1st Prize Wiktor Franko

1st Prize Wiktor Franko
“El ultimo Vaquero en la Tierra” - Fuerteventura, Spain
The photograph was taken on El Cotillo Street in Fuerteventura. It has a minimalist character, with its strength rooted in the simplicity of the composition. The juxtaposition of clear, bold color planes and geometric forms evokes the work of Piet Mondrian, particularly his iconic paintings with colorful squares and a sense of balanced harmony between form and color. © Wiktor Franko
2nd Prize Victor Feillant

2nd Prize Victor Feillant
“Rainy Days” - Paris, France
Seen through a rain-soaked window in Montmartre, a passing figure dissolves into light and texture. Forms blur, details slip away, and the moment lingers somewhere between presence and disappearance. © Victor Feillant
3rd Prize Elena Paraskeva

3rd Prize Elena Paraskeva
“A Balancing Act”
Conceptual studio portrait work. © Elena Paraskeva
Finalist Mathieu Dalle

Finalist Mathieu Dalle
“The Businessman.” - Montreal, Canada in 2024
Taken in Montreal, Canada in 2024, this image captures a fleeting moment of anonymity during the morning rush. The subject becomes a silhouette among lines and artificial light, embodying the repetitive rhythm of urban life where individuals move with purpose yet remain unseen. © Mathieu Dalle
Finalist James Morris

Finalist James Morris
“At the Edge of Form”
What remains once form has receded. Colour lingers as an emotional trace, suggesting memory rather than moment. An exploration of colour as a poetic device. Tones interact with fluidity, allowing emotion to surface indirectly as something unfolding rather than declared. Colour is treated as a register of feeling, held and extended beyond the frame. The image resists narrative, offering instead a sustained emotional tone where form dissolves into atmosphere. Structure begins to give way under the weight of colour. Edges soften, figures become uncertain, and the work moves into a liminal space where abstraction overtakes representation. Rooted in movement, the composition echoes painterly mark-making. Colour operates as a gesture, applied and layered to create a rhythm that feels instinctive rather than fixed. Gradations of colour shift without resolution, creating a sense of slow movement across the frame. The image exists in transition, where meaning continues to form. © James Morris
Finalist Ingrid Klevmark

Finalist Ingrid Klevmark
“Portrait of a Dancer” - Sevilla, Spain
The project centers on Gabriela Rocío Martínez Rodríguez, a dancer based in Seville and originally from El Salvador. We focused on the different aspects of dance: the preparation, the movement, and ultimately the immersion. In many ways, these stages began to echo parts of our own experiences of migration — the anticipation, the transition, and the gradual process of finding a sense of place. © Ingrid Klevmark
Finalist Ana Garrido Santos

Finalist Ana Garrido Santos
“Almost Meaning” - Madrid, Spain, 2025
Fragments try to become language and fail. Letters drift, words almost forming, then slipping away. Below, a body insists. Visible, but incomplete. Present, but not fully there. Neither image nor text manages to hold. Both hover in that unstable space where meaning doesn’t quite arrive. And still, something persists, not as clarity, but as an attempt © Ana Garrido Santos
Finalist Soo Burnell

Finalist Soo Burnell
“A Journey to Stillness”
From "At the Onsen" series. In Japan, onsen are hot springs and the bathing facilities and traditional inns around them. There are approximately 25,000 hot spring sources throughout Japan, and approximately 3,000 onsen establishments use naturally hot water from these geothermally heated springs. © Soo Burnell
Finalist Ellen Bennett

Finalist Ellen Bennett
“Hanksville” - Utah, USA
Aerial desert view near Hanksville, a small town in Wayne County, Utah, United States, at the junction of State Routes 24 and 95. © Ellen Bennett
Finalist Niels Koopmans

Finalist Niels Koopmans
“002” - Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2025
Candid street photography composition shot in Amsterdam, 2025 © Niels Koopmans

Theme: Color Photography /
Competition Judge: Jonathan Bertin

The Color Photography Award aimed to discover and bring exposure to the best contemporary artists working across all photographic fields. On this occasion, we invited photographers driven by their artistic eye and passion for color to join the competition and celebrate the beauty and diversity of color photography with us.

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1ST PRIZE: Wiktor Franko

“There’s always something incredibly fascinating when a picture features such deep colors alongside stark blacks and whites. I love the mysterious atmosphere it creates. It almost feels like stepping into a dream. The clash between the strong colors and the graphic composition creates a real sense of tension — that’s exactly what draws me to photography.” – Jonathan Bertin

2ND PRIZE: Victor Feillant

“I’m really touched by photographers who use reality to create something way more abstract. It’s like showing a new version of our world. The colors blend together, the shapes blur, offering a new perspective. This photograph is a perfect example of that approach; it’s genuinely remarkable.” – Jonathan Bertin

3RD PRIZE: Elena Paraskeva

“A captivating portrait that blends bold Bauhaus-inspired color with surrealist elements reminiscent of René Magritte. The contrast between the electric blue backdrop and the saturated yellow of the pears—lined at an angle to draw the viewer’s eye toward the subject’s face—creates a sense of atmospheric tension that is both whimsical and disciplined. The photographer has transformed a seemingly simple arrangement into a sculptural, avant-garde portrait, where the subtle pop of red lipstick serves as the perfect final accent to a masterful chromatic performance.” – The Independent Photographer Editors

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Judge: Jonathan Bertin

Jonathan Bertin is a French photographer and author who has emerged as a leading voice in contemporary color photography through his deeply absorbing imagery, which celebrates what he calls the “ultra-banal.” Bertin utilizes long exposures and intentional camera movement to bridge the gap between digital precision and a film-like, painterly aesthetic. A published author and dedicated educator, Bertin’s work is held in prestigious collections, including the Fondation Hermès.

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