Photographers are invited to enter the inaugural World Photography
Awards, a competition which will award a $25,000 top prize to the best
professional.

There is a separate category for amateur photographers, the winner of
which will be invited to the awards ceremony to be held at
the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France on 24 April 2008.



The 11 categories are: Abstract, advertising, architecture, fashion,
music, nature, nude, portraiture, photojournalism, science and sport.



Amateurs can enter up to three images in each category. These can be entered online via the awards website at www.worldphotographyawards.org



The contest is due to close in "mid-January" 2008.