Premio Internacional de Fotografía Humanitaria Luis Valtueña (30.ª edición)
Free worldwide humanitarian and documentary photography contest for legal-age photographers and collectives. Submit one anonymous series of 5–10 images, with at least half made in 2025–2026. The organizer states a EUR 12,000 gross prize fund (EUR 6,000 first prize and three EUR 2,000 awards), plus a separate EUR 1,500 Donostia partner prize. Photographers retain copyright under a credited, non-exclusive award-related licence. Generative AI is prohibited and original RAW files may be requested.
- Deadline
- Domingo, 11 de octubre de 2026 a las 23:59 h (GMT+2) / Sunday, 11 October 2026 (23:59 GMT+2)
- Fee
- Free
- Eligibility
- Open worldwide to professional and amateur photographers of legal age (or collectives of 2+ members). Entry must be a documentary photo series of 5 to 10 images, with at least 50% produced in 2025–2026. Strictly blind anonymous judging.
- Rights
- Photographers retain copyright and grant Médicos del Mundo, its International Network and the Donostia festival a credited, non-exclusive licence limited to award-related communication, dissemination, exhibition and publication.
- Outcome
- Organizer-stated EUR 12,000 gross fund: EUR 6,000 first prize and three EUR 2,000 awards; a separate EUR 1,500 Donostia partner prize selects a poster image; winners also receive exhibition, catalogue and Madrid travel benefits
- Verification
- Verified