{"id":38355,"date":"2025-06-23T17:14:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/?p=38355"},"modified":"2025-07-24T16:13:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:13:25","slug":"urban-2025-submissions-close-at-record-breaking-numbers-thanks-to-its-growing-photo-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/urban-2025-submissions-close-at-record-breaking-numbers-thanks-to-its-growing-photo-community\/","title":{"rendered":"URBAN Photo Community, thank you for these record-breaking numbers! Submissions are closed"},"content":{"rendered":"

A record-breaking edition for URBAN Photo Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year, URBAN Photo Awards reached unprecedented heights, surpassing all participation records <\/strong>and once again establishing itself as an undisputed benchmark in the landscape of global photography contests. With an extraordinary influx of photographers from every corner of the planet, the sixteenth edition concluded with overwhelming success.<\/p>\n

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Enthusiasm and Participation<\/strong><\/p>\n

We express our sincere gratitude to over 5,000 photographers <\/strong>from every corner of the world who accepted the challenge of our contest. We wish all participants the best of luck in the upcoming phases of the contest.<\/strong> The response to this year’s contest has been extraordinary: we were inundated with as many as 10,685 submitted photos, 546 Projects and Portfolios, and 90 books.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Support for Young Talent<\/h4>\n

URBAN continues to passionately support emerging photographers under 35 through dedicated initiatives, such as the URBAN Photo Arena tournament. This year, participation has been remarkable, with nearly 500 entries received.<\/strong> These young talents will soon be invited to enter the Arena, where they will compete in hundreds of exciting photographic battles, voting for their preferences and helping to shape the tournament’s path.<\/p>\n

The second edition of the URBAN Special Prize “The Patricia D. Richards Legacy Award<\/a>“<\/strong> highlights the power and storytelling ability of photography. Named after Patricia D. Richards, a photographer, teacher, and mentor, this award has garnered considerable interest, with 77 <\/strong>Under 35 candidates participating in the Projects & Portfolio section<\/strong>. The award emphasizes how essential photography is in communicating creative stories and ideas, recognizing Richards’ importance in supporting new and lasting talents.<\/p>\n

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Reflecting on this record-breaking edition, we are deeply grateful for the overwhelming worldwide participation. URBAN supports and enhances the voices of its growing photographic community both online, through social media, and with dozens of exhibitions in prestigious locations in Trieste and beyond. Photographers are witnesses to a constantly evolving world, capturing it through diverse perspectives and experiences. Our goal is to collect and present all their stories at Trieste Photo Days, which tell how rapidly society and the environment we live in are changing.
\nStefano Ambroset, Founder and director of URBAN Photo Awards, Trieste Photo Days and Exhibit Around<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jury and Awards Process<\/b><\/p>\n

Our jury is already at work examining extraordinary submissions. The Selected Photographers<\/strong> will be announced shortly, while the Editor’s Choice <\/strong>will be published in mid-July. The Finalists <\/strong>will be unveiled at the end of July, and the Winners Shortlist<\/strong> announced in mid-September. As always, the rankings will be listed in alphabetical order.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The final winners, chosen directly by the judges, will be announced during the Awards Ceremony to be held on Saturday, October 25, 2025<\/strong>. This event will take place as part of the Trieste Photo Days \u2013 International Photography Festival<\/strong>, which will be held in the splendid city of Trieste. The ceremony will represent one of the culminating moments of the festival, celebrating the talent and creativity of the participating photographers.<\/p>\n

URBAN Photo Awards 2025 is promoted by the associations dotART <\/strong>and Exhibit Around APS<\/strong> with the valuable support of partners, institutions, and friends, whom we thank below. Special thanks to the Municipality of Trieste<\/strong> for the special exhibition-prize “Civic Museums Award”<\/strong> at the Sartorio Museum.<\/p>\n

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URBAN Photo Awards 2025 <\/b>is promoted by <\/span>dotART<\/b><\/a> and<\/span> Exhibit Around APS<\/b><\/a> associations with the precious support of partners, institutions and friends whom we thank below. We thank the<\/span>Municipality of Trieste<\/b><\/a> for the special exhibition-prize <\/span>“Premio Musei Civici”<\/b> at the Sartorio Museum.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A special Thank to all our Partners<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Main Partners<\/h4>\n
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Trieste Photo Days<\/a>
\nCraf- Centro di ricerca e archiviazione della fotografia<\/a>
\nFondazone Pietro Pittini<\/a>
\nUnicusano Trieste<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Technical Partners<\/h4>\n
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Thinktank<\/a>
\nFriuli innovazione<\/a>
\nCracow School of Creative Photoraphy<\/a>
\nStroppa<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Press Partners<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Frames<\/a>
\nPhoto.fr<\/a>
\nThe Photographic Jounal<\/a>
\nFOTOcult<\/a>
\nPamplemousse<\/a>
\nIl fotografo<\/a>
\nOPEN Eye<\/a>
\nStreet Photography Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n

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Media Partners<\/h4>\n
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Artdoc<\/a>
\nCuartoscuro<\/a>
\nArchdaily<\/a>
\nBetter Photogaphy<\/a>
\nTagree<\/a>
\nQuo Magazine<\/a>
\nPictures Magazine<\/a>
\nDaylight<\/a>
\nF-Stop Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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And to all the Members of the Jury<\/h3>\n

Matt Black, Paolo Verzone, Denis Curti, Mihaela Noroc, Mark Fearnley, Federica Berzioli, Bob Patterson, Emanuele Costanzo, Andy Hall, Isabella Tabacchi, Gabriele Micalizzi, Dimpy Bhalotia, Alessandro Cinque, Tommi Viitala, Chantal Convertini, Trish Lambe, P\u00e9ter Baki PhD, Obinna Obioma, Monica Carvalho, Michael George, Olga Karlovac, Dominic D\u00e4hncke, Khumais Idrees, Nina Papiorek, Marcus Cederberg, Irina Werning, Steve Bisson, Nora Lalle, Charles Fr\u00e9ger, SuzAnne Steben, Konrad Langer, Philippe Litzler, Sharon Harper, James Artaius, Mois\u00e9s Levy, Pie Aerts, Cyrielle Gendron, Tomasz Trzebiatowski, Claudia Colecchia, Michela Messina, Stefano Ambroset, Rohit Vohra.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Wishing the best of luck to all,
\n<\/strong>The URBAN Photo Awards Team<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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