35AWARDS is a major international award established in 2015 by the creators of the professional photography community 35photo.pro. The first award saw the participation of 36,000 people from 110 countries. The seventh had more than 124,000 participants from 174 countries, with over 470,000 photographs submitted for competition.

The award places special emphasis on a three-stage voting system, where selection criteria are tightened at each stage. Thanks to this system, we are able to process a vast number of submitted works. We are continuously improving to make the voting process increasingly objective.

The award's objective includes finding the 100 best works of the year in various categories. And since 2017, identifying the 100 best photographers of the year based on their three best works.