© Jolien Roos · Not my problem · Race series · Amsterdam 2026 · Best Theme
Questions
Short answers, and for anything else, write to us.
Nine questions about the award.
When does it open?
The first season opens in 2027. Join the list and we will write to you when the call opens and when the theme is announced.
What does it cost?
€35 per series, the same for everyone. Up to three series per season, at the same price each.
Do I have to be a professional?
No. It is open to all levels, and there are no professional or amateur divisions. The pillars are the same for everyone, and judging is anonymised until the podium is fixed.
Can I enter work I have already published?
Yes. The work does not need to be unpublished, and there is no exclusivity. You keep full copyright.
Can I enter more than one series?
Up to three per season, each at €35 per series. Send a second series only if it is really another idea: no image may appear in more than one series, and work that does not hold together fails the pillars, however many you send.
Do the three photos have to be shot together?
No. They can come from one afternoon or from three years. What matters is that they read as one work: a shared visual language, one idea explored from different angles, and an order that would lose something if you changed it.
What does the feedback look like?
Written notes on your series against the five dimensions and the remove-one test: where the thread held, where the idea repeated instead of developing, and whether the order works. Every response is reviewed by a juror before it is sent. It is a reason to enter even if you do not win a prize.
Who reads my series?
Three jurors: two standing seats and a guest seat that changes every season. The panel is published in full when the call opens, before you pay anything.
Do I need to have raced with UPR?
No. The award is online and open to anyone, anywhere. The race and the award share the same pillars, but you do not need one to enter the other, and the fee is the same either way.
Your rights. The short version, in plain sentences.
You keep full copyright, always.
UPR gets a non-exclusive licence to show the work in connection with the prize, with credit, for two years.
No commercial or client use, no sublicensing, no exclusivity.
No requirement that the work be unpublished elsewhere.
Shortlisted entrants can withdraw before publication.
For anything the answers above do not cover, write to us.
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Do you want to judge?
One seat on every panel is a guest seat for one season. We invite working photographers, editors, curators and teachers who read pictures closely. The seat has a defined number of hours inside a set window, and we tell you the shape before you agree.
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More about the Series Award.
Entries open in 2027
Submissions are not open yet. Join the list and we will write to you when the first season opens and when its theme is announced.