A new international awards competition for news & sports photojournalists to be organized by AA, with entries accepted between November 1 to January 31

The applications for the Istanbul Photo Awards, an international news and sports photography contest, organized by the Anadolu Agency, will start on November 1.

Photographers are invited to submit their images to be assessed for four categories: news single and news story, for an individual news photo or a collection around a story, and sports single and sports story. The jury will also select one photographer for a special award.

The application period will be between November 1, 2014 and January 31, 2015 via "istanbulphotoawards.com/"

Anadolu Agency aims to be one of the world’s five most influential news agencies as part of its 2023 Centennial Vision.

World-renowned editors, publishers and photojournalists will form the jury, and the prizes will be presented in April 2015 in Istanbul.