{"id":42079,"date":"2026-02-27T14:20:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/?p=42079"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:27:34","slug":"urbaninsights-in-conversation-with-the-winners-of-urban-photo-awards-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/urbaninsights-in-conversation-with-the-winners-of-urban-photo-awards-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"#URBANinsights: In Conversation with the Winners of URBAN Photo Awards 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we look forward to the 2026 edition of the <\/span><b>URBAN Photo Awards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we are pleased to relaunch <\/span><b>#URBANinsights<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, our annual interview series dedicated to the winners of previous years. This editorial space is designed to go beyond the award-winning image, offering a deeper look into the creative processes, artistic visions, and personal journeys of the photographers involved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2025 edition saw record-breaking participation, with over <\/span><b>10,000 single photos, 600 projects, and 90 books<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> submitted by more than <\/span><b>5,000 international authors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These figures, coupled with the extraordinary quality of the works, reaffirm URBAN Photo Awards as a privileged observatory and global point of reference for contemporary photography, attracting outstanding and diverse visions year after year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among this season\u2019s featured artists, we will discover the work of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/interview-with-fabio-domenicali-winner-of-the-urban-book-awards-2025-urbaninsights\/\"><b>Fabio Domenicali<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><b>Book Award<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> winner with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TEREN ZIELONY<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), the layered storytelling of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/interview-with-andrea-bettancini-winner-of-the-urban-press-awards-2025-urbaninsights\/\"><b>Andrea Bettancini<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><b>Press Award<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> winner with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sound of Silence<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), the social impact of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/interview-with-daniel-ramos-winner-of-the-urban-photo-awards-2025-projects-portfolios-award-urbaninsights\/\"><b>Daniel Ramos<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (selected for the <\/span><b>Projects &amp; Portfolios<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> category by Jury President Matt Black), and the narrative precision of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/interview-with-luis-olivan-tenorio-overall-winner-of-urban-photo-awards-2025-urbaninsights\/\"><b>Luis Olivan Tenorio<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, winner of the<\/span><b> Single Photos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through <\/span><b>#URBANinsights<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we give voice to these artistic journeys in order to better understand what it means today to build a project capable of standing out in a highly competitive international landscape. As we reflect on this remarkable edition, our focus is already shifting to the future: <\/span><b>submissions for the 17th edition of the URBAN Photo Awards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will open on <\/span><b>April 1, 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the meantime, don\u2019t miss our latest interview with <\/span><b>Krzysztof Bednarski<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (winner of the <\/span><b>Projects &amp; Portfolios 2024<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) in conversation with Anil Purohit:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/it\/interview-krzysztof-bednarski-by-anil-purohit-interview-krzysztof-bednarski-by-anil-purohit-urbaninsights\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read the interview here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div><\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-button-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/urban-insights\/\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat su-button-wide\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#ff8207;border-color:#cc6806;border-radius:16px;-moz-border-radius:16px;-webkit-border-radius:16px\" target=\"__blank\"><span style=\"color:#ffffff;padding:11px 38px;font-size:27px;line-height:41px;border-color:#ffa852;border-radius:16px;-moz-border-radius:16px;-webkit-border-radius:16px;text-shadow:0px 0px 0px ;-moz-text-shadow:0px 0px 0px ;-webkit-text-shadow:0px 0px 0px \"><i class=\"sui sui-trophy\" style=\"font-size:27px;color:#ffffff\"><\/i> <strong>CHECK #URBANinsights<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<h3><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div><\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we look forward to the 2026 edition of the URBAN Photo Awards, we are pleased to relaunch #URBANinsights, our annual interview series dedicated to the winners of previous years. 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