The International Photography Awards holds an annual juried photography competition, to which professional, emerging, and student photographers are invited to submit work. This year’s jury panel, with over 80 members, was the largest yet and included photo editors, art directors, curators, buyers, and other professionals from around the globe. The winning photographers will be recognized at the Lucie Awards, and titles include: International Photographer of the Year ($10,000 awarded to the winning professional photographer, sponsored by AtEdge), Discovery of the Year ($5,000 awarded to an emerging photographer), Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year ($5,000 awarded to the winning photographer, sponsored by ASMP), and the NEW Moving Image Photographer of the Year ($2,500), introduced for IPA’s ten-year anniversary.