TIME TABLE
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• Semifinals - November 25th, 2026 . The Initial selection of nominees will be carried out by the jury panel. Names of photographers reaching the semifinals will be published on the competition website.
• Finals and Best Picture of the Year: December 25th, 2026.
The 5 nominees who have reached the finals in each category will be announced on the competition website.
At this point, our jury panel will also select the 10 best and most outstanding images submitted to the Best Picture of the Year category.
Before the award ceremony, the Director of boot Düsseldorf, Mr. Petros Michelidakis, will select the winning images from among these 10 nominees.
These photographers will be contacted by e-mail and requested to provide original image files in RAW and JPEG, and/or HD video files using any of the online transfer services.
• Award Winning Ceremony – January 24th , 2027.
The winners will be announced live at the boot Dusseldorf show, starting at 16:00.