Portraits, A Pulse

Submission Period: 2026.6.5-7.25

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Portraits, A Pulse

Submission Period: 2026.6.5-7.25

Submit Now

Portraits, A Pulse

Submission Period: 2026.6.5-7.25

Submit Now

Brief

Judges

Winning Works

Shortlist

Brief

Judges

Winning Works

Shortlist

Rules

1. TPA Photography Award is initiated by the Thypoch team for photographers around the world using mirrorless cameras and lens combinations. The entries can be shot with any digital camera or film camera (excluding smartphones and tablets or other smart mobile devices), and there are no restrictions on camera brands or formats.


2. The submission period is 45 days. Contestants must publish their works on Instagram, Facebook, or Xiaohongshu, accompanied by explanatory text indicating camera and lens parameters, while also adding the hashtags #thypochphotographyawards #thypoch, and tagging the official Thypoch account. Register your entry here


3. Please ensure the originality of the entries and do not use AI-generated works.

1. TPA Photography Award is initiated by the Thypoch team for photographers around the world using mirrorless cameras and lens combinations. The entries can be shot with any digital camera or film camera (excluding smartphones and tablets or other smart mobile devices), and there are no restrictions on camera brands or formats.


2. The submission period is 45 days. Contestants must publish their works on Instagram, Facebook, or Xiaohongshu, accompanied by explanatory text indicating camera and lens parameters, while also adding the hashtags #thypochphotographyawards #thypoch, and tagging the official Thypoch account.

Register your entry here


3. Please ensure the originality of the entries and do not use AI-generated works.

1. TPA Photography Award is initiated by the Thypoch team for photographers around the world using mirrorless cameras and lens combinations. The entries can be shot with any digital camera or film camera (excluding smartphones and tablets or other smart mobile devices), and there are no restrictions on camera brands or formats.


2. The submission period is 45 days. Contestants must publish their works on Instagram, Facebook, or Xiaohongshu, accompanied by explanatory text indicating camera and lens parameters, while also adding the hashtags #thypochphotographyawards #thypoch, and tagging the official Thypoch account. Register your entry here


3. Please ensure the originality of the entries and do not use AI-generated works.

Theme

Portraits, A Pulse

A portrait is not a face—it is a heartbeat. Whether a self-portrait, environmental portrait, fashion portrait, or creative portrait, it is an image that reveals a pulse, a feeling, a connection.
The courage to take a portrait lies not in technique, but in approaching another life and listening to its rhythm.

Timeline

Open for submission

June 5, 2026

Submission deadline

July 25, 2026

Voting

August 17-23, 2026

Winners annoucement

August 31, 2026

Prizes

1 GRAND PRIZE

Thypoch lens

(valued within $1000)

backpak

($319)

PGYTECH OneMo 2 Backpack ($219.95)

1TB PSSD (ES5)

($199.9)

Photo Book: 

Stephen Shore: Early Work

Photo Book: 

Stephen Shore: Early Work

2 JURY AWARDS

fanny pack

($201)

128GB Silver Pro

($139.99)

iT32 & X5

(From $98.9)

Promotional services discount for Photographize.co

Photo Book: 

Stephen Shore: Early Work

Special thanks

FAQ

Q1: How to participate?

Please refer to the "Brief" section on the official competition website.

Q2: Can submitted entries be deleted?

Can be deleted and resubmitted before the submission deadline for the event announcement.

Q3: How will the organizers notify the participants of their winning?

1. Please respond to private messages on social media platforms (such as Instagram/Little Red Book) within 5 working days; 2. Publish the award announcement poster and tag the winner in the comments.

Q4: Can I use my mobile phone to take pictures for the competition?

No.

Q5: Must the entries use Thypoch photographic lenses?

You can use any brand of lens, lens adapters are allowed, and there are no format restrictions.

Q6: Should I post one message or multiple messages?

Either is fine. It is recommended to include multiple pictures in one post.

Q7: Do I still retain the copyright of my entry? Can the organizer use my entry?

Participants still retain core copyright such as commercial rights to their works; once submitted, the entries grant Thypoch the free license to display, report, and promote the works during the competition period and in subsequent TPA-related events. Thypoch promises to credit the photographer under all published images.

Q8: What are the evaluation criteria?

Primary considerations: visual aesthetics and artistic expressiveness; technical expressiveness (including: exposure, depth of field, color/tone reproduction, contrast, and use of light, among other factors).