We are delighted to announce that the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Overall Winner of 2025 is: Mark Meth-Cohn with his fantastic image of a dancing gorilla skipping through a forest clearing. He wins an incredible once in a lifetime safari, with the fabulous folk at Alex Walker’s Serian plus a unique handmade trophy from the Wonder Workshop in Tanzania.

The RPS Centenary Medal - the RPS’s most prestigious honour - has been awarded to Susan Derges in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the art of photography. Derges is based in Devon, UK, and creates photographic artwork exploring nature, often without a camera, using the landscape itself to create her imagery. Her work has been widely exhibited and is held in photography collections across the world

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) held its 14th annual awards ceremony, themed ‘Power’, at the Museum of the Future. The event was attended by dignitaries and prominent members of the global photography community.

Italian photographer Gianluca Gianferrari Wins $200,000 Grand Prize for Striking Image of Mount Etna

The winners of the 2025 and 16th Epson International Pano awards have been announced and amongst an abundance of ultra-wide panoramas, the overall winner of the 2025 Open Photographer of the Year and the Nature/Landscape category is Alex Wides (Alessandro Cantarelli) from Italy for his entries Last Fireworks, Jackpot and Mann.

Congratulations to Matt Black and Tonika Lewis Johnson on receiving the MacArthur Fellowship, the prestigious award given to "extraordinarily talented and creative individuals as an investment in their potential. (...)

The URBAN Animals open call drew remarkable global participation, celebrating the fascinating coexistence between animals and urban environments. This year, the project garnered exceptional interest, with: An impressive 11,000 submitted photographs 7,736 single photos and 272 portfolios highlighting the diversity of urban wildlife and their interactions with city life Following an extensive selection process, we are pleased to announce the winners whose compelling images truly captured the spirit and vibrancy of URBAN Animals