Photography Jury
- D&AD Awards 2025
Commercial photography used in design and advertising projects to bring a creative idea to life.
Images must have been commissioned or licensed for the purpose of selling products and services.
Photography that promotes the artistic style of the Photographer, including self-initiated work, is eligible in the Personal Style subcategory. Judges will prioritise craft over idea in this category.
NoneHave a look at the subcategories below and download the entry kit for more information.
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Subcategories
You can enter your work in the following subcategories.
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3701 - Portraits
Commercial photography that captures a subject or a group of subjects, with particular emphasis on facial expressions or features. -
3702 - Documentary
Commercial photography that documents events, people or places. May include street photography, reportage and photojournalism. -
3703 - Still Life & Studio
Commercial photography of inanimate objects in a controlled studio environment or on large studio sets. -
3704 - Urban Landscapes & Architecture
Commercial photography of urban landscapes, including skylines, man-made structures and the interior/exterior of buildings. -
3705 - Automotive
Commercial photography centred around motor vehicles. Includes images of cars, SUVs, trucks, motorbikes, racing tracks and motor shows. -
3706 - Sports & Fitness
Commercial photography centred around sport and fitness. Includes images of athletes, sports ambassadors and influencers; fans; sporting environments and events. For anything from official sporting moments to campaign stunts. -
3707 - Fashion & Beauty
Commercial photography that spotlights clothing, fashion accessories, jewellery, hair, make-up and beauty. -
3708 - Lifestyle
Commercial photography that aims to capture real-life events, behaviours and the art of the everyday. -
3709 - Fine Art & Conceptual
Commercial photography created to express an artist’s perception or to illustrate a conceptual idea in an abstract way. -
3710 - Wildlife & Landscape
Commercial photography where the primary focus is on the natural world or capturing animals in their natural habitat. -
3711 - Staged Image
Commercial photography that captures deliberately constructed scenes, created solely for the purpose of being photographed. -
3712 - Stills Compositing
Commercial photography that combines multiple images or assets into a single photograph. For example, the application of CG assets, texturing, special effects and garment redressing. The resulting composite could be a portrait, still life, fashion, fine art or conceptual art or any other type of commercial image. -
3713 - Retouching
Commercial photography where elements have been added or removed, and/or the image has been enhanced through manipulation of colour, tone and contrast. -
3714 - Personal Style
Images taken by a Photographer and made available to potential customers, to promote their photography services and express their personal style. You may submit up to 10 images from your portfolio. Work may be commissioned or self-initiated, but all images must be available to the public. -
3715 - Editorial
Editorial photography that aims to tell a story or portray a concept by engaging an audience not with the sole motive of selling, but rather expressing. Most commonly found in magazines, newspapers, editorial features, and journalism both in analog and digital forms. -
3716 - Creative Use of Budget
Commercial photography that brings a creative idea to life, where the output exceeds expectations set by a low budget. Includes pro bono work. You will need to state the production budget and justify your reasons for entering here. If the work was done pro bono, you will need to state the total spend.