

Non-professional: 
$20 per single image
$25 per series (2-9 images with the same theme)
30% off per additional category, if same entry is submitted to multiple categories

Students: 
$15 per single image
$20 per series (2-9 images with the same theme)
30% off per additional category, if same entry is submitted to multiple categories

Portfolio category: Entry fee for the Portfolio Category is $50

Please note that there are no further fees for winners services. The award, winners packages and publications are all free of charge.

Deadlines
EB Deadline – 10% discount: April 30, 2024
Regular Deadline: September 30, 2024

Submission Guidelines
Digital submissions must be saved as jpg, and minimum 1000 pixels in either height or width. Please remember also to keep your files in RGB format, no greater than 4MB per image.

You may enter the same photograph into as many categories as you see fit. You can also submit as many entries in as many categories as you like. All photographs should be no older than 5 years.

Who Is Eligible?
We define Professional as those who earn the majority of their income from photography.
Emerging and student photographers are also invited to submit their work. TIFA is open to photographers from all over the world.

Use and Ownership of Images
Copyright and all other rights remain that of the photographer. Any photograph used by TIFA shall carry the photographer’s credit line.

Winners will be announced 30-45 days after the final deadline.

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