Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2008

A bit late with this one... but still time to submit an entry. This used to be the Schweppes Prize once, it is now sponsored by Taylor Wessing - a bit easier to spell!

Submissions are now being invited for this prestigious international photographic portrait competition, which celebrates and promotes the very best in contemporary portrait photography. Entry is open to photographers from around the world, aged 18 and over.

The Photographic Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery has established a reputation for its diversity of photographic styles, encompassing editorial, reportage and fine art images submitted by a range of photographers, from gifted amateurs and photography students to professionals.

In the Prize's search for excellence, photographers are encouraged to interpret 'portrait' in its widest sense of 'photography' concerned with portraying people with an emphasis on their identity as individuals.'

This year, the winner of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2008 will receive £12,000. In addition the judges, at their discretion, will award one or more cash prizes to the shortlisted photographers.

The Prize will also include the special Godfrey Argent Award, presented for the best portrait taken by a photographer aged 18 and 25.

To enter Online, visit www.npg.org.uk/photoprize between 1 May and 20 July 2008 to register online. You will receive an email confirming your registration number. Photographs must be delivered to London College of Communication either in person or by post/courier between 21 and 25 July 2008. Online registration will ensure a quicker, more efficient, check-in when delivering photographs.