World Bodypainting Photo Awards 2026

Compete as a photographer with your best photo of the year.
More information: https://bodypainting-festival.com/en/photo-award-2026

Competition Guidelines

The competition is open to both professional and amateur photographers. Submitted photographs may be taken at any bodypainting event worldwide. The event must have taken place within the same calendar year as the submission.

Copyright & Usage Rights

The photographer retains full copyright of all submitted images.

By entering the competition, the photographer grants WBA/WBF a non-exclusive right to:

• Publish the images on official websites and social media channels

• Use the images for promotion of the award and future events

• Include the images in press releases, exhibitions, and award presentations

Proper credit will always be given to the photographer. Please submit only images for which you hold the full rights. By submitting images, you confirm as the photographer that the depicted artist and model are aware that the photograph is being used for competition purposes.

Editing Guidelines

Basic editing is permitted, including color correction, contrast adjustments, cropping, and exposure adjustments. Beauty and skin retouching (including armpit retouching) is also allowed.

However, heavy digital manipulation is not permitted. This includes altering the original artwork, adding or removing painted elements, AI-generated modifications, or digital compositing.

Image Format

Images must be submitted in high-resolution digital format. Detailed technical specifications will be provided in the technical section of the application form.

Registration

Submission Rules:

• 1 event = 1 submission

• Each submission may include up to 6 photos

• All photos within one submission must be taken at the same event

• Photos must show bodypainting artwork created live during the event

Entry Fee: The entry fee is €20 per submission. Each submission represents one event and may include up to 6 images from 6 different artists. The entry fee is non-refundable.

Please note that submissions will only be considered valid after payment has been confirmed.

Photographers can register throughout the year until October 2026.

After your payment, you can upload and register through our submission form, which we will send to you via email with the payment confirmation.