Terms and conditions

Copyright holders retain copyright of their work. For awarded entries and honorable mentions, copyright holders grant the World Press Photo Foundation unlimited non-exclusive use of high-resolution photographs and Open Format entries for activities in all media, including social media, online and print, in relation to the contest, the exhibition, the yearbook, the public archive, and all promotional and educational activities for and under the auspices of the World Press Photo Foundation, without any remuneration being due.

For all entries except awarded entries, copyright holders grant the World Press Photo Foundation non-exclusive use of low-resolution photographs and Open Format entries in a non-public archive for its educational and research activities, without any remuneration being due.

The copyright holders represent and warrant that submission of the entries does not breach any law, and further that no third party can hold any claims or any objections regarding the rights granted to the World Press Photo Foundation specified in articles 21 and 22 in the entry rules. The copyright holders will hold the World Press Photo Foundation harmless of any claims from third parties related hereto.

Please check our entry rules for more information: worldpressphoto.org/contest/2023/entry-rules

The Entry Rules and any dispute, proceedings or claim of whatever nature arising out of or in any way relating to the Entry Rules (including any non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by Dutch law.

Any dispute arising from the Entry Rules (whether contractual or non-contractual) shall be decided solely and exclusively by the competent court of Amsterdam.

The conditions set out in the Entry Rules are binding, and the World Press Photo Foundation reserves the right to refuse or exclude any entry at its own discretion.