Whoa, Check Out These Mind-Blowing Photos From The 2025 Intl. Photography Awards!

3rd Place / Nature / Domestic Animals. Picture this: Arabian horses chilling inside a cave in Turkey’s magical Cappadocia region. Yep, it’s as cool as it sounds.

1st Place / Event / Other. Japanese aerobatic pilots pull off death-defying tricks that make your jaw drop. This photo nails their jaw-dropping moves in midair.

1st Place / Nature / Domestic Animals. A powerful Andalusian stallion shows off all his wild side. This dude's got moves.

2nd Place / Nature / Aerial / Drone. Check out the crazy colors of Kenya’s soda lakes. Thanks to natural chemistry, these waters throw a rainbow party, complete with pink flamingo guests.

1st Place / Nature / Aerial / Drone. This aerial shot is all about perfect balance - half this, half that. Cool symmetry vibes going on here.

2nd Place / Nature / Sunrise / Sunset. Paddle through a serene Louisiana swamp at sunrise and catch this graceful Great Egret doing its thing. So peaceful, you’ll forget you’re working for it.

1st Place / Nature / Landscape. Namibia isn’t just a place; it’s a whole mood. Think endless rolling dunes, shadowy trees frozen in time, and ocean mist meeting desert silence. It’s like stepping into a painter’s dream.

3rd Place / Architecture / Aerial / Drone. A foggy evening meets an 1848 lighthouse in Brittany, France. A moody moment captured just before the rain said hello.

1st Place / Special / Night Photography Just when you thought planes and the moon were unrelated, bam - a Boeing 747 flies right across the moon’s face. Total cosmic poetry!

1st Place / Nature / Environmental / Editorial. An elephant tiptoes through a seriously gnarly landfill in Sri Lanka. Sadly, this is the elephant’s new ‘jungle gym,’ full of dangerous trash traps. Heartbreaker alert.

2nd Place / Nature / Domestic Animals. Bushra the Saluki looks like she’s defying physics, strolling across water on a Dutch beach. Spoiler: it's just perfect timing and charm.

3rd Place / Fine Art / Minimal / Minimalism. Meet Legend, a fancy German horse living that farm life near Tehran. Minimalism meets majestic horse vibes.

1st Place / Sports / Winter sports & Editorial. Finnish ski jumper Antti Aalto flying through the air like a boss during a big tournament. Winter sports never looked so epic.

3rd Place / Nature / Landscape. A single tree boldly stands its ground in the gorgeous expanse of Lencois Maranhenses, Brazil. Lone ranger vibes.

2nd Place / Nature / Environmental / Editorial. Three sharks caught in a fisherman’s net in Indonesia, plus a wounded whale shark lurking nearby. It’s a harsh reminder sharks have it rough. Not cool, humans.

3rd Place / Fine Art / Still Life. Slick still life pics that make you think about life... but in a chill, artsy way.

1st Place / Analog / Film / Photojournalism. A young boy searches through ruined homes and memories after an earthquake near Qazvin, Iran. A powerful capture of hope in chaos.

3rd Place / Special / Night Photography. A shot of handmaid costume warriors standing strong against darkness and silence. More than just a look - it's a fiery protest uniform.

1st Place / Fine Art / Landscape. An active volcano in Indonesia blows its top just as dawn paints the sky pink. Nature’s drama at its most beautiful.

2nd Place / Editorial / Press / Environmental. Plastic pollution is basically a global mess, and Southeast Asia is catching the worst of it. This photo series dives deep into trash-choked shores and the wild ride plastic waste is causing.

3rd Place / Event / Other. People sweating it out at a festival where temps topped 35°C daily. Everyone’s cooling off however they can - the struggle is real at Womadelaide!

2nd Place / Event / Other. The Burning Man city only pops up for 8 days a year in the desert. Here, two mystery travelers stroll toward the temple that will go up in flames. So cool.

1st Place / Editorial / Press / Other. Nikola-Lenivets art park in Russia is a big outdoor gallery where art and nature collide. Despite the tense mood in the country, this place is all about peace, fun, and good vibes.

3rd Place / Editorial / Press / General News. Two brave firefighters take on raging flames during a training that simulates a plane accident. Hero vibes! Hopefully just practice, though.

3rd Place / Nature / Sunrise / Sunset. A bull moose, all majestic and majestic, moves beneath riverbank trees as dawn warms his royal realm. Nature’s quiet ruler.

2nd Place / Fine Art / Minimal / Minimalism. A photo from a spot called Rusty Nail. Simple, powerful, and with a certain rugged charm.

3rd Place / Editorial / Press / Environmental. Southeast Morocco got a surprise shower: a desert flood! Sand dunes and palm trees got a wet makeover, creating one wild scene in Merzouga.

1st Place / Architecture / Industrial. A snowy Niigata City scene shows houses cozying up under smoking chimneys, a railway, and one brave red motorcycle rider cutting through the white.

1st Place / Architecture / Cityscapes. A year-long photo journey through Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District, the eco-friendly and super sleek urban champ in architectural innovation.

3rd Place / Analog / Film / Fine Art. A car suspended mid-air in a desert, feeling like a floating dream. A photo about the push-pull of emotion and freedom.

2nd Place / Special / Night Photography. Mist and southern lights team up to turn Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain into a dreamscape. Nature’s wild light show!

1st Place / Nature / Sunrise / Sunset. A fierce supercell storm looms like a monster over the landscape - nature flexing its massive muscles in a light-dark dance.

3rd Place / Fine Art / Landscape. Antarctica’s vast white ice fields are all about silence and simplicity, where the only constant is change. Mind-bogglingly beautiful.

1st Place / Event / Social Cause & Editorial / Political. Capturing the fierce spirit of protests in Washington, D.C., where signs and fury mix to make a visual shout for justice you can’t ignore.

1st Place / Editorial / Press / Environmental. For thousands of years, Turkish charcoal makers shaped their craft from oak wood circles called torluk - but urban sprawl and climate change loom large over this ancient tradition.

2nd Place / Architecture / Cityscapes. Christmas morning 2020 brought mammatus clouds over San Francisco, turning a quiet sunrise into something totally surreal and awesome.

1st Place / Architecture / Bridges. Early morning mist drapes the Jiashao Bridge in China, turning it into a shimmering dragon stretching over a golden river.

1st Place / Architecture / Aerial / Drone. Flying high over Budapest, capturing the gorgeous layers of historic Zsolnay rooftops. Flight mode: charming!

3rd Place / Analog / Film / Portrait. Portraits of friends and collaborators in a mini studio setup spanning decades - a personal photo diary in black and white.

2nd Place / Fine Art / Landscape. Desert sand dunes in Iran stretch and glow like light peaks. Photoshop magic helped make this desert dream extra dramatic.

3rd Place / Event / Traditions and Cultures. In India’s Khandoba temple festival, devotees climb hot steps and throw tons of turmeric-coconut mix. Newlyweds get a lift too - literally!

2nd Place / Editorial / Press / General News. LA’s Palisades Fire turned landmarks to ashes - yet peace symbols like Buddha statues still stand strong amid the ruins. Wildfires strike but spirits don’t break.

1st Place / Architecture / Buildings. A lone lighthouse fades into the evening sky, creating a calm and timeless portrait of architecture and solitude.

2nd Place / Architecture / Bridges. Sunlight and shadows turn this bridge into something resembling a graceful human form. Nature meets man-made in a photogenic dance.

2nd Place / Analog / Film / Architecture. Even on a freezing day, Manhattan’s overlapping buildings and rising steam create a moody, noir cityscape that tells a story with deep shadows.

1st Place / People / Wedding. Wedding photographer Anna loves getting couples to have their big day in jaw-dropping spots. Her pics capture love and scenery people can’t help but want on their walls.

2nd Place / Nature / Landscape. Volcano action shot from Iceland, Hawaii, and Guatemala - lava and smoke making Earth remind us who’s boss.

3rd Place / Nature / Aerial / Drone. An industrial outpost with a quirky name doing serious work producing solar salt amid some of Australia’s most beautiful marine spots.

3rd Place / Editorial / Press / Other. An aerial acrobat at an Israeli water circus dances through rain and smoke, looking like a cosmic being flying through the galaxy.

2nd Place / Architecture / Other. In this cityscape, LED screens scream for attention, turning urban facades into over-the-top light shows that dominate everything around them.

3rd Place / Architecture / Interior. A beautiful church in San Francisco shaped like two fish bladders (weird but true). Light filters through wood and glass in a way that makes you feel like you’re in a mystical redwood forest.

3rd Place / Architecture / Bridges. Colorado Springs’ Park Union Bridge isn’t just a bridge - it’s a symbol of connection, community, and Olympic spirit, with plenty of spots to stop and soak it all in.

2nd Place / Analog / Film / Nature. Cool vibes captured on analog film in icy, arctic light. So cold it almost chills through the photo.

2nd Place / Architecture / Interior. A serene Danish chapel offering a peaceful spot for reflection and farewell. Light floods in softly, wrapping mourners in calm and quiet.

3rd Place / Architecture / Industrial. Korean apartments: big, quick to build, and high rise. People live close but apart, giving this urban life a slightly isolated but grand feeling.

2nd Place / Architecture / Industrial. Check out this old-school coal-fired power plant tank. It’s all about steam, turbines, and turning coal energy into electricity. Engineering nerd out!

2nd Place / Architecture / Aerial / Drone. A helicopter’s eye view of Los Angeles after brutal wildfires. Ash meets asphalt in this stark but stunning scene.

1st Place / Analog / Film / Portrait. A powerful film portrait with a mood as raw and dusty as a sandstorm. Pure cinematic vibes here.

1st Place / Analog / Film / Nature. A giant vintage camera and wetplate technique turn Rocky Mountain views into black & white family heirlooms. Wildfire destruction lurks in the background - reminder to protect this beauty.

2nd Place / Event / Traditions and Cultures. About 100,000 people hike high in Andes mountains for Peru’s cosmic snow and star festival, mixing ancient beliefs with Catholic traditions, dancing and celebrating all week.

Event Photographer Of the Year. Every 144 years, ash-covered holy men sprint into the Ganges in India at dawn during Kumbh Mela - a wild, powerful splash of faith and unity.

1st Place / Architecture / Other.

1st Place / Architecture / Interior. London’s St. Pancras Hotel sports one fancy Victorian grand staircase with stained glass and plaster details that scream elegance.

Analog / Film Photographer Of the Year. Photographer Piotr Zbierski captures surreal, emotional stories about nature, memory, and life’s mysteries in a series that feels like a poetic maze.

Fine Art Photographer Of the Year. This series dives into the uncharted shadows of the mind where reason fades, and feelings and images speak loud and clear. Think dreams meet art.

2nd Place / Editorial / Press / Travel / Tourism. Taiwan’s best oolong tea gets picked at dawn while leaves are still dewy. Professional guides help visitors catch the best views and moments to savor it all.

1st Place / Editorial / Press / Travel / Tourism.

3rd Place / Architecture / Other. Longyearbyen in Norway is known for more polar bears than people. But those bright paint jobs on snowy buildings? Totally eye-catching against frosty mountains.

3rd Place / Architecture / Cityscapes. The National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Washington Monument stand proud in this classic capital city shot.

3rd Place / Architecture / Buildings.

1st Place / Analog / Film / Architecture. An abandoned desert gas station caught on film, all lonely shadows and graffiti, telling stories of forgotten road trips.

2nd Place / Analog / Film / Fine Art. Photos from ferry rides in Washington State showing the cool contrast between people-made interiors and the wild outdoors just outside those windows.

1st Place / Fine Art / Minimal / Minimalism. Long-exposure shots of fishing gear for tender crabs from Venice. The crabs are disappearing but these photos aren’t.

2nd Place / Architecture / Buildings. Black and white photos highlight the flow and energy of Zaha Hadid’s architectural curves and crazy lines for a super sleek look.