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Wex Photo Video Human Impact Awards
- Who Can Apply: UK residents aged 18 or over. Non-students (professionals, freelancers, emerging photographers, hobbyists) enter the Professional Award; students on a recognised UK course enter the Phil Smith Student Award. Employees of Wex Photo Video and Sony are excluded.
- The Focus: A free photography competition for a coherent 5-10 image series on the theme of human impact: community, identity, environment, culture, technology, care, resilience or everyday connection.
- The Funding: Professional Award: GBP 5,000, GBP 3,000 and GBP 1,000. Student Award: Sony camera-and-lens kits, no cash alternative.
- Key Requirements: Submit 5-10 JPEG images taken within the past five years, a project title and a short project description through Picter by 11:59pm on 31 January 2027. Students also give course details and a school or university email. No AI-generated or stock imagery.
DeadlineSunday, January 31, 2027
AwardProfessional Award (cash): 1st prize GBP 5,000; 2nd prize GBP 3,000; 3rd prize GBP 1,000. Phil Smith Student Award: Sony camera-and-lens kits for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, no cash alternative. Winners are invited to an awards ceremony in London.
Application fee$0
Cost to attendFree to enter
Locationnational
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesAll Stages
Disciplinesphotography
Age range18–
Application notesEnter online through Picter (Start submission) by 11:59pm on 31 January 2027; free. Choose one category: Professional Award (all non-student photographers aged 18+) or Phil Smith Student Award. Submit: a series of 5-10 images in JPEG format that works as one body of work on the theme of human impact; a project title; a short project description explaining what the work is about, why it matters and how it connects to the theme (no word limit stated); your chosen category; and your contact details. Student entrants must also give their course name, institution, a valid school or university email address and a personal email address. Images must be your own original photographs, taken within the past five years, on any camera or phone. AI-generated imagery, stock imagery and images made by someone else are not accepted, and the Picter terms also bar nudity. Wex may ask for a high-resolution or RAW file with metadata to verify authorship. You must hold copyright and have any releases needed from people pictured. Rights: you keep copyright and grant Wex Photo Video a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to reproduce, publish and display the submitted images to administer and promote the awards (website, social media, email marketing, press, printed promotional materials, exhibition). Winners are contacted by email and must respond within 28 days. No file-size or pixel-dimension limits are published.
Contactcompetitions@wex.co.uk
Wex Photo Video
Organization based in Norwich