The organization supports documentary photography and photojournalism as a means to raise public awareness concerning social issues, while also promoting citizen mobilization and contributing to the eradication of injustice, the world’s worst disease.

Themes

• The submitted images must narrate a story related to one of these topics:
  • Health
  • Natural disasters
  • Humanitarian action
  • International cooperation
  • Social exclusion, violation of human rights
  • Armed conflicts
  • Vulnerable groups
  • Refugee and/or migrant populations

Award Information

• The winner of the prize will receive a gross amount of €6,000 (to which the corresponding withholding will be applied, depending on the taxation of the country of residence and the situation of the beneficiary).

Costs Covered

• The organization will cover the travel and lodging for two consecutive nights of the chosen entrants to attend the award ceremony and inauguration of the exhibition.

Eligibility Criteria

• Participation is open to photographers -professional or otherwise- as well as to groups of two or more members, of any nationality, over 18 years of age and with a documentary and/or photojournalistic approach, in accordance with the terms set out in these rules.
• The competition is not open to Médicos del Mundo España staff or their relatives up to the first degree of consanguinity. Neither is it open to members of the jury, the technical team directly linked to the management of the competition, or their family members up to the first degree of consanguinity.
• Entering the competition is free of charge.

Application Requirements

• Each entrant is permitted to submit one entry only to the competition. Entry forms can be filled out in Spanish or English.
• Each entrant must submit the following documentation:
  • Personal and contact details.
  • Biography A photographic series of between 5 (minimum) and 10 (maximum) images, in colour or black and white. Project description presented. Captions of the images. Each caption must contain information concerning the image it accompanies. Under no circumstances may all the captions for a given series be the same.
  • Important: The author's name must not appear in the description of the project, in the captions or in the file names.
• Submission Requirements:
  • Participant(s) must be the author(s) of the pictures submitted in their name.
  • At least 50% of the photographs must have been taken between 2024 and 2025. Projects that have been submitted to previous editions of the Luis Valtueña Competition are not eligible.
  • All entries must be uploaded to the platform in the display order intended by their author. Pictures must be named with the series title and the corresponding order number (e.g., title_01), and must not contain the name or logo of the photographer.
  • The images must be saved in digital JPEG format (.jpg) with a minimum of 3,000 pixels on its longest edge. The sRGB or grayscale Gamma 2.2 colour model are recommended. EXIF data / full metadata should be left on all images.
  • All entries should be no larger than 3 MB in file size.
  • Only single frame images will be accepted.
  • Photomontages and multiple exposures will be excluded from the competition. Image manipulation of digital files that alters the content is not permitted.
  • Under no circumstances will AI-generated images be accepted. A photograph captures light on a sensor or film, it is a record of a physical moment.
  • In case of any uncertainty regarding possible digital manipulation of the image beyond the terms and conditions of this competition, the organization reserves the right to request from the entrants the original, unedited (RAW) file of the photograph as recorded by the camera, or a scanned, unedited copy, print original negative, or slide copy.

For more information, visit Médicos del Mundo.

https://premioluisvaltuena.org/en/open-call/