Wellcome Photography Prize Returns with £52,000 ($70,000) for Images Exploring Well being

The Wellcome Photography Prize 2027 is now accepting submissions from photographers and image-makers around the globe that “sparks curiosity, offers fresh perspectives and starts important conversations.”

The competitors, which is approaching its thirtieth anniversary, is free to enter and seeks formidable photographs that discover how well being is skilled, represented, and understood.

Entries can discover experiences of sickness and care, incapacity, psychological well being, growing old, scientific discovery, biomedical analysis, local weather change, environmental well being, infectious illness, healthcare, neighborhood wellbeing, or every other topic on the intersection of well being, science and human expertise.

Competition Categories

Entrants submit their work to one in all three classes with one winner chosen from every class, every receiving £10,000.

Striking Solo Photography
Captivate folks with a single {photograph} that stirs creativeness and begins dialog about well being, science or medication.

A Storytelling Series
Tell a richer story with 3-5 images to disclose completely different views or discover a health-related problem in higher depth.

The Marvels of Scientific & Medical Imaging
Capture the surprise of human well being in a single picture created by a scientific or medical imaging method.

What Kind of Stories Is Wellcome Looking For?

Wellcome is in search of “compelling images that explore urgent health challenges and scientific discovery – from mental health, infectious disease and climate change to the fundamental research that expands our understanding of life, health and wellbeing.”

Past winners and finalists have explored subjects together with (however not restricted to):

• Mental well being
• Infectious ailments
• Climate change
• Medical and scientific innovation
• Biomedical analysis
• Genetics
• Neuroscience
• Laboratory science
• Microscopy
• Disability and accessibility
• Endometriosis and power sickness
• Identity, look and residing with seen variations or medical situations
• The well being impacts of water shortage
• Pollution
• The well being impacts of environmental degradation
• Climate migration
• Access to wholesome environments
• Medical know-how
• Anatomy and physiology

How the Prize Works

A complete of 25 finalists might be chosen.

• Three class winners (one from every class) will every obtain £10,000.
• Twenty-two extra finalists will every obtain £1,000.

Total prize fund: £52,000 ($70,000 USD).

All 25 finalists will obtain worldwide recognition and be celebrated on the Wellcome Photography Prize 2027 awards ceremony within the UK. This prestigious in-person occasion brings collectively visible picture makers and storytellers, trade professionals, researchers, policymakers, and influencers who’re all enthusiastic about understanding and bettering well being.

You can submit your work on the Wellcome Photography Prize website through October 21, 2026.

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