FAQ

World Photography League Awards is an international platform for photographic art and competition, founded by Mehdi Nazeri. It brings active photographers from around the world together to share their vision, compete in scheduled events and discover outstanding work. It aims to be a reference point for this global community, connecting artistic expression with recognition and a continuing record of achievement.

A league year contains a programme of individual events. Each event has its own submission and judging dates. Your annual membership has its own validity period, shown in Membership. Only one event is intended to be open for submissions at a time.

Use the registration form with your email address. Google sign-in is an additional option when it is enabled on the login page; it does not replace email registration.

Yes. Free access uses the event allowance set by the administrator. Check your dashboard for the current allowance and the open event. You do not need to buy a paid plan simply to keep your account.

The five account levels provide different submission allowances for each event. The Membership page lists the current prices and per-event allowances. Membership level is separate from photographer awards and ranking distinctions.

Check the expiry date in Membership. The validity period belongs to your account and is separate from an event deadline. Review the renewal or upgrade details before confirming an order.

Your account, profile, existing entries and results are not deleted. Submission access returns to the configured free allowance. Entries already submitted still count towards usage in the same event, so you may have no remaining free slots there.

Yes, when the higher plan is available. The upgrade quote accounts for the price difference and remaining membership time. An upgrade keeps the existing expiry date and does not reset event usage; check the quoted amount before payment.

Renewing an active plan adds its configured term after the existing expiry date. A new term for an expired account starts when payment is confirmed. A lower level can be selected after the current paid term expires.

Your current plan supplies a base allowance and purchased extra packs add slots for that event. Already recorded entries are deducted from that total. Check the dashboard counter rather than assuming a fixed number from the name of a plan.

Extra packs add the displayed number of submission slots to the current event. Available packs appear as cards in your dashboard. They do not upgrade your membership or extend its expiry date.

No. An extra pack belongs to the event named on the order. Unused slots do not transfer to another event or league year, and a pack does not allow submissions after the event closes.

Membership and extra slots activate after payment is verified. Opening checkout, creating an invoice or returning to the dashboard does not by itself confirm payment. Check the invoice and allowance before trying another purchase.

Refresh the dashboard and review the invoice status. If access is still incorrect, contact support with the invoice reference and event name. Avoid paying again while the first payment is being checked, and never send your password or full card details.

Open Submit Photo from your dashboard, complete the current event form, choose the category, add the title and requested details, then upload and submit. Afterwards, check My Entries. Purchasing access alone does not submit any photos.

Use the entry types enabled for the current event. If a series is offered, follow its image-count, title, statement, caption and ordering requirements. A series is a grouped entry; check the form and allowance counter rather than treating every supporting image as a separate entry.

Follow the accepted formats, file-size and dimension limits displayed in the submission form. These settings can vary by event. Review image orientation and the uploaded preview, and retain the original files for any verification request.

You can edit an entry while it is still in submitted status and the competition remains open for editing. Once it is locked for review or judging, those changes are no longer available. Contact support if a correction is needed on a locked entry.

Check the current event requirements for creation dates, previous awards, repeat submissions, editing and AI-generated content. Do not assume that permission in another competition applies to this event. Ask the organiser if the announcement does not make eligibility clear.

Look for the entry in My Entries and check its status. A payment receipt is evidence of an order, not evidence that a photo was submitted. Contact support if the upload appeared complete but no entry is recorded.

No. Membership and extra packs control submission access. Judges assess the work under the event criteria; buying more slots does not buy points, an award or a higher ranking.

The organiser sets points for first place, second place, third place, Honorable Mention and Acceptance, along with the applicable scoring settings. Jury scores and league points serve different purposes. See the published results and standings for the outcome; no fixed point values are promised on this page.

You can view season photographers, season photos, event photographers and all-time photographers. Choose the appropriate year and event. Use the country filter to compare participants within one country; that position may differ from the worldwide rank.

After results are published, selected work appears in the league results gallery and photographer profiles. Submitting an entry or receiving validation does not mean it has already been published or awarded.

Eligible certificates appear when the organiser issues them. Interview invitations are sent to selected users through their dashboard, with email notification where available. The interview form can request answers, a portrait and portfolio images for review.

The editorial team selects work for league magazines. Published editions are listed in the Magazines section. Membership, acceptance or an interview invitation does not automatically guarantee inclusion or a printed copy.

Yes. You remain the copyright holder. Read the publication terms presented at submission for permitted gallery and editorial use, and make sure you have the permissions needed to submit your work.

The current event announcement provides submission and judging dates; use its stated time zone. For questions about eligibility, corrections, payments or refunds, use the Contact page with the relevant entry or invoice reference.