Once again, we’ve teamed up with photographic agency Magnum Photos to offer IdeasTap photographers the opportunity of a lifetime.

The Award is open to UK-based photographers aged 16 to 30 (in two separate age groups), and is split into three categories:

Photojournalism

Environmental photography

Conceptual art

The Photographic Award has two overall winners (one in each age group), but also offers opportunities to 12 shortlisted snappers – two in each category from each age group. All 12 shortlisted applicants will receive a mentoring session with a Magnum Photographer, £60 of Blurb book vouchers and £150 to have their pictures printed; their photographs will be framed and included in an exhibition at IdeasTap HQ, The Woolyard.

From the 12 shortlisted photographers, six will be selected – one from each category in each age group. The six finalists will each receive £1,500 to shoot their dream project, create a multimedia Magnum in Motion project and will receive a second mentoring session.

Finally, a winner will be picked from each age group. The overall winners of the Award will each receive £5,000 and sought-after internships at Magnum – one with the Magnum in Motion team in New York (one week); the other a six-week paid internship with Magnum in London.

Evidence of artistic merit, photographic talent, originality and the innovative quality of the project will be the foremost consideration of the Judges.