Exploring & Celebrating Photography


Top 10 • Photography

Best Images of 2025

We’re constantly amazed by the quality of images we receive for our monthly awards, and 2025 has been one of our strongest yet. This year brought some truly remarkable work, showcasing the creativity, vision, and skill of photographers across the medium. From thousands of submissions, we’ve selected ten of the best images shot in 2025 that stood out for their originality, impact, and artistry, each offering a fresh perspective on our world.

READ MORE

Latest

Jatenipat Ketpradit
© Jatenipat Ketpradit
2025 People AWARD

Enter Now

Top 10 • Travel

Argentina in 10 Iconic Images

Argentina is a unique and captivating land: vast and beautiful, complex and contradictory. Its extraordinary landscapes encompass soaring peaks, endless plains, glaciers, and salt flats, punctuated by cosmopolitan cities, while its people — indigenous, European, and others — together forged a singular, enigmatic spirit.

READ MORE

Editors Picks • Travel

Travel Award

Following our Travel Award, expertly judged by the incredible Michael Yamashita from National Geographic, the editorial team is delighted to showcase some exceptional entries that truly stood out.

READ MORE

Instagram

Follow theindependentphoto
Privacy Overview
The Independent Photographer

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website or helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

3rd Party Cookies

We use third-party cookies, including tools like Google Analytics and Meta Pixel, to help us understand how visitors interact with our website. These cookies may track your activity across other websites and are used for analytics, performance monitoring, and advertising purposes.

Enabling these cookies helps us improve your experience and provide relevant offers and content. You can opt out at any time via the cookie settings.