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Wellcome Photography Prize
The overview
An opportunity for your work.
Wellcome’s biennial prize for photography and scientific imagery exploring health and science. The 2027 edition is free to enter and closes on 21 October 2026 at 23:59 GMT according to the organiser’s terms. Prizes are worth up to £10,000.
Your photographs. Your rights.
fair rights
Read the terms carefully — the licence taken is broader than we'd like.
Copyright is retained. All entries grant a worldwide, irrevocable licence for prize-related use for three years. Shortlisted and winning work additionally permits perpetual use for the prize, Wellcome’s health mission and merchandise, with restricted sublicensing. Credit is required subject to correction of omissions. Revenue-generating merchandise attracts a reasonable fee; other permitted uses are unpaid. Reviewed against the 2027 terms.
Understand our rights ratingsWho can enter
Eligibility & entry notes.
Open worldwide; under-18s need guardian consent. Images must have been made after 31 December 2021. Appropriate permissions, including patient consent where relevant, are required. AI-generated imagery and work commissioned by Wellcome are ineligible.
Dates, fees and terms can change. Read the current rules on the official competition website before entering.