Spectacular Street Winning Photos From The 2025 Minimalist Photography Awards

1st Place Winner: “Together” by Selaru Ovidiu

The 2025 Minimalist Photography Awards have once again celebrated the elegance of simplicity, especially within the Street Photography category.

Selected from over 7,000 entries worldwide, winning and honorable mention images reveal how urban chaos can be distilled into moments of quiet power. Selaru Ovidiu earned Street Photographer of the Year with his image “Together,” a striking example of minimalism’s emotional depth. Other artists, like YongSeok Chun and Ole Arnt Thomsen, used techniques such as negative space and selective focus to elevate everyday scenes into contemplative works of art. The full gallery offers a compelling look at how minimalist street photography continues to redefine visual storytelling on a global scale.

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2nd Place Winner: “Crosswalk” by YongSeok Chun

3rd Place Winner: “Blurry Man” by Ole Arnt Thomsen

“Looking Back” by Marco Wilm

“On the escalator” by Alex Sommer

“Social Distancing” by Guido Klumpe

“Red Man” by Glenn Homann

“Tokyo gōu” by Nina Papiorek

“Rusty Nail” by Marco Wilm

“Fight for dreams” by Chanathip Chayanggoon na Ayudya

“The In-Between” by Glenn Homann

“Basketball from above” by Patti Travers

“Cigarette Hand” by Andrew Tan

“Silent dream” by Pekka Välitalo

“007” by Chiao-Yun Ren

“A station without destination” by Pekka Välitalo

“Pastel Graveyard” by Masak Yazaki

“Elegance” by Abrahan Francisco

“Interstice” by Silvia Missura

“Yellow” by Julachart Pleansanit

“The Girl” by Ricardo Abril Marinho

“Cloudbulbs” by Jaeseok Lim

“Mighty Orange” by Dianne Kelsey

“Crossing the Divide” by KuoLun Hsu

“Golden Gateway” by Reza Bakhshi

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