FAQ

The IWPOTY Awards are open to All Photographers – Professional and Novice. Entries are worldwide.

Each entry is individually judged by 6 different, very experienced and qualified judges.  Scores are then accumulated and averaged out to produce the final score. The entry with the highest final score will be deemed the category winner. For more entry and judging information see Competition Rules.

Yes UNLESS you are entering the Pre/Post Wedding / Engagement Shoot Category. The IWPOTY and judging panel reserves the right to request proof from the entrant, by way of the supply of other moments including the subjects of the entry, from the same wedding day along, with RAW files.

The legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship. A civil marriage is a marriage performed, recorded and recognised by a government official. Such a marriage may be performed by a religious body and recognised by the state, or it may be entirely secular.

An entry into the awards is 1 (One) Image.

NO, only single images are allowed.

No there are no limits to the number of images you enter.

Yes, you can enter the same image in a different competition. You cannot enter the image if you have entered it in the IWPOTY awards in a previous year.

No, you retain copyright to your image. For comprehensive information regarding this please see our terms and conditions.

No, there are no timeframe restrictions to the entries.

As long as the entry was taken ON THE SAME DAY that the wedding ceremony took place then it may be entered. If taken on a different day then consider entering it in the Pre Wedding / Engagement “Non-Wedding” Category.

We encourage the entry of Same Sex marriages most certainly. As with any entry to the Awards the entry has to have been taken on the day of a legally recognised marriage (unless entering the Pre-Wedding / Engagement Non-Wedding Category)

A couple portrait includes bride & groom, bride & bride or groom & groom together in the same image. There is no boundary on whether it is a close up of the couple or a wide landscape with them within it, it just needs to be “the couple” who’s wedding day is being celebrated.

Simply put, no. Each image can only be entered once. Use your judgement to select the category that best suits your image.

No, the prizes remain as they are. Cash winnings will be delivered via Paypal in your country currency based on the current exchange rate in USD. Prizes will be sent by the Sponsors in most cases, direct to you.