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Wellcome Photography Prize judges

We will be announcing this year’s full judging panel soon.

The judges 

  • Chair - Melanie Keen, Director of Wellcome Collection.

Judging criteria 

The story behind an image and the reasons why it was created are as important as the image itself. Our judges are looking for three things:

1. Creativity and visual impact 

  • Strong visual impact 
  • Thoughtful/considered composition 
  • Use of colour (or intentional lack thereof) to enhance impact   

2. Storytelling 

  • Strong visual story that centres on a health issue 
  • Clear written narrative around health or medicine 

3. Technical excellence

  • Excellent image quality for the type of imaging technique used 
  • Appropriate and skilful image manipulation/editing if used 
  • High-resolution image and size suitable for print outputs 
  • Meets criteria in terms and conditions.

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