World Press Photo foundation is an independent non-profit organization that was founded in the Netherlands in 1955. Its primary goal is to create international support and attention for professional press photographers. Throughout the years, World Press Photo has developed into an independent platform for photojournalism and free exchange of information.

In order to achieve its goal, World Press Photo organizes an annual press photography contest that has become one of the largest contests in the field of press photography.

The winning pictures are composed into a traveling exhibition that attracts more than 2 million visitors every year at more than 90 locations worldwide.

Detailed contest information in 9 languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish) is available from 1 October 2007 on:  www.worldpressphoto.nl/contest

Images may be submitted as single pictures or stories/portfolios in ten categories: Spot News, General News, People in the News, Sports Action, Sports Feature, Contemporary Issues, Daily Life, Portraits, Arts and Entertainment and Nature.

The deadline for entries to the 2008 World Press Photo contest is 10 January 2008.

If you have further questions, please send an email to:  contest@worldpressphoto.nl