About the Competition
At TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS we recognize, honor and connect talented photographers from around the world to new audiences and new eyes in the creative circles of Tokyo, Japan. The competition is open to everyone and we invite photographers from all over the world to enter their work.
If you would like to have your work exposed to the Russian creative community, please check out our affiliate award, The Moscow International Foto Awards and submit your work there.
Awards and Promotion
TIFA Photographer of the Year
$3,000 cash prize and TIFA trophy
New Talent of the Year
$2,000 cash prize and TIFA trophy
First Place Category Winners Pro and Non-Pro
Advertising, Architecture, Book, Editorial, Events, Fine Art, Nature, People,Portfolio, Science
$200 cash prize each (Paypal or Amazon gift card) *One cash prize per entry only
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 Tokyo 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 90,000 in TIFA Community
– Printable TIFA certificate of achievement
– Winner’s Logo to be used online and on printed materials
Other Winners & 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 90,000 in TIFA Community
– Printable TIFA certificate of achievement
– Winner’s Logo to be used online and on printed materials
Winners benefits
Tokyo International Foto Awards winners receive significant, international publicity and exposure. In contrast to many other photography awards, all the associated perks of winning TIFA are included in your entry fee. We provide extensive media exposure through our magazine and newspaper partners distributing and promoting winners works.
Eligibility
The TIFA competition is open to anyone aged 18+ residing anywhere in the world. Professional entries will be judged against other professionals; emerging and student entries against other students / emerging.
Entry Fees
Professional:
$30 per single image
$40 per series ( 2-9 images with the same theme)
30% off per additional category, if same entry is submitted to multiple categories
Non-professional:
$20 per single image
$25 per series (2-9 images with the same theme)
30% off per additional category, if same entry is submitted to multiple categories
Students:
$15 per single image
$20 per series (2-9 images with the same theme)
30% off per additional category, if same entry is submitted to multiple categories
Portfolio category: Entry fee for the Portfolio Category is $50
Please note that there are no further fees for winners services. The award, winners packages and publications are all free of charge.
Deadlines
EB Deadline – 10% discount: April 8, 2025
Submission Guidelines
Only digital submissions are permitted. Digital images should be in sRGB color format and saved as a JPG file with high compression. The image must have a minimum width of 1000 pixels on its longest side, and should not exceed 4000 pixels on the longest side. The file size must be no larger than 4MB. When naming your file, use only letters from the English alphabet—do not include any special characters or spaces in the file name.
If you are submitting a series of images, submit them in order of importance, with the first image being the strongest or best in the set. One image is for the cover photo to identify the entry, and the remaining 9 are supporting images of the entry.
If your entry is in the Book category, you have the option to upload one PDF file of your complete book. The file size must not exceed 4MB.
You may enter the same photograph into as many categories as you see fit. You can also submit as many entries in as many categories as you like. All photographs should be no older than 5 years.
Who Is Eligible?
We define Professional as those who earn the majority of their income from photography.
Emerging and student photographers are also invited to submit their work. TIFA is open to photographers from all over the world.
Use and Ownership of Images
Copyright and all other rights remain that of the photographer. Any photograph used by TIFA shall carry the photographer’s credit line.
Winners will be announced 30-45 days after the final deadline.