Carl Doghouse | 1st Place | Carl Doghouse is a London-based photographer whose work explores the interplay of light, form, and atmosphere, often revealing unexpected narratives in stillness. Known for a refined yet instinctive approach, Carl’s imagery balances technical precision with emotional resonance. His portfolio spans portraiture, still life, and conceptual projects, unified by a deep appreciation for visual storytelling and the craft of image-making. In his portraiture, there is often a subtle undercurrent of unease a tension between subject and setting that draws the viewer deeper into the frame. Drawing inspiration from both classical composition and contemporary culture, he creates photographs that invite quiet reflection and reward repeated viewing. Each image is conceived not just as a record of a moment, but as an open space for interpretation, offering layers of meaning beyond the first glance

Joao Coelho | 2nd Place | He was born in Angola, but his family migrated to Portugal due to the upheavals resulting from the country’s independence process. He lived there until about 15 years ago. Returning to Angola to work on public projects for social and institutional development meant living with and working alongside people in very precarious conditions every day. This experience radically transformed him and the way he sees the world. Gradually, he developed a strong desire to tell these people’s survival stories visually from a humanist and transformative perspective. He wanted to give them the voice and respect they had lost in society.

Danielle L. Goldstein | 3rd Place | Danielle L. Goldstein is a New York City based photographer. She holds an A.B. in History from Cornell University and a J.D. from Emory University. She discovered her passion for photography in midlife and has never looked back. Her work has been exhibited extensively in galleries across the United States, Europe, and Asia, has been featured in numerous photography publications, and is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of the City of New York. It is also included in the Women Street Photographers book published by Prestel. Her first monograph, Transience, was published by Schilt Publishing and is scheduled for release in September 2025.

John Crowley | Honarable Mention | John Crowley is a landscape photographer based on Ireland’s southwest coast, where the convergence of Atlantic waters, ancient mountains, and pristine lakes fuels his minimalist practice. His work transforms the raw power of these landscapes into contemplative visual narratives, using geometric lines, balanced compositions, and subtle rhythms that invite prolonged viewing. Years of exploration across Ireland’s remote territories shaped his distinctive aesthetic, refining a process that distills complex natural scenes into essential forms. His black-and-white compositions reveal how light carves space, water shapes stone, and horizon lines divide sky from earth—concentrating nature’s grandeur into both documentary records and meditative objects.

Ian Pettigrew  | Honorable Mention |Ian Ross Pettigrew is a professional photographer based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He began his career as an Art Director in the advertising industry in the early 1990s and transitioned to photography about 15 years ago. His work, particularly his portrait series on adults with Cystic Fibrosis, has been featured in BuzzFeed, People magazine, and many other prestigious publications.

ROBERT SIC, TOMASO BALDESSARINI, MICHAEL POTTS, STEVEN HUGHES, JILL SUTHERLAND, MICHAEL PACHIS, NATALIA ERSHOVA, ANITA ACERO, ERIC HAGEMANN, FILIPPO BELLETTI, MARCO BARBERA, RODRIGO IZQUIERDO, ELENA MOLINA, TREVOR COLE, JÜRGEN HAMMERMANN, JEFF SCHEWE, RICHARD MAXIM, MAHMUD TAREQ HASSAN KHAN, ANDREA MORI, DALE M REID, RICARDAS JARMALAVICIUS, RUBEN BELLANGER, EMMA BINDRUM, SCARLETT FREUND, ROBERT BONK, LEV L. SPIRO, KLAUS LENZEN, COSTINA STAN, ANNEMARIE JUNG, KATHARINA WEILNBOECK, FENQIANG LIU, MARCEL VAN BALKEN, XINGXING NING, ALE RUARO, MICHELE, STEPHEN O’ROURKE CHICHIERCHIA, ALEXIS HERNÁNDEZ ROMERO, MORIO SAKAMOTO, SUSANNE MIDDELBERG, HUIMIN ZHANG, EDWARD SMITH III, MITSUHARU MAEDA, LU ZHANG,  INGUNA ABUCE, JON WOLLENHAUPT, ALEXANDER ZHELEZNYAK, AUSRA LINKEVICIUTE, DAVID GUBERNICK, MARTIN MIKLAS, CHRISTINE NAGEL, HOLGER GOEHLER, LOUIS URLINGS, KATIE KINDLE, BRIAN CASSEY, JULIA HIEBAUM, KEIKO YAMAMOTO, HANS MARTIN DÖLZ, AXEL GÖRLACH, JAY SELDIN, JANA KREUZ, IVAYLO YORGOV, INGEL VOSSMANN-TREIAL, SARA MARKESE, GRACE PUI WAN HO, SCARLETT FREUND, DÁMASO ÁVILA, RICCARDO FABBRI, RALPH ALDERSON, YIRAN XU, SARA MARKESE, ERIC KUNSMAN, KELLY O’LEARY, BRODY HARTMAN, HEIKO HANSEN, MICHAEL WASSERMAN, JILL SUTHERLAND, ELENA LÓPEZ FLORES
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