Internationale Vielfalt beim VIEPA 2025 – Auszeichnungen in über 20 Ländern!

Der Vienna International Photo Award 2025 zeigt eindrucksvoll, wie stark Fotografie Menschen rund um den Globus verbindet: Die diesjährigen Siegerinnen und Sieger kommen aus 22 Ländern und fünf Kontinenten!

Remuna Beca / United States / Sea Puppy Gaze

Insgesamt wurden Beiträge aus folgenden Ländern prämiert:

🇦🇹 Österreich
🇦🇺 Australien
🇧🇷 Brasilien
🇧🇪 Belgien
🇨🇳 China
🇨🇿 Tschechien
🇩🇪 Deutschland
🇪🇪 Estland
🇫🇷 Frankreich
🇬🇧 Vereinigtes Königreich
🇮🇪 Irland
🇮🇹 Italien
🇯🇵 Japan
🇰🇿 Kasachstan
🇳🇱 Niederlande
🇳🇿 Neuseeland
🇵🇱 Polen
🇸🇬 Singapur
🇸🇰 Slowakei
🇪🇸 Spanien
🇺🇸 Vereinigte Staaten
🇺🇦 Ukraine
🇻🇳 Vietnam
🇮🇷 Iran
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇸🇮 Slowenien
🇹🇷 Türkei
🇹🇼 Taiwan
🇧🇬 Bulgarien
🇦🇪 Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
🇮🇳 Indien
🇿🇦 Südafrika

Diese beeindruckende globale Präsenz unterstreicht den internationalen Stellenwert des Wettbewerbs und das hohe Niveau der eingereichten Arbeiten. Von dokumentarischer Street Photography über poetische Naturaufnahmen bis hin zu experimenteller Porträtkunst – die Vielfalt der Themen und Bildsprachen war größer denn je.

Alle Siegerfotos werden im Rahmen des LIK Sommer Fotofestivals 2025 in Wien ausgestellt und sind auch online auf www.viepa.org zu sehen.

Die große Preisverleihung findet am 19. September 2025 um 19:00 Uhr in der LIK Akademie für Foto und Design in Wien statt. Gästeliste und Infos hier.

📸 See the world through the lens of VIEPA – and discover photography beyond borders!


The Vienna International Photo Award 2025 impressively demonstrates how photography connects people around the globe: this year's winners come from 22 countries and five continents!

Entries from the following countries were awarded prizes:

🇦🇹 Austria

🇦🇺 Australia

🇧🇷 Brazil

🇧🇪 Belgium

🇨🇳 China

🇨🇿 Czech Republic

🇩🇪 Germany

🇪🇪 Estonia

🇫🇷 France

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

🇮🇪 Ireland

🇮🇹 Italy

🇯🇵 Japan

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan

🇳🇱 Netherlands

🇳🇿 New Zealand

🇵🇱 Poland

🇸🇬 Singapore

🇸🇰 Slovakia

🇪🇸 Spain

🇺🇸 United States

🇺🇦 Ukraine

🇻🇳 Vietnam

🇮🇷 Iran

🇵🇹 Portugal

🇸🇮 Slovenia

🇹🇷 Turkey

🇹🇼 Taiwan

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

🇮🇳 India

🇿🇦 South Africa

This impressive global presence underscores the international significance of the competition and the high standard of the submitted works. From documentary street photography to poetic nature shots to experimental portraiture, the diversity of themes and visual languages was greater than ever before.

All winning photos will be exhibited at the LIK Summer Photo Festival 2025 in Vienna and can also be viewed online at www.viepa.org.

The grand award ceremony will take place on 19 September 2025 at 7 p.m. at the LIK Academy for Photography and Design in Vienna. Guest list and information here.

📸 See the world through the lens of VIEPA – and discover photography beyond borders!

Die Preise werden bei der VIEPA Gala am 19.9.2024 um 19:00 in Wien verliehen: GUESTLIST HERE

Studenten

VIEPA GOLD MEDAL - Studenten:

Yuhao Liu / New Zealand / Relationship

VIEPA SILVER MEDAL - Studenten:

Antonia Leitner / Austria / still serving

VIEPA BRONCE MEDAL - Studenten:

zhixing long / Canada /

VIEPA Jury Special - Studenten:

Kessler Zhong / China / Physical defects

Honorable Mentions

Joline Chu / China /

Grzegorz Gut / Poland / Crossing

Lena Krämer / Germany / Soft Power

Berk İşeri / Turkey / Tanya's Photography Project 1

Tayler Schäplitz / Austria / The sound of police

Grzegorz Gut / Poland / Pet names

Egon Landschützer / Austria / running away

Antonia Leitner / Austria / a tea party nobody came to

zhixing long / Canada /

Yuhao Liu / New Zealand / Self Portrait 2024

Yixue Bo / Austria / Becoming1

Lena Krämer / Germany / Soft Power

Chieh Lu / Taiwan / Man with the Black Bag

zhixing long / Canada /

Antonia Leitner / Austria / Zwischen Ich und Selbst

Black & White

VIEPA GOLD MEDAL - Black & White:

JOZEF DANYI / Czechia / BIKERS

VIEPA SILVER MEDAL - Black & White:

Partha Pratim Roy / Singapore / Morning Rays

VIEPA BRONCE MEDAL - Black& White:

Cao THI NGOC DIEM / Vietnam / Collecting Nets

Jury - Special Prize: LIK PHOTO ACADEMY Voucher for participation at the LIK Summer Class of Photography 2025 worth Euro 980.-

Cao THI NGOC DIEM / Vietnam / Collecting Nets

Honorable Mention:

SACHIKO HATSUMORI / Japan / Silent Form

Ils Van de Reyd / Belgium / The one

thibault gerbaldi / United States / Whispers of The Storm

Scott McQuown / United States / First Light

Scott McQuown / United States / Elegy to a Lone Tree

Martin Miklas / Portugal / The Whispers of a Fishdom Among the Stars

JOZEF DANYI / Czechia / EGYPTIAN TRANSFORMATION

REMI VACHER / United Arab Emirates / Man and Nature

Herbert Fauster / Austria / Lady in black and white

Antonella Cunsolo / Italy / Portrait of Bianca

Ali Zolghadri / Iran / The line of hope

Richard Rduch / Germany / Internet Cafe

Michael Potts / United States / Reflection

Marzena Wieczorek / Germany / The fisherman

Cao THI NGOC DIEM / Vietnam / The Old man and the Buffalo

Free Subject:

VIEPA GOLD MEDAL - FREE Subject:

SACHIKO HATSUMORI / Japan / Whisper of Light

VIEPA SILVER MEDAL - Free Subject:

Nazanin Alipour Jeddi / United States / "Lingering Shadows"

VIEPA BRONCE MEDAL - FREE Subject:

Sabrina Reiter / Austria / Between Canvas and Reality

Jury - Special Prize: Voucher for Participation in the Summer Photo Academy Vienna 2026 worth Euro 980,-

Anna Matysiak / Poland / Borings

Honorable Mentions:

Yevhen Kostiuk / Ukraine / Wonderball

Yevhen Kostiuk / Ukraine / P-opular & I-gnored

Yevhen Kostiuk / Ukraine / When the games are over

Sama Sbrissa / Italy / CHRYSAORA FUSCESCENS Cnidari Cnidaria

Sama Sbrissa / Italy / HIPPOCAMPUS Percomorfi Percomorpha

Steffen Ebert / Germany / Reconstruction Sequence

Paul Szimak / Austria / Kind of Blue

Mary Kay Kirsner / United States / THE ROYAL TERN

Sabrina Reiter / Austria / Echo of Elegance

Rudolf Sulgan / Slovakia / Streetcar Stories 1

Peter Hofmann / Germany /

Paul Szimak / Austria / The Blue Princess

Krzysztof Drozd / Poland / Withering

Dmytro Geshengorin / Germany / The Resurrection

Anna Wacker / Germany / Fragmented Reality - Utrecht, Netherlands

Anastasiia Vodchenko / Ukraine / Multiplicity of Self

Night + Available Light

VIEPA GOLD MEDAL - Night and available Light Photography:

Victor De valles ibañez / Spain / blue cave

VIEPA SILVER MEDAL - Night and available Light Photography:

Oleg Ilyin / Austria /

VIEPA BRONCE MEDAL - Night and available Light Photography:

Jean-Pierre Duvergé / France / Japan night 4

Jury - Special Prize Night and available Light Photography: Special Prize from  B.Exclusive https://www.home-away-from-home.cc  B.EXCLUSIVE Special Prize at the LYNGEN EXPERIENCE LODGE in Northern Norway.  5 nights in a double room with breakfast worth Euro 2,000.-https://www.lyngenexperience.no/lodge?locale=en_us 

Asako Naruto  / Spain / Night Passage

Honorable Mention:

Christian WERNER / Austria / Kellergasse

Alex Neumayer / Austria / Tee Zeremonie beim Dorze Stamm

Paul Eijkemans / Netherlands / Cosmic Ape

Asako Naruto  / Spain / Sweet Smoke

Victor De valles ibañez / Spain / sun beam

Sabine Miorini / Austria / "Stellar Solitude" _Kaokoveld Namibia

Jean-Pierre Duvergé / France / Japan night 3

Victor De valles ibañez / Spain / bubblering

Sabrina  Moser-Hirner  / Austria / Kälte in symmetrie

Renata Zambello Furtado / Brazil / Sailing among stars

Ikumi Fukazawa / Japan / Strangers in the City.

Alex Neumayer / Austria / der Metzger

Samuele Bertoli / Italy / Great ball in the fairytale court

Ogikubo Jiro / Japan / flower in the dark

Marc Marco Ripoll / Spain / Los arcos y la cueva

Herbert Fauster / Austria / Hot Vulcano

People and Portrait

VIEPA GOLD MEDAL - People und Portrait Photography:

Roberto Corinaldesi / Italy /

VIEPA SILVER MEDAL - People und Portrait Photography:

Vicky Hodgson / United Kingdom / Lollipop Lips

VIEPA BRONCE MEDAL - People und Portrait Photography:

Roberto Corinaldesi / Italy /

Jury - Special Prize People und Portrait Photography:  B.EXCLUSIVE special prize at the Lucky Bay Hideaway in New Foundland in Canada. You can win 6 nights for 2 people worth EUR 2,000 if you take part in the Vienna International Photo Award in the PEOPLE and PORTAIT categories.

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Michael Potts / United States / Gazelle

Honorable Mentions:

Michael Potts / United States / Gazelle

Diana Burdein / Germany /

Szergej Afanaszjev / Austria /

Philipp Bauer / Austria / HMRSTL

Lilya Corneli / Netherlands / Self-Portrait with a Pearl Earring, Tobeamuse series,  2024

Arman Zhenikeyev / Kazakhstan / Whisper Underwater

Anna Matysiak / Poland / The girl from the painting

Tom Zimberoff / United States /

Michael Potts / United States / Kaela in Death Valley

Heinz Innerhofer / Italy / faces

Enrica Ridolfi / Italy / Shot down

Alexander Ivashkevich / Estonia / Mistress of Inheritance

Veronika Verbitskaia / Ireland / Cubism

Mari Inagaki / United States / A woman or A mother

marc schewe / Germany /

Enrica Ridolfi / Italy / Solo per un attimo

Street Photography

VIEPA GOLD MEDAL - Street Photography:

Julien Grassiot / Canada / Coca cola way of life

VIEPA SILVER MEDAL - Street Photography:

yajun hu / China / a gazing cat

VIEPA BRONCE MEDAL - Street Photography:

Penghan Wang / Italy / Solitude in Azure

Jury - Special Prize Street Photography: LIK PHOTO ACADEMY Voucher for participation at the LIK Summer Class of Photography 2026 worth Euro 980.-

Md. Arifuzzaman / Bangladesh / The Ghosts Are Dancing in the Station.

Honorable Mention:

PAOLO RICCA / Italy / HYPER REAL

Luca Bernardini / Italy /

Joanna Madloch / United States / Framed

Chansik Park / Austria / City Lights

Gerald Gutschmidt / United States / Cloud Crossing

yajun hu / China / passerby under skyscrapers

Marco Wilm / Germany / The Escape

Julien Grassiot / Canada / The Yogi and the dog

Jens F.  Kruse / Spain / Talking with god

Shuai Zou / China / Magic cube

Marcin Pech / Poland /

Joanna Madloch / United States / Us

Dmytro Geshengorin / Germany / Sunset Flight

Alessandro Baccigalupo / Italy / Street view

Adam Okruhlica / Slovakia / A couple waiting for a procession to pass

Jürgen Hammermann / Germany / women's group

Travel Photography

VIEPA GOLD MEDAL - Travel Photography:

thibault gerbaldi / United States / The Caravan of Dreams

VIEPA SILVER MEDAL - Travel Photography:

Ciaran  Willmore / Ireland / Into

VIEPA BRONCE MEDAL - Travel Photography:

Rosendo Sanchez / Spain / THURMENISTAN

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Nicolo Stortiglione Pudel / South Africa / Camps Bay Beach, Cape

Honorable Menton

thibault gerbaldi / United States /

José Miguel Picón Chimelis / Spain / The last lights

Martin Siering / Germany / Merapi

thibault gerbaldi / United States / A Ganges Tale

SANGHAMITRA SARKAR / India / TRADITIONAL FISHING

Ciaran  Willmore / Ireland / Atlantic Light

taowen zeng / China / The Encounter of Ochre Mountain and Black Wrinkles

Martin Siering / Germany / Marum & Benbow

Luigi De Rosa / Italy /

José Miguel Picón Chimelis / Spain / Dream reflections

José Miguel Picón Chimelis / Spain / A landscape to dream

chiara felmini / Italy /

Niki Texler / Austria / Niki Texler, Isle Of Skye

Luigi De Rosa / Italy /

chiara felmini / Italy /

AndreJa Ravnak / Slovenia / Fading Echo

Our World - the Beauty of Nature

VIEPA GOLD MEDAL - Our World- The Beauty of Nature:

Ilaria Mariagiulia Rizzuto / Italy / THE WALL OF LIFE

VIEPA SILVER MEDAL - Our World- The Beauty of Nature:

Johannes Bitter / Austria /

VIEPA BRONCE MEDAL - Our World-The Beauty of Nature:

Colas Decloitre / United Kingdom / Frozen Majesty: Kalsoy Framed by Fjords and Winter's Touch

Jury - Special Prize: LIK ARTIST`S RESIDENCE in Competa Voucher: 3 Days for 2 People at the Artists' Residence in Competa

Stuart Chape / Australia / Glacial blue

Honorable Mention:

thibault gerbaldi / United States / An Arctic Odyssey

thibault gerbaldi / United States / Natural Art

thibault gerbaldi / United States / Aerial Alchemy

Shengfu Jiao / China / Lonely Silhouette on the Mountain Peak

ANTONELLO PROIETTI / Italy / Storm on Mountains

Todor Tilev / Bulgaria / The hand of God

Ivan Pedretti / Italy / Canyon sunset

Ciaran  Willmore / Ireland / The Crash

Ciaran  Willmore / Ireland / Light Breaker

Timothy Burgess / United Kingdom / Autumn sunset Alps di Siusi

Remuna Beca / United States / Sea Puppy Gaze

Matteo Strassera / Italy / Liquid Landscape

Kseniia Kargina / Ukraine / Naked Landscapes : Memoria 16 - Bolivia

José Miguel Picón Chimelis / Spain / The heart of fire

Jonathan Wosinski / France / Fire Alert

Ciaran  Willmore / Ireland / Veiled Peak

Alle Ausstellungsfotos wurden durch den Laborpartner des VIEPA 2025 Award COLOR DRACK geprintet und kaschiert.

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