The Icon International Photography Awards, formerly the WPPI Honors of Excellence, has a primary goal of encouraging excellence, educating photographers, and motivating them to be constantly committed to their craft by entering the competition and to be recognized by their peers for their achievements.
Your top 4 scoring entries from the online digital competition will contribute to your Icon Honors of Excellence designation. To become an Icon Master you need 20+ points, and by looking at the point system below, you can see how it can take several years to acheive this designation! I am incredibly excited to have achieved this goal and look forward to the the next goal, Icon Double Master 35+ Points
Scores, Awards + Accreditation Pointsβ
79 or lower: No awards or points
80-84: Silver Award + 1 point
85-89: Silver Distinction Award + 1.5 points
90-94: Gold Award + 2 points
95-99: Gold Distinction Award + 2.5 point
100: Platinum Award + 3 points