About the MIFA Photography Competition
Submit your best shots to our photo competition for a chance to win up to $6,400 in cash prizes, be selected by our curators for the MIFA exhibition in Moscow and more…
MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS’ mission is to recognize, reward and expose talented photographers from around the world and introduce them to the creative community in Russia. Our affiliate competition, Tokyo International Foto Awards exhibits our winners’ work in Tokyo, Japan. Photographers from all corners of the world are encouraged to enter their work.
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Awards and Promotion
MIFA Photographer of the Year
$3,000 cash prize and MIFA trophy
New Talent of the Year
$2,000 cash prize and MIFA trophy
First Place Category Winners
$100 cash prize each, Advertising, Architecture, Book, Editorial, Fine Art, Nature, People, Professional and emerging/student. (Paypal or Amazon gift card) *One cash prize per entry only.
MIFA winners will enjoy extensive publicity throughout the following year in addition to the following benefits:
– Work will be showcased in Best of Show exhibition in Moscow and beyond
– Work showcased on the main page of the website, and in the online gallery exhibition
– Press release and newsletter announcements to over 90,000 in MIFA Community
– Online printable MIFA certificate of achievement
– Winner’s logo to be used online and on printed materials.
Other Category Winners & Honorable Mentions
MIFA winners will enjoy extensive publicity throughout the following year in addition to the following benefits:
– Work showcased in the online gallery exhibition
– Press release and newsletter announcements to over 90,000 in MIFA Community
– Online printable MIFA certificate of achievement
– Winner’s logo to be used online and on printed materials
Winners Benefits
Moscow International Foto Awards winners receive significant, international publicity and exposure. In contrast to many other photography awards, all the associated perks of winning MIFA are included in your entry fee. We provide extensive media exposure throughout our media partners.
Eligibility
The MIFA 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:
$20 per single image
$30 per series ( 2-8 images with same theme)
30% off per additional category, if same entry is submitted to multiple categories
Emerging / Non-professional:
$15 per single image
$20 per series (2-8 images with same theme)
30% off per additional category, if same entry is submitted to multiple categories
Students:
$10 per single image
$15 per series (2-8 images with 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
Early Bird Deadline: November 15, 2021 (10%)
Extended Early Bird: December 15, 2021 (5%)
Regular: March 13, 2022
Extended: April 15, 2022
Final: April 30, 2022
Submission Guidelines
Digital submissions must be saved as jpg, and minimum 1000 pixels in either height or width. Please remember also to keep your files in RGB format, no larger than 4MB per image.
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?
Professional – those who earn the majority of their income from photography
Emerging and student photographers are also invited to submit their work. MIFA 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 MIFA shall carry the photographer’s credit line.
Winners will be announced 30-45 days after the final deadline.
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MIFA was founded with the mission to share the world’s best photographic talent with the creative community in Moscow and beyond—the same community that is now speaking with a strong voice against the conflict in Ukraine.
We believe that photography is one of the strongest and most important mediums of communication, sharing truth in a powerful way, and we remain committed to this purpose. We will continue to share great photography and give a visual platform for all people to share their truth with the world.
We support the people of Ukraine during this time, we strongly condemn the acts of war and aggression being inflicted on them, and will do all in our power to support the photographic community of Ukraine.
