The International Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for professional, non-professional, and student photographers on a global scale, creating one of the most ambitious and comprehensive competitions in the photography world today.
They recently announced the category winners, who will compete for IPA’s top award of International Photographer of the Year. Those finalists will be invited to attend the Lucie Awards at the Lincoln Center, New York, where one photographer will be announced as the grand winner, earning the coveted Lucie Statue and a cash prize of $10K.
I’ve included some of my favorites below. You can browse all of the winners at the IPA website.
![John Wright John Wright](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/001.jpg)
John Wright - "Let them eat cake"
![Adam Balcerek Adam Balcerek](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/002.jpg)
Adam Balcerek - "Magic World"
![Poras Chaudhary Poras Chaudhary](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/003.jpg)
Poras Chaudhary - "Hurray"
![Claudio Allia Claudio Allia](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/004.jpg)
Claudio Allia - "Remote Control"
![Adam Taylor Adam Taylor](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/005.jpg)
Adam Taylor - "Our oceans aren't the only ones in danger"
![Marsel van Oosten Marsel van Oosten](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/006.jpg)
Marsel van Oosten - "Japanese macaques"
![Anna Di Prospero Anna Di Prospero](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/007.jpg)
Anna Di Prospero - "Self-portrait with my mother"
![Ball & Albanese Ball & Albanese](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/008.jpg)
Ball & Albanese - "Chicago"
![Sue Flood Sue Flood](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/009.jpg)
Sue Flood - "Russian Adventures"
![Lucia Herrero Lucia Herrero](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/010.jpg)
Lucia Herrero - "Tribes"
![Lucia Herrero - "Tribes" Lucia Herrero](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/011.jpg)
Lucia Herrero - "Tribes"
![Daniel Kencke Daniel Kencke](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/013.jpg)
Daniel Kencke - "New Western Landscapes"
![Daniel Kencke Daniel Kencke](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/014.jpg)
Daniel Kencke - "New Western Landscapes"
![Thomas Stanworth Thomas Stanworth](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/015.jpg)
Thomas Stanworth - "Afghan Heroin: Not for Export"
![Theodore Kaye Theodore Kaye](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/016.jpg)
Theodore Kaye - "Buzkashi Riders"
![Jason Lindsey Jason Lindsey](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/017.jpg)
Jason Lindsey - "Haie"
![Russ Lamoureux Russ Lamoureux](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/018.jpg)
Russ Lamoureux - "Wild Card"
![Thorsten Milse Thorsten Milse](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/019.jpg)
Thorsten Milse - "Polar World"
![Vincent Mathieu Vincent Mathieu](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/020.jpg)
Vincent Mathieu - "Arial Landscapes"
![Serhat Demiroglu Serhat Demiroglu](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/021.jpg)
Serhat Demiroglu - "Buddies"
![Brock Rhone Brock Rhone](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/022.jpg)
Brock Rhone - "Naga Babas"
![Richard Vdovjak Richard Vdovjak](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/023.jpg)
Richard Vdovjak - "Faith"
![Nadav Kander Nadav Kander](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/024.jpg)
Nadav Kander - "Yangtze - The Long River"
![Alexander Kitsenko Alexander Kitsenko](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/025.jpg)
Alexander Kitsenko - "Tales of Tolkien: Walking Ent"
![Tyler Stableford Tyler Stableford](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/026.jpg)
Tyler Stableford - "Fighter Pilots"
![Sinsong Xi Sinsong Xi](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/027.jpg)
Sinsong Xi - "Into Dust"
![Marsel van Oosten Marsel van Oosten](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/030.jpg)
Marsel van Oosten - "Libya"
![Philippe Bernard Philippe Bernard](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/028.jpg)
Philippe Bernard - "Nouakchott opus incertum"
![Zhe Chen Zhe Chen](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/031.jpg)
Zhe Chen - "Bees"
![Jorge Dirkx Jorge Dirkx](http://contourmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/029.jpg)
Jorge Dirkx - "Egypt Uprise"
View all of the entries at the International Photography Awards website
Thanks to Alice at My Modern Met for the heads up.