Stunning Award-Winning Silhouette Photos from the Mobile Photography Awards 2025

1st Place Winner: “Drift” by G. Govil

Silhouette photography has a unique power to transform ordinary moments into striking visual poetry.

The 14th Annual Mobile Photography Awards showcased this magic with 33 breathtaking winners in the Silhouette category, all captured on mobile phones. Each image turns shadows into bold storytelling, from fiery sunsets to neon cityscapes, proving that mystery and mood don’t need a visible face. The awards highlight creativity over equipment, showing that vision and timing matter more than fancy gear. Now, with the 15th Annual Mobile Photography Awards open until December 17, photographers have the chance to share their own unforgettable silhouettes with the world.

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“Mundari Man Shadows” by Svetlin Yosifov

“Half Circle” by Wai Ying Kwok

“Morning Coast” by Jun Jiao Chen

“Walk in Yunnan-Vietnam Railway Tunnel” by Fu Qiwang

“A Father takes his Son to Practice Mountain Moto” by Fu Qiwang

“Rescue Teams Working through the Rubble” by Fu Qiwang

“Beyond” by Ho Yin Lui

“Golden Hour Bird” by Laila Dzhabbur

“On the Stairs” by Kunhua Chen

“Life Road” by Kunhua Chen

“Vertical Rhythms” by Mikhail Piliavskii

“Sky Leap” by XingPing Zhou

“Sun Light” by Guanhong Chen

“Climb” by DJ Huang

“Sunrise Silhouette” by Dongxv Lu

“Misplaced Shadow” by Yajun Hu

“Sunset in the Sahara” by Janelle Freiman

“Saxer Lucke” by Pawel Jagiello

“Chinese Backlit” by Jose Luis Morales Martin

“The Ladder” by Jose Luis Morales Martin

“Roadside Stall” by Shuolong Ma

“Undulating Time” by Adam Fath

“Golden Morning” by Aung Chan Thar

“Circle to Search” by Adrian Kulik

“Let’s Fly” by Anna Witkowska

“Piano” by Jiayu Su

“Step by Step Night Shadow” by He Ming

“Under the Vibration Tower” by He Ming

“Only the Brave” by Roy Pan

“Colors of Life” by You-Ming Liu

“Tree Dancer” by Mary Balagia

“Paparazzi” by Saša Prižmic

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