WPC 2027 edition Dates & Timeline

UPDATE

Timeline 2027

Published June 2026

Below you will find the WPC 2027-edition timeline –
– please check in regularly and keep your eyes on this information! You don’t want to miss the important dates.

The WPC 2027 opens on July 1, 2026 and the grand finale will be 2027 in Canada!
Stay with us through this fantastic year, and make sure you plan for a trip to attend the prize giving ceremony and gala dinner .

MAY 1st	Competition Opens for registration
JULY 1st	Software open. Uploading of images may begin. Payments to begin. (NB: payment must be made by October 25th otherwise team is removed from competition)
OCT 20th	National Teams entries should now be closed to allow time for the Team Captain to gather RAW images and finalise Team entry before 31 October.
OCT 29th	International Competition Closes. No extensions possible
Oct 30th – Nov 3rd	Brief category validation. Looking for obvious wrong categories/ obvious issues with rules etc. Overview process only.
NOV 1st	Judging Starts
NOV 8th	Cut Off date for team captains to replace images that were challenged during the validation process.
NOV 9th	Team members may be announced (no images may be shown)
NOV 22nd	Judging Closes
Nov 23rd	Team members + images may be promoted. If an image is disqualified from this point – there is no replacement available to the team. A DQ’d Photographer is still considered a team member
Nov 23rd – Dec 9th	Major validation of Top 15 images in each category
JAN 1, 2027	Finalist announcement made SoMe Slides available
JAN 15, 2027	BON – Best of Nation Photographer announcement made on YouTube/FB SoMe Slides made available
APR 24th 2027	In person Awards Presentation and Event – Calgary, Alberta, Canada! WPC award is held in conjunction with the Canadian Imaging Conference & Expo 2027