Photography Contest
Budapest International Foto Awards 2024 (bifa)
Deadline |
07/15/24Theme |
OpenTerritory |
WorldwideEligibility |
18+Entry Fees |
Between $15 and $40Prizes |
Cash PrizeBUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS is an international platform for photographers from all levels and genres to share their best images with the creative community in Hungary and Eastern Europe. We acknowledge the power of even a single photograph to greatly influence an audience, and how the artistic eye of the photographer behind the camera can interpret a scene in so many creative ways. We know that every image has a story to tell, and this is the place to tell it!
The competition is open to everyone and we invite photographers from all over the world to take part and enter their work.
Budapest International Foto Awards is a sister competition to both the Moscow and Tokyo International Foto Awards. Take a moment to check out these affiliated competitions and increase your exposure around the world by submitting your work there as well.
Awards and Promotion
BIFA Photographer of the Year (Selected from First Place Category Winners, Pro) $3,000 cash prize* and BIFA trophy
BIFA New Talent of the Year (Selected from First Place Category Winners, Non-Pro) $2,000 cash prize* and BIFA trophy
First Place Category Winners–Pro and Non-Pro Advertising, Architecture, Book, Editorial, Events, Fine Art, Nature, People, Portfolio, Science
$200 cash prize* (Paypal or Amazon gift card)
* Note: Cash prizes are not cumulative. There will be only one cash prize per winner, and the highest prize applies. So the winner that is awarded “Photographer of the Year”, for example, will only receive the $3,000 cash prize for that title, and not the $200 cash prize for their Category Winner title. First Place Category Winners can only receive one $200 cash prize, even if they win the title in multiple categories.
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 Budapest 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 120,000 in BIFA Community
– Printable BIFA certificate of achievement
– Winner’s Logo to be used online and on printed materials
Other Winners ( Gold / Silver / Bronze) & 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 120,000 in BIFA Community
– Printable BIFA certificate of achievement
– Winner’s Logo to be used online and on printed materials
The competition is open to everyone and we invite photographers from all over the world to take part and enter their work.
Budapest International Foto Awards is a sister competition to both the Moscow and Tokyo International Foto Awards. Take a moment to check out these affiliated competitions and increase your exposure around the world by submitting your work there as well.
Awards and Promotion
BIFA Photographer of the Year (Selected from First Place Category Winners, Pro) $3,000 cash prize* and BIFA trophy
BIFA New Talent of the Year (Selected from First Place Category Winners, Non-Pro) $2,000 cash prize* and BIFA trophy
First Place Category Winners–Pro and Non-Pro Advertising, Architecture, Book, Editorial, Events, Fine Art, Nature, People, Portfolio, Science
$200 cash prize* (Paypal or Amazon gift card)
* Note: Cash prizes are not cumulative. There will be only one cash prize per winner, and the highest prize applies. So the winner that is awarded “Photographer of the Year”, for example, will only receive the $3,000 cash prize for that title, and not the $200 cash prize for their Category Winner title. First Place Category Winners can only receive one $200 cash prize, even if they win the title in multiple categories.
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 Budapest 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 120,000 in BIFA Community
– Printable BIFA certificate of achievement
– Winner’s Logo to be used online and on printed materials
Other Winners ( Gold / Silver / Bronze) & 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 120,000 in BIFA Community
– Printable BIFA certificate of achievement
– Winner’s Logo to be used online and on printed materials
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