You can participate in our contest either as an individual or as a group of up to 10 people, if you are between 10 and 18 years old and living in Germany. The goal is to create a photo story on a topic that is important to you. The aim of the contest is to tell stories from your everyday life contributing to start a dialogue about the topic and all its aspects.

This contest is not about the most impressive or perfect pictures, but rather about sharing photos that truly move you. Because it’s about your own, very personal perspective, we only allow real photos—no AI-generated images, no exchanged backgrounds, no pasted people or objects, and no fancy filters.

The contest has two categories, depending on the age of the oldest person in your group at the time you submit your photo story:

• Category 1: Age 10–14
• Category 2: Age 15–18

There are prizes ranging from €200 to €500 to be won in each age category.

The nationwide photo competition "Jugend fotografiert Deutschland" was organized for the first time in 2024 by the non-profit laif Foundation för independent Photojournalism on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany.

More information in German under “Terms”.