The IYP World Photography Contest, "Focus on a Global Food", supports two key objectives of the International Year of the Potato: to increase awareness of the importance of potato as a food in developing nations, and to promote research and development of potato-based systems as a means of contributing to achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

The contest is an invitation to reflect on the potato's key role in agriculture, the economy and world food security, to offer new insights into potato biodiversity, cultivation, processing, trade, marketing and consumption, and to contribute to a free and international exchange of information on this globally important food crop. 

Competition Categories
The contest is divided into two categories: Professional photographers (people who make their living from photography) and amateur photographers. All entrants must be over 18 years of age.

Submission
Photographs must be submitted as digital files in JPEG format. Each entrant may submit either a single JPEG image or a "photo story" of from 4 to 8 related JPEG images. Images must be 300 dpi resolution, and 20 cm x 30 cm. They may be taken with a digital camera, or may be scans in JPEG format of negatives, transparencies or prints.

Jury
- NeBambi Lutaladio (Chairman, IYP Coordinator)
- Manuel Antonio Alvarez Espinal (Permanent Representative of Peru to FAO)
- Lucy Conticello (Photo Editor)
- Adrian Evans (Director, Panos Pictures)
- Steve McCurry (Photographer, Magnum Photos)
- Andrea Sonnino (Senior Agricultural Research Officer, FAO)
- Maria Wood (Picture Editor, Time - Asia Edition)
- Francesco Zizola (Photographer, Noorimages)

Prizes
Professional photographers category
First Prize: 4.000 Dollars, Nikon D300 kit (D300 body + AF-S DX Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 ED VR lens) 
Second Prize: 2.000 Dollars, Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR lens 
Third Prize: 1.000 Dollars, Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR lens

Amateur photographers category
First Prize: 2.000 Dollars, Nikon D60 kit (D60 body + AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR lens) 
Second Prize: 1.000 Dollars, Nikon D40 kit (D40 body + AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 G II lens)
Third Prize: 500 Dollars, Nikon Coolpix S600 camera

Deadline for Entries: 01 September 2008