The Siena International Photo Awards (SIPAContest) is a photography competition for professional, amateur and student photographers from around the world.
It is judged by an international panel of experts that includes renowned photographers, editors and photography collectors.
It represents an effort to bring people together from all around the world who are passionate not only about photography, but global connection, cultural exchange and art as a catalyst for change.
Following the awards ceremony, the "Imagine All the People Sharing All the World" photography exhibition honoring the winners opens its doors in Siena.
The winning images are selected by a professional jury (including photographers from National Geographic and the BBC)[3] from among thousands of entries (2019: approximately 50,000, according to the SIPAContest team), received from all over the world.