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German photographer Martin Wacker, with his shot Bierpinsel, is the winner of the “Icons of Architecture” 2023 special prize, promoted for the fourth year in a row by URBAN Photo Awards in partnership with the the digital magazine of architecture and design Matrix4Design. The award is an evolution of the previous “New Buildings” prize, and its dedicated to the iconic architectural constructions who have changed the face of contemporary cities.

“It’s not easy to work in Rio de Janeiro, which can be very violent at times and as a photographer you can be vulnerable at those moments. That makes the work of Rafael special, his intimate and poetic images shows he is capable of winning […]

We are finally reaching the last step towards the podium of URBAN Photo Awards 2023. Today we travel the last mile of this exciting journey: the 2023 Winners Shortlist. | Siamo finalmente giunti all’ultimo gradino del podio degli URBAN Photo Awards 2023. Oggi percorriamo l’ultimo miglio di questo emozionante viaggio: la Shortlist dei Vincitori del 2023.

For the sixth year in a row, the collaboration between URBAN Photo Awards and the Municipality of Trieste will give life to a prestigious exhibition-award at the Civico Museo Sartorio for four finalist projects in the 2023 edition of the contest.

The jury of the “Icons of Architecture” 2023 special prize, represented by Matrix4Design founder Andrea Boni, has selected the TOP 10 finalist and their photographs. The competing authors have submitted all together more than 200 photographs within the “Spaces” category of the URBAN contest. The images depicted buildings created by the great names of international architecture, capturing their identity from a new point of view and providing an original interpretation as photography artists. The winning photo will be announced next month: it will be exhibited and awarded during the international festival of urban photography Trieste Photo Days festival (27-29 October 2023).

URBAN Photo Awards announces the winner of the very first edition of the URBAN Press Award. Krzysztof Bednarski has won the jury with his project Parisian Night Stories. The Polish author will be published by the best specialized press in the field of photography and […]

Live semifinals at the Tenth Edition of Trieste Photo Days festival The vote for the knockout phase of URBAN Photo Arena is concluded. Congratulations to Jason Au, Simone Bordieri, Yousef Naser and Romain Miot for the achievement so far! The challenge moves onto Trieste Photo […]

We are pleased to present URBAN unveils the City and its Secrets – Vol. 09, the official catalog of URBAN Photo Awards 2023. The volume includes all the finalist works of URBAN 2023 together with a selection of photos taken from the projects that we […]

Our usual “tour” of traveling exhibitions is back with the best photos of URBAN 2023 Photo Awards! It’s going to be a large collective exhibition in Trieste and in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, plus Milan and Porec in Croatia, with selected venues as part […]

Good news! After the publication of the Semi-finalist Photographers we have reached the third step of the path that will lead us to the Winners’ podium of URBAN Photo Awards 2023. On our Gallery you can find the Finalist Photographers, result of the average of […]

The 2023 edition of the URBAN Photo Awards includes the introduction of a major new prize: the URBAN Press Award. The Winner will be published by the best specialized press in the field of photography, giving them international recognition and offering the winner important branding […]

For the past four years, the ​​Architecture Photography Prize, born from the collaboration between URBAN Photo Awards and Matrix4Design, has offered a look at contemporary architectural photography. After three editions dedicated to urban architecture of the new millennium, the Prize promoted by Matrix4Design evolved from […]

URBAN Photo Awards 2023 exhibition-prize will be opened in Poreč (Croatia), at the Poreč Museum (Zavičajni Muzej Poreštine). Elena Uljančić, director of the Museum and juror of the competition, has selected the project for this year’s exhibition: West Safari, by italian photographer Francesco Aglieri Rinella. […]

Good news! After the publication of the Selected Photographers we have reached the second step of the path that will lead us to the Winners’ Podium of URBAN Photo Awards 2023. Below you can find the Semi-finalist Photographers, result of the average of the votes […]

The long-awaited moment has finally arrived. We can kick off this year’s new competition: URBAN Photo Arena 2023, the international photo contest dedicated to young under 35 talents. It works like a knockout rounds bracket tournament, just like in the World Cup. The rounds and the Jury The photos will “battle” in […]

Today marks the commencement of a journey that will ultimately unveil the champions of the URBAN Photo Awards 2023 contest! As usual, this path will be filled with excitement and anticipation, reaching its pinnacle in late October at the Trieste Photo Days festival. We invite you to join us […]

We extend our deepest appreciation to more than 3000 photographers hailing from various corners of the world who have embraced the challenge of our contest. We wholeheartedly wish each of them the best of luck on their creative journey and in the next phases of the competition. […]

We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your enthusiastic participation in the 2023 URBAN Photo Awards. Your nominations have truly impressed us. You have demonstrated talent, creativity and passion for the art of photography. The official deadline has now passed, but given the great participation our Team will keep […]

Tonight (Sunday, June 11th 2023) at 11.59 pm CET we will close the submissions for the 4 categories Single Photos, Projects & Portfolios, URBAN Book Award and URBAN Photo Arena. You are still in time for last minute submissions! We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the talented photographers who have participated in our contest. […]

URBAN Photo Awards 2023 Meet our Top Jury and discover our Partners The three jurors for URBAN 2023 Photo Awards are Alec Soth, Jérôme Sessini and Kadir van Lohuizen. Soth is a U.S. photographer known for his evocative images, Sessini is a French photographer specializing in social and political issues, and […]