About

The competition is open to all professional photojournalists and documentary photographers in Sweden. It is the responsibility of the contestant to be able to prove their professional activity if requested by the competition management. If the contestant fails to prove their professional activity, their entry may be disqualified. No fees will be refunded.

What winners receive

All nominees will be invited to the gala dinner in Stockholm at the Biblioteket Live on March 12, where the winners will be announced. The winners in all categories receive a statuette during the award ceremony. All nominees and winners will each receive a book which will be picked up at the award ceremony.

About Årets Bild

Årets Bild is Sweden's most prestigious prize for photo journalists. It was established in 1942 and is awarded annually by an independent jury.

Årets Bild aims to promote good photo journalism and highlight the role of images for democracy and freedom of expression. We live in a world where both still images and video have a greater presence than ever. It is important to highlight the central role of images in journalistic storytelling and how photographers play a decisive role in journalistic work.

Årets Bild Sverige is owned by the Press Photographers' Club, which is part of the Swedish Journalists' Association.

How to enter

The fee to participate in “Picture of the Year - Sweden” is 800 SEK. You can submit an unlimited amount of material in all classes. The contest closes on January 8, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. As long as the contest is open, you can come back and edit your entry. All entries, except for Story of the Year, must have been taken between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025.

Material that has previously been awarded in Årets Bild Sverige cannot participate. AI-generated images are not permitted. If such entries are discovered, the photographer will be disqualified from all competition classes.

Judging criteria

In all categories, the jury starts from the following. No images or features need to have previously been published/broadcast, the material must be of the highest journalistic quality where the storytelling is rewarded. The jury takes into account the journalistic quality and relevance, integrity and originality of the story, visual strength and narrative.

For a more detailed description of the judging criteria, please go to: https://aretsbild.se/jury-och-jurydirektiv/