{"id":40370,"date":"2025-10-27T16:38:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/?page_id=40370"},"modified":"2025-10-27T17:34:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:34:24","slug":"arena","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/winners-2025\/arena\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners 2025 \/ URBAN Photo Arena"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-max_mega_menu_37\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-label=\"\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-max_mega_menu_37\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"fade_up\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"disabled\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"0\" data-mobile-force-width=\"false\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"768\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-hover-intent-timeout=\"300\" data-hover-intent-interval=\"100\"><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-custom mega-menu-item-object-custom mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-40324' id='mega-menu-item-40324'><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/winners-2025\/single-pictures\/\" tabindex=\"0\">SINGLE PICTURES<\/a><\/li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-custom mega-menu-item-object-custom mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-40325' id='mega-menu-item-40325'><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/winners-2025\/projects\/\" tabindex=\"0\">PROJECTS & PORTFOLIOS<\/a><\/li><li class='mega-menu-external mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-custom mega-menu-item-object-custom mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-40328 menu-external' id='mega-menu-item-40328'><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/matt-black-special-prize-gazes-on-existence-a-powerful-collective-story-curated-by-a-master-of-documentary-photography\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Matt Black Special Prize \u2013 Gazes on Existence <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-custom mega-menu-item-object-custom mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-40326' id='mega-menu-item-40326'><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/winners-2025\/books\/\" tabindex=\"0\">URBAN BOOK AWARD<\/a><\/li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-custom mega-menu-item-object-custom mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-40327' id='mega-menu-item-40327'><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/winners-2025\/press-award\/\" tabindex=\"0\">URBAN PRESS AWARD<\/a><\/li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-custom mega-menu-item-object-custom mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-40331' id='mega-menu-item-40331'><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/winners-2025\/arena\/\" tabindex=\"0\">URBAN Photo Arena<\/a><\/li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-custom mega-menu-item-object-custom mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-40329' id='mega-menu-item-40329'><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/capturing-resilience-nicolas-brunetti-wins-the-2025-patricia-d-richards-legacy-award\/\" tabindex=\"0\">\"Patricia D. Richards Legacy Award\" Special Prize <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-custom mega-menu-item-object-custom mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-40330' id='mega-menu-item-40330'><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/caryatis-by-george-tatakis-wins-the-eighth-edition-of-the-trieste-civic-museums-award\/\" tabindex=\"0\">\"Trieste Museums\" special prize <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note photographer2025\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e5e5;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arena-winner-jason-au-shadow-play.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-40371 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arena-winner-jason-au-shadow-play.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1150\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arena-winner-jason-au-shadow-play.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arena-winner-jason-au-shadow-play-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arena-winner-jason-au-shadow-play-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arena-winner-jason-au-shadow-play-128x86.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arena-winner-jason-au-shadow-play-750x496.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arena-winner-jason-au-shadow-play-1140x753.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1150px) 100vw, 1150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Jason Au &#8211; Shadow Play<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To see all the runners-up, please <a href=\"\/urban-photo-arena\/bracket-2025\/\"><strong>visit here<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e5e5;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jason-Au-photographer.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jason-Au-photographer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jason-Au-photographer.jpg 1393w, https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jason-Au-photographer-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jason-Au-photographer-793x1024.jpg 793w, https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jason-Au-photographer-1190x1536.jpg 1190w, https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jason-Au-photographer-1300x1678.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jason-Au-photographer-750x968.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jason-Au-photographer-1140x1471.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p><strong data-start=\"13\" data-end=\"25\">Jason Au<\/strong> (b. <strong data-start=\"30\" data-end=\"38\">1994<\/strong>) is a <strong data-start=\"45\" data-end=\"64\">Hong Kong\u2013based<\/strong> photographer working in <strong data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"108\" data-is-only-node=\"\">black-and-white<\/strong> street and fine art. His series <strong data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"166\">&#8220;Geometric Hong Kong&#8221;<\/strong> isolates urban subjects in <strong data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"230\">geometric, balanced compositions<\/strong>, a metaphor for <strong data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"281\">contemporary metropolitan life<\/strong>. Awards include <strong data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"336\">Sony World Photography Awards 2022<\/strong> (Professional, Architecture &amp; Design, <strong data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"390\">Shortlisted<\/strong>); <strong data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"405\">IPA 2021<\/strong> (<strong data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"420\">1st Place<\/strong>, Street); <strong data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"452\">IPA One Shot 2021<\/strong> (<strong data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"461\">1st<\/strong>, Isolation); <strong data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"493\">ND Awards 2021<\/strong> (<strong data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"502\">1st<\/strong>, Street); <strong data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"547\">Paris Street Photo Awards 2021<\/strong> (<strong data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"556\">1st<\/strong>, Street &amp; Architecture); <strong data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"628\">LensCulture Street Photography Awards 2021<\/strong> (<strong data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"637\">2nd<\/strong>, Single Image); <strong data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"667\">FAPA 2021<\/strong> (<strong data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"676\">2nd<\/strong>, Street); <strong data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"699\">PX3 2021<\/strong> (<strong data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"711\">Silver<\/strong>); <strong data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"722\">BIFA<\/strong> (<strong data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"734\">Silver<\/strong>); and <strong data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"782\">BNW Minimalist Photography Prize 2021<\/strong> (<strong data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"795\">Best 50<\/strong>). Exhibited in <strong data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"821\">London<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"834\">Trieste<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"846\">Athens<\/strong>, and across the <strong data-start=\"863\" data-end=\"870\">USA<\/strong>. Featured by <strong data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"912\">South China Morning Post<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"914\" data-end=\"930\">The Guardian<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"936\" data-end=\"952\">The Observer<\/strong>. Represented by <strong data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"991\">Blue Lotus Gallery<\/strong> and a <strong data-start=\"998\" data-end=\"1049\">Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society (FRPS)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SINGLE PICTURESPROJECTS & PORTFOLIOSMatt Black Special Prize \u2013 Gazes on Existence URBAN BOOK AWARDURBAN PRESS AWARDURBAN Photo Arena\"Patricia D. Richards Legacy Award\" Special Prize \"Trieste Museums\" special prize Jason Au &#8211; Shadow Play To see all the runners-up, please visit here: Jason Au (b. 1994) [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40371,"parent":40333,"menu_order":22,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40370"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40370"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40387,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40370\/revisions\/40387"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}