Featured Photo Contest

The International Photography Awards proudly present the winners and finalists across all categories of the 2025 competition, recognizing excellence in both professional and non-professional/student fields.

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 APA Awards. With just three photographers per category, here are the photographs for this year’s competition; Best of Show, Mahayla Rheanna

Congratulations to Philipp Egger and his photo: Dance Of The Elements!
Photographed at nearly 12,000 feet up, Egger battled toxic smoke and unpredictable winds to capture the ethereal lava flow of Mount Etna—one of the most active volcanoes in Europe. The result is one incredible image that received the most votes from you, the BigPicture community!

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2025 Daylight Photo Awards is Elliot Ross.
Elliot documents the stark inequities of power and access across rural and racial lines within the Navajo Nation–the largest Native reservation in the U.S. Elliot Ross will receive a $2500 cash prize in addition to the creation of a digital portfolio and the chance to publish a book.

Women Photograph is thrilled to announce the recipients of our 2025 grants: the Women Photograph Project Grants of $5,000 have been awarded to Teala Elise Avery, Chloé Azzopardi, Elsie Haddad, Nicola Muirhead, and Melissa Ann Pinney. The Women Photograph + Leica Grant of $10,000 has been awarded to Chinky Shukla.

Photo Elysée and Parmigiani Fleurier are delighted to announce the winner of the Prix Elysée 2025: Iranian photographer Hannah Darabi for her series Why Don't You Dance?