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Everything you need to know about registration, submissions, judging, and the awards ceremony for the NIP Annual Photography Awards 2026.
Participation in the Open Categories (Color and Black & White) is free. To participate in any Exclusive Category, photographers are required to subscribe to NIP by paying an annual subscription fee of NPR 2,500 via Nepalesephotography.com.
After a successful transaction, you will receive a payment confirmation. The Transaction ID or Reference Code can be found in the payment details section of your transaction receipt or banking app. Please upload a screenshot showing this reference code / transaction ID during registration.
The uploaded files (Payment Screenshot and Citizenship Card, National ID Card, or Driving License) must be 1 MB or less in size.
Join the Nepalese in Photography (NIP) Facebook Group. If you're unable to find the group on Facebook, please visit our website and find the Contact Us section, where you'll find the group link.
Exclusive Categories: After completing your
registration on nepalesephotography.com, post your photo in
the Facebook group using the format
PhotographerName_Category_SubscriberID_ImageTitle
with hashtags #napa2026 #exclusive #category.
Submissions are reviewed and approved within 24 hours.
Open Categories: Post your photo in the
Facebook group using the format
PhotographerName_Category_ImageTitle with
hashtags #napa2026 #open #category.
All competition entries must be submitted through the official Nepalese in Photography Facebook Group.
There is no limit to the number of images you may submit in either the Open or Exclusive Categories. Participants are encouraged to submit as many qualifying photographs as they wish, following the required submission format.
No. The same image cannot be entered into more than one category.
No. Photographs may have been taken at any time, but if requested for verification, the photographer should be able to provide either the original RAW file or the original JPEG file.
No. Images that have been digitally manipulated in any way that alters the photograph's authenticity will not be accepted. Standard photographic adjustments such as exposure, contrast, color correction, and cropping are permitted unless otherwise specified in the competition rules.
Yes. Images captured using any camera or mobile phone may be entered into any category. However, entries submitted to the Mobile Photography Category must have been captured using a mobile phone.
No. Participants may submit photographs taken with any camera or mobile phone.
Participants may upload images in any size supported by Facebook.
Yes. All entrants must be able to provide high-resolution image files suitable for exhibition printing, award presentations, and promotional and marketing materials, if requested by the organizers.
Please allow some time for administrators to verify your submission details. Most submissions are reviewed and approved within 24 hours. If your image has not been approved after a reasonable period, please contact the organizers.
Yes. To ensure fairness and impartiality, all judging is conducted anonymously. Judges will not have access to photographers' names or identifying information during the judging process.
No. Images containing watermarks, logos, copyright notices, photographer names, any identifying marks, or any frames will be disqualified. This policy ensures that judging remains completely anonymous.
We understand that participants may be concerned that judges or organizers could favor photographers they know personally. To ensure complete fairness and transparency, all judging is conducted anonymously, photographers' names, social media profiles, and any identifying information are removed before images are presented to the judges.
Judges evaluate photographs solely on their artistic, technical, and storytelling merits and do not know who submitted the images. This anonymous process eliminates the possibility of favoritism and helps ensure that awards are given purely based on the quality of the work submitted.
The Top 25 photographers in each category will be notified individually by email before the awards ceremony. The final winners will be announced during the NIP Annual Photography Awards Ceremony on 19 August 2026 at the Patan Museum, Lalitpur, Nepal.
The deadline for all competition submissions is 5 August 2026. No extensions will be granted after the deadline.
We would be delighted to hear from you. For inquiries, support, or additional information, please contact us using the details provided on www.nepalesephotography.com. If you continue to experience any issues, please don't hesitate to reach out to our team.