The 2025 Color Photography Contest has unveiled its 14 vibrant category winners, showcasing a stunning array of imagery that captures the power and emotion of color in photography. Hosted by the 1839 Awards, the annual competition honors artists who push the creative boundaries of color photography across genres such as animals, architecture, landscapes, people, and photojournalism. This year’s winners stood out among thousands of entries for their bold palettes, storytelling depth, and ability to evoke visceral emotional responses through masterful use of color.
An esteemed panel of judges from renowned institutions like the Whitney Museum of American Art, Phaidon Press, Vanity Fair, and Christie’s selected the standout works. The judges noted that the top images challenged perceptions and transported viewers into new visual worlds.
In addition to the 14 category winners, the contest also recognized three professional and three non-professional overall winners, further celebrating the global diversity and artistic excellence found in contemporary color photography.
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#1. 1st Place Professional Overall Winner: « Morocco, Sentimental Atlas » by Nicola Fioravanti
« This project is a heartfelt tribute to the country I hold dear. In Morocco, colors are not merely seen, but experienced. It is also a deeply personal journey, one that seeks to understand the land where the woman I love was born. »
#2. 2nd Place Professional Overall Winner: « The Dance of Gods » by Jatenipat Ketpradit
#3. 3rd Place Professional Overall Winner: « Unbroken Spirit: Worship Amid Destruction » by Abdelrahman Alkahlout
#4. 1st Place Non-Professional Overall Winner: « Mother Earth » by Diana Cheren Nygren
#5. 2nd Place Non-Professional Overall Winner: « Journey of Life 20 » by Xuejun Long
#6. 3rd Place Non-Professional Overall Winner: « Flowers for Caravaggio » by Trina O’Hara
#7. Gold – Architecture, Professional: « Doha » by Svetlana Fadeeva
#8. Gold – Film/Analog, Professional: « Pink Donut » by William Mark Sommer
#9. Gold – Nature, Professional: « Dancing In The Moonlight » by Carla Rhodes
#10. Gold – Landscapes, Professional: « Glacial blue » by Stuart Chape
#11. Gold – People, Non-Professional: « In the net » by Arkadiusz Wójcik
#12. Gold – Animals, Non-Professional: « Family Portrait » by David Vaughn
#13. Gold – Event, Non-Professional: « Fire Gods of The Malabar Coast » by Dylan Tom
#14. Gold – Photojournalism, Non-Professional: « Dust and Despair: A Coastal Cry for Water » by Jeremy Skirrow
