Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize

[2] Taylor Wessing's relationship with the Gallery began in 2005 with their sponsorship of The World's Most Photographed.

[2] The prize is an open competition accepting submissions from amateur and professional photographers from anywhere.

From about 6,000 submissions,[3] 60 photographs are selected for exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery between November and February.

[4] The competition is judged by a panel chaired by the Director of the National Portrait Gallery.

[19] The judges were Sean O'Hagan (photography critic at The Guardian), Emma Hardy, Lauren Heinz (director of Foto8), Glyn Morgan (a partner at Taylor Wessing LLP), Sandy Nairne (director of the National Portrait Gallery) and Terence Pepper (curator of photographs at the National Portrait Gallery).