Portrait Awards 2025

Welcome to a new chapter in celebrating the greatness and diversity of portrait photography.
After the overwhelming success of previous editions, we return this year with renewed energy, eager to discover and honor photographers who capture the human essence in all its complexity.
Within the world of photography, portraiture holds a privileged status: its ability to reveal personality, history, and emotion in every subject is an art form unto itself. Hence, the Portrait Awards 2025 is the ideal space for both emerging and established artists to showcase their most authentic vision.

Throughout history, portrait photography has served as a witness to various eras, cultures, and lifestyles. From early daguerreotypes to contemporary digital compositions, every image offers a unique perspective on who we are—individually and collectively. With that same passion and curiosity, we invite you in this third edition of the Portrait Awards to share your finest explorations of the human spirit. Our goal is to bring together images that transcend flawless technique to become visual narratives powerful enough to resonate deeply with viewers.

In the 2024 edition, we witnessed photographs that ventured into unfamiliar territories, conveyed profound messages with subtle gestures, and captured faces that told universal stories. The finalists and winners last time showcased the remarkable versatility of the portrait genre: classic portraits evoking tradition at its best, conceptual compositions pushing the boundaries of form, and self-portraits that became statements of personal identity. Thanks to the vast global participation, we discovered a cultural richness that emerges when styles, backgrounds, and perspectives from around the world blend into one collective showcase.

For 2025, we aim to go even further by fostering a dialogue between new and traditional approaches, between bold creativity and formal elegance. In a world where immediacy and the sheer volume of images can render faces almost invisible, the Portrait Awards are committed to reminding us of the importance of pausing, observing, and empathizing. We want photographs that make our hearts stop for a moment, that draw us closer to different lives, and that remind us of our shared humanity.
Thus, we invite you to dive into this open call and present your interpretation of portrait photography—whether through reflective insight, symbolic play, or a spontaneous stolen moment. Each face is a universe, and each image can serve as a bridge connecting deeply personal narratives with universal emotions. In the Portrait Awards 2025, your camera becomes the key that unlocks these worlds and shares them with an audience eager to feel, discover, and be inspired.

Are you ready to showcase your vision? This is the perfect stage to highlight the power contained in a single face, the intensity of a gaze, or the subtlety of a smile. We’re not only looking for technical excellence, but also for storytelling, authenticity, and creative boldness.

By participating in this third edition, you join a global community of photographers who, through portraiture, are shaping a new chapter of contemporary photography.

Welcome to the portrait awards 2025; where faces come alive, stories endure, and your talent finds the platform it truly deserves. we invite you to become part of this grand celebration of the art of portraiture!