© Niels van de Laar · Almost happy · Race series · Amsterdam 2026 · Best Theme
How it works
Three frames, one fee and four rules, the whole process from entry to feedback.
What you enter.
© Siebe Jacxsens · Out of place · Race series · Brussels 2026 · Best Theme
Three frames, in a fixed order
The order is part of the work, and it is judged.
An optional short title, nothing more
No statement and no explanation: the series has to work on its own.
Digital files for judging
Print-ready files are only asked from shortlisted entrants.
A season, in four steps.
You submit
Three frames in the order you want them read, and an optional title. That is the whole entry.
The jury reads
The jury reads each series as one work, on the five dimensions.
Results
The three winners and the shortlist are published together, with credit.
Your feedback
Whatever the result, you get written feedback on the pillars and the remove-one test.
Two seasons a year, six months apart: one in spring, one in autumn. Each season has its own theme, its own guest juror and its own results. The first season opens in 2027, for photographers anywhere in the world.
One fee, four rules
€35per series
Entry is €35 per series, the same for everyone, whenever you enter. There are no discounts. Four rules keep the fee fair, and all four are fixed:
No image reuse
Each photo can appear in only one series per season, so three series are nine different frames.
Three series at most
At most three series per photographer per season. Enough to show your range, few enough that each one is intentional.
One prize each
One prize per photographer per season, your highest placement counts.
Nothing else to buy
The fee is the only payment. Nothing you can buy changes how your series is read.
Open to all levels, no professional or amateur divisions.
Three prizes and a shortlist every season, published together with credit.
Winner
€1,000 cashA free ticket for a UPR race, and a feature.
Second
€750 cashA free ticket for a UPR race, and a feature.
Third
€500 cashA feature.
Shortlist
The three frames published in your order, with credit.
Every entrant
Written feedback tied to the pillars and the remove-one test.
Series of the Year
Once a year, an expanded panel chooses the Series of the Year from both seasons.
The feedback follows the way the jury reads. It covers the five dimensions and the remove-one test, so you can see 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.
Visual thread
Conceptual unity
Narrative arc
Theme interpretation
Craft
The remove-one test
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.