Vibrant Winning Photos from the 2025 Color Photography Contest

1st Place Professional Overall Winner: “Morocco, Sentimental Atlas” by Nicola Fioravanti

The 2025 Color Photography Contest, hosted by the 1839 Awards, has revealed its 14 category winners, highlighting the emotional and artistic impact of color across various genres.

Selected by a prestigious panel of judges, these standout images push creative boundaries with bold palettes and compelling storytelling. In addition to category winners, the contest also honored six overall winners, further celebrating the global diversity of contemporary color photography.

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2nd Place Professional Overall Winner: “The Dance of Gods” by Jatenipat Ketpradit

3rd Place Professional Overall Winner: “Unbroken Spirit: Worship Amid Destruction” by Abdelrahman Alkahlout

1st Place Non-Professional Overall Winner: “Mother Earth” by Diana Cheren Nygren

2nd Place Non-Professional Overall Winner: “Journey of Life 20” by Xuejun Long

3rd Place Non-Professional Overall Winner: “Flowers for Caravaggio” by Trina O’Hara

Gold – Architecture, Professional: “Doha” by Svetlana Fadeeva

Gold – Film/Analog, Professional: “Pink Donut” by William Mark Sommer

Gold – Nature, Professional: “Dancing In The Moonlight” by Carla Rhodes

Gold – Landscapes, Professional: “Glacial blue” by Stuart Chape

Gold – People, Non-Professional: “In the net” by Arkadiusz Wójcik

Gold – Animals, Non-Professional: “Family Portrait” by David Vaughn

Gold – Event, Non-Professional: “Fire Gods of The Malabar Coast” by Dylan Tom

Gold – Photojournalism, Non-Professional: “Dust and Despair: A Coastal Cry for Water” by Jeremy Skirrow