Who Can Enter?
Open to professional and amateur photographers from any country worldwide shooting in all forms of black & white photography using traditional or digital methods.
How do you classify Professional or Amateur?
Professional category is for photographers whose occupation and income is made as a photographer.
The Amateur category is for photographers who do not make their main income from photography.
How do I enter?
Create your online Portfolio, upload your images and pay entry fees.
Your entry is submitted when entry fees are paid. You will receive an entry confirmation email upon payment of entry fees.
What is the final deadline for submissions?
All entries must be received by the Closing Deadline - Friday, March 14, 2025 at 23:59pm (PST). Deadlines are subject to change.
What are the entry fees?
Entry fees are $35 (Professional) or $30 (Amateur) per single image.
Entry fees are non-refundable.
What is the Early Bird Deadline?
An early entry "2 for 1" special offer, you can submit 2 single images for the price of 1 (ended December 13, 2024).
What is the Early Closing Deadline?
The Pack Specials offer a 50% discount on entry fees to submit multiple single images (extended to February 21, 2025).
You can enter and lock-in the special pricing and replace the images anytime before the closing deadline. Entries do not have to be in same category.
How can I pay my entry fees?
You can pay by visa, mastercard, amex or paypal. All payments are processed in USD currency.
What is the Trade Discount and how do I get it?
Members of photography trade groups, associations, societies and clubs receive an extra 10% discount off entry fees. To qualify, click link at checkout and input your group's name.
What are Rewards in my Portfolio?
You get 10% of your entry fees back as Rewards at next year's program.
Rewards are credit and can be used to pay entry fees.
How many images can I enter?
There is no limit to the number of images you can submit.
Can I enter the same image into multiple categories?
The same image can only be submitted into one category.
Can I enter work that has been published?
Published and unpublished work is accepted.
Can I enter an image that has won or been nominated before at the Spider Awards?
Winning and nominated images cannot be entered again.
Is there a time limit on when the photograph was taken?
There are no restrictions on the date of photograph.
What happens to the copyright of the images and how will the images be used?
Copyright remains with the owner at all times.
Submitted images may be used to promote the awards. The photographer’s name will always be credited with an image. (See usage).
Privacy
Only your name, country, biography and website are shown publicly on the website.
What size of files can I submit?
Digital images must be
2400 pixels max. longest side, 120 ppi, jpeg format, sRGB. Files should be named lastname-firstname_title.jpg (no accented characters in the filename).
Can I submit prints, books or CDs?
We recommend submitting digital files. Prints are accepted and will be digitized and uploaded to your Portfolio. Books are not accepted. You can mail a CD of digital files. Prints and CDs will not be returned.
Can I have my logo or name on the photograph?
Images must not have any embedded marks, logos, names or borders.
Do you accept toned images?
Photographs must be in black & white - no sepia or color toned images.
Do you accept digitally manipulated images?
Digitally manipulated images are accepted.
Do you accept AI created images?
Artificial intelligence created images are not accepted.
How do I replace or edit an entry?
Click on an image to replace it or edit the title, caption or category. Every image must have a unique filename.
What is the caption?
The caption is shown with the image in the Winners Gallery.
The caption is for anything noteworthy about the photograph, such as when, where or why it was taken, subject, context, etc.
Contacting the judges:
Lobbying and unsolicited contact to the Jury members is instant disqualification.
When are the results announced?
Winners and nominees will be announced at the live online
Photoshow, October 25, 2025.
I am a Winner or Nominee, what do I do now?
Prepare an Acceptance Speech to
be posted on the website.
