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Monte-Carlo Photo Contest 2025 is back—and it’s your chance to join one of the most popular photo challenges online. Open to professionals and enthusiasts worldwide, this annual event invites you to capture moments of glamour, culture, landscapes and any subject you can imagine. With submission opening on 15 May 2025 and closing on 19 September 2025, there’s ample time to plan your entries and make every shot count.
Participants may enter up to four JPEG works per theme (16 images maximum) via the FIAP-approved Fotogenius platform, with fees starting at just €23 for one theme and capping at €58 for all four. Winners in each of the four themes—Glamour & Beauty, World in Focus, Landscape and Free Theme—will receive plaques and FIAP medals, plus Honourable Mention and Jury’s Special Mention diplomas.
Under the patronage of FIAP (2025/400) and AAPMC (2025/MC1), this contest’s classifications are valid for AFIAP, EFIAP, CAFIAP and CEFIAP distinctions. A distinguished international jury evaluates every entry, and awarded works will appear in a digital catalogue sent to participants and featured in online magazines. Emerging talents and seasoned professionals alike value the Monte-Carlo Photo Contest as a benchmark of excellence and a springboard for global recognition.
The Monte-Carlo Photo Contest 2025 Prizes
The Monte-Carlo Photo Contest 2025 will award the following prizes across all four themes:
- 1st Prize in each theme: Monte-Carlo Photo Contest Plaque and FIAP Gold Medal
- 2nd Prize in each theme: Monte-Carlo Photo Contest Plaque and FIAP Silver Medal
- 3rd Prize in each theme: Monte-Carlo Photo Contest Plaque and FIAP Bronze Medal
- 4th–5th Prizes in each theme: FIAP Honourable Mention Diplomas
- 6th–30th Places in each theme: ‘Jury’s Special Mention’ Diplomas
- Best Overall Author: Light Blue Pin FIAP
- Best Absolute Photo: Special Red Plaque AAPMC
- Total Awards: 134 prizes across themes and special categories
- Publication: Awarded works featured in a digital catalogue and online magazines
- FIAP Honours: Classifications valid for AFIAP, EFIAP, CAFIAP and CEFIAP distinctions
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The Categories of the Monte-Carlo Photo Contest 2025
The contest is divided into four themes, with a maximum of four works per theme (up to 16 photos in total):
Theme 1 – Glamour & Beauty: Portrait and fashion-focused images that highlight elegance and beauty.
Theme 2 – World in Focus: A new FIAP section encompassing street, travel, architecture, culture, events, portraits, food and more; images that capture the spirit of a place or era.
Theme 3 – Landscape: Natural vistas and environmental contexts showcasing the grandeur of the outdoors.
Theme 4 – Free Theme: Complete creative freedom to explore any subject or concept.
Monte-Carlo Photo Contest 2025 Dates and Entry Fees
Competition Opens: 15 May 2025
Submission Deadline: 19 September 2025
Jury Voting: 23 September – 5 October 2025
Winners Announced: 13 October 2025
Award Ceremony: 1 November 2025
Digital Catalogue Distribution: From 1 December 2025
Entry Fees:
- €23 for one theme (up to 4 photos)
- €46 for two themes
- €58 for three or four themes.
How to Enter:
Register on the official Fotogenius platform, choose your themes, and upload up to four digital JPEG images per theme (sRGB, 1 920–3 000 px longest side, 300 dpi, max 4 MB, no signatures/watermarks/frames). Specify a title and location for each photo, pay the applicable fees, and submit before 19 September 2025.
About the Jury
The 2025 jury is chaired by Riccardo Busi (FIAP President, MFIAP, EFIAP/p, HonEFIAP, Italy) and includes Paolo M. Mosti (FIAP Monaco Liaison Officer, AAPMC Monaco President, Monaco), Silvana Retter (EFIAP, EPSA, GAPU, MAAFR, GPU Crown 3, GPU VIP 2, MPASAP, Hon. FPI, Hon. WPAI, Hon. FGNG, Romania), Lu Ming (ESFIAP, Hon PIPC, Hon GNG, CPA, China) and Romain Nero (EFIAP/d2, HonEFIAP, HonFLPA, Luxembourg). The panel meets online to select winners, and all decisions are final.
Why Enter Monte-Carlo Photo Contest 2025?
Participating brings unrivaled prestige under FIAP and AAPMC patronage, with trophies, medals and diplomas awarded in Monaco and worldwide visibility through digital catalogues and media coverage. Evaluate your work against top talents, earn FIAP distinctions, and for photographers seeking more photography challenges online, Deartline offers an extensive directory of global contests.
Rules and Copyright
This section about the rules and image rights of the Monte-Carlo Photo Contest 2025 has been generated automatically. If you are interested in participating in this contest we suggest you review the complete rules provided by the contest.
Rules
Open to all nationalities, amateurs and professionals who own all rights to submitted images. Maximum four digital JPEG images per theme (up to 16 total). Images must be original, photographed by the author, without AI or composite creation. JPEG in sRGB, 1 920–3 000 px on longest side, 300 dpi, ≤ 4 MB. No signatures, watermarks or frames. HDR, focus stacking, focal blending, time blending and minimal post-production allowed. Compliance with FIAP document 040/2023 E is required.
Copyright and Image Usage
Photographs remain the property of the authors. By submitting, participants grant the Monte-Carlo Photo Contest the right to publish them on its website, social media, exhibitions, brochures, catalogs, videos, books and related materials without compensation. Proper credit will always be given. Participants must obtain model releases for recognizable persons (and guardians for minors).
For more information and to participate in the contest, visit: the official website.
