Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA) 2026

AI policy

TIFA has created a separate category for AI-generated images, so that AI-generated images will only be judged and compared against other images in that category. AI-generated images will only be eligible for prizes within that category (gold/silver/bronze in sub-categories, and overall category), but will NOT be eligible for the Photographer of the Year and Discovery of the Year.

RAW files

Not specified

Editing rules

TIFA mirrors the IPA model: AI-generated images are not banned outright but are sequestered in their own category, ineligible for the headline awards (Photographer of the Year and Discovery of the Year). Editing and manipulation in the regular photography categories should be kept to a minimum.