Take part in the Women in Photography Award

About the award

Women In Photography is an award to honor female talent behind the lens.

WOMAN IN PHOTOGRAPHY GERMAINE VAN PARYS AWARD

Created by the City of Brussels in collaboration with the Géopolis Center for Photojournalism, the Germaine Van Parys Award aims to promote women’s rights and freedoms by building a more inclusive, diverse and supportive society.

Based on an ever-changing theme, this award from the City of Brussels rewards women photographers whose work questions the power of the image and the role of documentation today. When we talk about the “role of documentation,” we refer to work that questions what is happening or contains information useful for understanding the world, but also the image as a product of imagining and telling a story.

The lack of female perspectives perpetuates gender inequality and is a major problem in the photography industry. This award rewards the engaged visions women construct and the connections they make with their subjects and with the world around us.

The goal is to encourage women to express their vision through photography, but also to work toward greater recognition of women photographers within the profession and, more generally, to increase the visibility of women’s creative work.

Theme

The theme Regards sur Bruxelles (Looks at Brussels) was chosen to launch the first edition of the City of Brussels’ photo competition. The theme is taken in the broadest sense of the word, leaving plenty of room for imagination. As a reminder, documentary photography is considered here as the work of a female author who shows a point of view and aims to create timeless work. Only work or projects that were produced or begun on or after January 1st 2021 are eligible.

Award

Grand Prize

• A prize of 8,000 euros
• An exhibition of the winner’s work in the spring of 2024

Student Prize

(or young graduates who graduated no more than two years ago)

• A prize of 2,000 euros
• An exhibition of the winner’s work in the spring of 2024.

Award procedure

Grand Prize or the Student Prize: The winners will be selected by a jury of professionals from the world of photography. The winners will be exhibited at the Géopolis center in Brussels.

• 1 Call for submissions: From the 14th of December 2023 until the 29th of February 2024
• 2 Selection of winners: March 2024
• 3 Award ceremony and exhibition: in the exhibition space of Géopolis (Brussels) Spring 2024

Consult the terms and conditions and competition rules here.

Submit your application for the Women in Photography competition here