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Analog Sparks Awards 2025 Reveals 32 Of The Most Stunning Film Photos Of The Year

Analog Sparks Awards 2025 Reveals 32 Of The Most Stunning Film Photos Of The Year

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Celebrate the rich, tactile beauty of analog photography and the artists who continue to push the boundaries of film-based storytelling. From timeless portraits to surreal landscapes, this year's selection showcases the very best in analog image-making.

#1 Ghosts Of Pannenhuis By Peter Varsics, Hungary

Grandfather and child standing in a subway station with round ceiling lights in an analog photo style.
"Ghosts of Pannenhuis is a photography series capturing fleeting human presence in the retro-futuristic Pannenhuis metro station in Brussels."
18points

#2 Cacophony By Yvonne Hanson, Canada

Analog photo with colorful urban night scene and a large lantern casting a hand shadow in Tokyo streets.
"This series features bustling metropolitan areas around the world, captured at night. The photos are taken on 35mm film and are made up of 3-10 exposures each."
18points

#3 Waratah By Kyle Hoffmann, Australia

Black and white analog photo of a unique flower with textured petals and detailed leaves against a clear sky background.
"This image of a Waratah is part of a larger series I have been working on called Fossil, A series of images that explores the human mind's struggle to grasp the vastness of time and our fragility within it. The collection features prehistoric plants that evolved before the existence of bees, serving as tangible reminders of our temporal limitations."
17points

#4 G-Book 女子冊 — Not Only One Way Beauty By Yu Hsuan Chang, Taiwan

Young woman with bright orange hair sitting on the beach holding a glass jar, captured in an analog photo style.
"G-Book is a meaningful photography project launched by photographer Chang Yu Hsuan in 2016. The project aims to capture the daily lives and inner stories of diverse women in Taiwan."
17points

#5 Fragments Of Italy By Flavia Mazzoni , Italy

Two people in a canoe on a lake with mountain reflections, a striking analog photo from the 2025 Analog Sparks Awards.
"Fragments of Italy is an analog journey through Italy, from the silent peaks of the Dolomites to the sun-drenched coasts of the South.”
17points

#6 The Basketball Game Under The Sky By Sam Tse, United States

Black and white analog photo of two people playing basketball outdoors under a cloudy sky.
"Two people play basketball beneath a bright blue sky. Oakland, 2025"
16points

#7 Icebergs By Nuno Serrão, Portugal

Legs emerging from water with mountain backdrop, captured in analog photo style featured in Analog Sparks Awards.
"Icebergs are large freshwater bodies that have broken off a glacier and have gone floating in the open sea. Some people are like Icebergs. This is an ongoing photographic series that looks into a parallel world, one that contrasts with the our dopamine-driven society we encounter every day."
13points

#8 Lyrics By Oran Greier, Germany

Abstract close-up of a curled flower petal captured in black and white analog photography style.
"Using macro photography, my work in the past years has been focused on lyrical abstractions of living and dead plants."
13points

#9 Echoes Of Eternity By Joss Sánchez, Mexico

Analog photo of a solitary tree in water with mountain background, showcasing the best of film photography.
"This image reveals the majesty of a system of petrified waterfalls, formed thousands of years ago by the patient dance of water rich in minerals."
12points

#10 Between Us By Alyona Nikolaeva, Italy

Black and white analog photo of a woman in a white dress standing still while two others move around her in an archway.
"This photo series explores the complexity of friendship between girls. From peace and unity to moments of quiet tension. The project reveals the joy, vulnerability and complexity of connection. This is what we have between us, it is not always easy."
12points

#11 Better Days By Seunggu Kim, Republic Of Korea

Crowded public swimming pools with colorful umbrellas and tents by the river captured in award-winning analog photos.
"Korea has developed rapidly over 40 years, which caused a lot of social consequences. One of which is long working hours with a very short period of break. During holidays, Koreans try their best to enjoy it, but due to lack of time to travel, they spend time mostly around the city."
11points

#12 Youth Of Belfast By Toby Binder, Germany

Black and white analog photo of a pensive woman with a jacket over her head, captured at a street event.
"There is hardly any other country in Europe where a past conflict is still as present in daily life as Northern Ireland, especially affecting young people. Not only by physical barriers as walls and fences but also through a ideologically divided society."
10points

#13 If These Streets Could Have Talk By Matteo Gallucci, Italy

Black and white analog photo of an elderly couple walking outdoors, captured in a candid street photography style.
"I’ve been walking these streets of Rome and New York for 3 years with my Rolleiflex around my neck. While I was shooting I was barley know what I was doing, after a year I’ve discovered that I was taking notice of film passing through my lens."
10points

#14 Gibbon Falls By Hengki Koentjoro, Indonesia

Black and white analog photo of a cascading waterfall over rugged rocks featured in Analog Sparks Awards.
"This is my early works using large format camera of 4x5 inches. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. Sinar 4x5 large format camera + Fujinon 210mm f/5.6 lens. T-Max 400 film f/64 at 15 seconds."
10points

#15 The Last Milk By Giulia Degasperi, Germany

Herd of cows walking on grassy hillside in fog, captured in an award-winning analog photo from the 2025 Analog Sparks Awards.
"Set in the mountains above the Blenio Valley in Switzerland, The Last Milk captures the final days of the alpine pasture season, a time steeped in transition."
9points

#16 Rocky Mountains On Wetplate Collodion By Bill Hao, Canada

Analog photo of a dramatic mountain landscape with dark clouds, showcasing the best of film photography.
"Bill Hao made an Extra Large Format Camera(32X48inch) and using Wetplate Collodion Process to captures the breathtaking landscapes. He converted a 50 seats tour bus into an off grid mobile darkroom because this process requires immediate development after exposure."
9points

#17 Less Is More By Pascal Kueng, Switzerland

Small boat on calm water with misty mountains in the background in a serene analog photo.
"Drawn to warm, soft and washed-out tones, I embrace an aesthetic that enhances the nostalgic feel of film. I prefer cameras like the Contax RTS and Fuji GS645 Wide, often pairing them with Kodak Color Plus, Gold or Portra for their versatility."
9points

#18 Rammed By Carlos Ruiz Galindo, Mexico

Minimalist concrete structure by a reflecting pool surrounded by greenery, captured in an analog photo style.
"This photographic series captures the contrast between architecture and its environment. Portraid in medium format film, the roughness of a house in Valle de Bravo is highlighted, built with rammed earth walls that stand in the ground."
8points

#19 Croatia By Patrick Betthaus, Germany

Black and white analog photo of a river winding through hills featured in the 2025 Analog Sparks Awards.
"This series was shot in Croatia, in the area around Šibenik, with an Olympus Superzoom 70G on Fomapan 400."
8points

#20 The Forest Is Teaching Me By Johanne Nyborg, Norway

Black and white analog photo of a uniquely shaped twisted tree branch in a rocky forest landscape.
"As humans, we’re used to seeing ourselves as the center around which everything else revolves. If you go deep enough into the forest, this enchantment is broken. You’re just one among tens of thousands of other species."
8points
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