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Welcome to TOM’s 11th Figure Photo Contest!
We invite all figure fans to join us in celebrating your love of figures and figure photography—and the amazing art and characters that inspire your creativity.
You can upload your submissions via an easy entry form hosted right here on the TOM site.
You'll find the link to the form below, along with detailed contest rules. We’re so excited to see your photos!
Entries close at 11:59 pm on June 30, 2025 (PDT)
Results to be announced in August 2025
TOM JUDGE PRIZES
Grand Prize: 1 Winner
First Place Prize: 1 Winner
Finalist Prize: 5 Winners
Runners-Up Prizes
- The number of runner-up prizes will be determined during the judging process.
- Winners will be announced on this page & contacted via DM or email.
- All coupon prizes will be distributed by the end of August 2025.
JUDGES
A panel of TOM staff who absolutely love figures (and photos of them!).
Hara
Photographer
Morisawa
Director
Cue
Developer
Tajima
Designer
Rachel
Illustrator
FAN VOTING PRIZES
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Your votes will decide these 3 special prizes!
After entries close, TOM’s judges will review all photo contest submissions and prepare a (still very large!)
list of nominees to proceed to the next round of judging. These nominees will also be eligible for the Fan Voting Prizes listed above!
- A TOM account will be required to vote.
- You’ll be able to vote for as many photos as you like!
- As a small thank-you present, each person who votes for at least one photo will receive $5 TOM Points after the contest ends.
(Voting for multiple entries will not increase the amount of points received.)
All fan voting winners will remain in consideration for the TOM Judge Prizes.
It may be therefore possible to win both a Fan Voting Prize and one of the TOM Judge Prizes with a single submission.
- Winners will be announced on this page & contacted via DM or email.
- All coupon prizes will be distributed by the end of August 2025.
- Thank-you points will also be distributed to eligible voters by the end of August 2025.
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How to Enter
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We showcase stunning figure photos from all over the world (only with permission, of course).
Every month, the photographer behind one featured image is selected to win $10 in TOM Points.
Once the Figure Photo Contest results have been announced, your entries could get specially featured & win points, too.
Follow our account and keep tagging your figure photos with #tomsenpainoticeme for more chances to get featured in the future,
even after the latest Figure Photo Contest officially comes to an end!
Photography Tips & Tricks
Itching to improve your figure photo-taking skills?
Get a leg up with expert advice from TOM’s staff photographers!
Plus, for TOM Premium members only:
enjoy a special peek behind the scenes of a previous figure photo contest,
including a Q&A with one of our judges, as well as a few special words from the Grand Prize winner!
Premium Exclusive Article
Let's Talk about the 2nd Figure Photo Contest!
A look back at the stories behind the TOM's second ever Figure Photo Contest!
Learn a few tips on what it takes to produce a winning submission!
See which entries took home the big prizes in prior Figure Photo Contests!