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11 open categories  /   1 Unique live-judging experiences   /   $3600+ cash prizes awarded

The Documentary Family Awards is an international competition in search of the insightful and meaningful ways that documentary photographers explore the interpretation of family.

Night Time · Teenagers · Joy · Faith & Religion · Pandemic · Nothing Is Better Than Real Life · Birth · Cell Phone Only Environmental Portrait · Photo Series · Young Photographers

What Winners Receive

• Best Overall Award winners receive $500 (1st place), $350 (2nd place) and $250 (3rd place)
• 1st Place Award winners in each category receive $250 USD
• Top 10 Awards are given to 10 photos per category and ranked 1st through 10th
• Judges Choice Awards are given to 3 photo series submissions and 9 single images submissions.
• Honorable Mentions may be awarded in each category based on the finalist judges discretion

• Customized Press-release for every award winner ready to share with digital or print media
• Permanent online gallery will be published featuring all Top 10, Best Overall, Judges Choice, Honorable Mentions and Finalist images
• Individual award profile created for all winners on the DFA website featuring their work
• Feature Interviews and Photographer Spotlights regularly featuring award winners
• Video On Demand access to the final round of judging of the March 2021 Call For Entries
• Digital Award Badge for all winners and honorable mentions for use on their website or social media
• 2021 year-end magazine will include all award winners

Photographer Spotlight

Interviews

·16 min read

Interview with Gloria Salgado Gispert

Watch The Judging Live-Stream

We recognize the educational value of transparency and so once again the entire final round of critical review and selection by the current judges will be live-streamed for anyone to watch. Entrants will have archive access to the recorded video if they are unable to watch it live.

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