Step 1
Monthly Competitions
Photographers participate each month. Selected photos earn points.
About Top Photographers
of the Year
of the Year
Annual ranking based on monthly competition results.
- Annual cycle
- Monthly-based ranking
- Top 10 of the Year
How Annual Awards Work
Annual rankings are based on monthly competition results
Step 2
Annual Ranking
Monthly points are combined into one annual ranking. Only results from the current year count.
Step 3
Top 10 Announcement
Final ranking is announced at year end. Top 10 photographers are awarded.
Monthly Deadline
Monthly submission and judging schedule
Monthly cycle
Submission period
Start: June 16
End: July 17
Photos must be submitted within these dates to be eligible.
Judging period
Start: July 16
To: July 19
Submitted photos are reviewed by the judges.
Publication date
Date: July 20
Results are published and added to the annual ranking.
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Not started yet Each collection contributes once to the annual ranking
4 collections left until Top Photographers of the Year
Summing up on October 2026121
OctoberNovember
122
NovemberDecember
123
DecemberJanuary
124
JanuaryFebruary
125
FebruaryMarch
126
MarchApril
127
AprilMay
128
MayJune
129
JuneJuly
130
JulyAugust
131
AugustSeptember
132
SeptemberOctober
121
OctoberNovember
122
NovemberDecember
123
DecemberJanuary
124
JanuaryFebruary
125
FebruaryMarch
126
MarchApril
127
AprilMay
128
MayJune
129
JuneJuly
130
JulyAugust
131
AugustSeptember
132
SeptemberOctober
Winners of the Year
Photographers awarded the annual title.
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Contest Statistics
Participation and geographic distribution of the annual competition
82
Participating Countries
28
Top countries by number of participants
10
Countries most represented in the Top 10
Statistics are based on completed annual competitions and reflect participation and results across multiple years.
Judges
Monthly collections are evaluated by a panel of professional photographers together with our editorial team.
Final selections are based on the combined assessment of both.
Final selections are based on the combined assessment of both.
Daniele D'agostino
ItalyI'm an Italian photographer and videomaker specialized in food, still life and product advertising. I'm based in Tuscany, I work throughout Italy and collaborate with some international clients, in the USA, Mexico and Germany.
Sonya Metzler
The United KingdomI’m a food photographer and fully trained food stylist based in London. Shooting since the early 80s, photography has allowed me to explore a diversity of exciting new worlds. Yet food has always been as dear to me as butter to the French. The kitchen is my third space, where I could spend hours on end shooting with gastronomic geniuses.
Edward Trzeciakiewicz
PolandChef/Husband/Father/Friend/Photographer All about is in sentence of Delia Smith: "Food is for eating, I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself."
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