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After months of eager anticipation, thousands of entries from talented photographers all over the world, a careful review and weeks of voting by our outstanding international jury, the finish line is now in sight! We are delighted to present the Winners Shortlist of URBAN Photo […]

We are delighted to announce that Lorenzo Roncaglione, with his project Appleby Horse Fair – Portraits of a Tradition in Motion, is the winner of the URBAN Press Award 2026. Every year, in the English town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, thousands of people from Gypsy and Traveller […]

The knockout stage of URBAN Photo Arena, the contest dedicated to young talents under 35, has come to an end. We are delighted to announce the names of the 4 photographers who have earned a place in the semi-finals:  Ali Zolghadri – Between the Ruptures […]

Since 2017, the partnership between URBAN Photo Awards and the Museums and Libraries Service of the Municipality of Trieste has resulted in a solo exhibition at one of the city’s leading museum venues. The winner of the ninth Trieste Civic Museums Award is Holding On […]

We are delighted to announce that the URBAN Book Award 2026 goes to Yuji Haikal for Why Aren’t You Taking Photos Anymore?, chosen by the jury chaired by photographer Mihaela Noroc. Why Aren’t You Taking Photos Anymore? begins with a question. In the last days […]

We are proud to announce that German photographer Marcel van Beek has won the 2026 Patricia D. Richards Legacy Award with The Future Was Extracted Here, a black-and-white sequence on the landscape of coal. Van Beek photographs the Central German coalfields around Leipzig, where lignite […]

We are proud to announce the three projects selected for the Mark Power Special Prize – Beyond the Surface, personally chosen by Mark Power, president of the jury for the Projects & Portfolios section of the 17th edition of URBAN Photo Awards. The Mark Power […]

As Trieste Photo Days 2026 draws closer, a series of photography exhibitions curated by URBAN Photo Awards will guide the public towards the upcoming festival in October, offering a rich programme of photographic previews across the city and the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. The exhibitions […]

URBAN Photo Awards returns to Trieste Airport. From 7 August to 30 September 2026 the first floor of the terminal hosts a new group exhibition curated by URBAN: a now well-established appointment that every year turns the airport into an exhibition space and opens the […]

Following a careful evaluation process by our international jury, chaired by Mark Power for the Projects & Portfolios section and by Christopher Morris for Single Photos, we are pleased to announce the Finalist Photographers of the seventeenth edition of URBAN Photo Awards. Finalists Announcement You […]

We are pleased to announce the photographers who have reached the Semifinal stage in all categories of the competition. They were selected by the URBAN 2026 Jury, chaired by Mark Power for the Projects & Portfolios category and Christopher Morris for the Single Photos category. […]

URBAN Photo Arena, dedicated to under-35 photographers, unfolds as a knockout tournament, modeled on major sporting competitions: a first group stage, played online, leads into the knockout bracket, up to the semifinals and final held live during Trieste Photo Days. Voting for this first group […]

The journey to the URBAN Photo Awards 2026 podium has officially begun: we are thrilled to share the names of the Selected Photographers, the first milestone of a path unfolding in several phases, all leading to Saturday 24 October, when the Awards Ceremony will take […]

Submissions to the 17th edition of URBAN Photo Awards have officially closed: a heartfelt thank you to all the photographers who joined us this year. With entries from photographers around the world and an ever-rising standard of work, URBAN once again proves itself able to […]

There is still time to enter the 17th edition of URBAN Photo Awards: the submission deadline has been extended to Sunday 28 June 2026. Don’t miss the chance to bring your work to an international stage and have it seen by some of the most […]

The Patricia D. Richards Legacy Award, the special prize for Under-35 photographers entering the Projects & Portfolios section, returns for its third consecutive edition at URBAN Photo Awards. The award reaffirms its commitment to supporting emerging voices and keeping alive the memory of a figure […]

The lineup of key figures at the URBAN Photo Awards 2026, 17th edition, continues to grow and strengthen. We are delighted to announce the participation of Christopher Morris, a highly acclaimed American photographer of international renown and co-founding member of VII Photo Agency, will be […]

In keeping with a long-standing tradition of bringing some of the most prominent figures in contemporary photography on board, the URBAN Photo Awards 2026, 17th edition, is delighted to announce British photographer Mark Power, member of Magnum Photos, as President of the Projects & Portfolio […]

It is with great pleasure that we announce our partnership with Stroppa Straps for URBAN Photo Awards 2026. In an international context featuring photographers such as Mark Power and Christopher Morris, all winners will receive a handcrafted Stroppa camera strap.  Stroppa is universally appreciated for […]