The winners of the 2023 International Photography Awards have been announced. The annual competition for professional, amateur, and student photographers on a global scale creates one of the most ambitious and comprehensive photo awards in the photography world today.
The category winners in both professional and amateur levels compete for IPA’s top two awards. The main professional prize is International Photographer of the Year, selected from the 11 professional category winners with a Lucie Trophy and a cash prize of $10,000. The 11 category winners in the non-professional/student categories compete for the title of Discovery of the Year. The winner will also be awarded the Lucie Trophy and a $5,000 cash prize.
Scroll down to see some of the winning images, and make sure to visit the official website of IPA for the full list of awarded photographs.
#21 Special / Smartphone Photography, 3rd Place: Zar By Shervin Bashari
"Zar Amir Ebrahimi, the Cannes festival winner and one of the inspiring and influential Iranian women, bursts into tears while buying flowers from a lady, late night in Paris."
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16points
#22 Nature / Aerial / Drone, 3rd Place: Earth's Treasure By Miki Spitzer
"Icy blue watery veins, shimmering glacial braids and glistening golden sediment come together to provide a delightful mirage for the human eye."⠀
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16points
#23 Sports / Winter Sports, 2nd Place: Alpine Australia By Penny Prangnell
"This photo series offers a fresh perspective on the Australian landscape, contrasting the typical image of red clay, eucalyptus trees, and vast skies. The photos highlight the connection between humans and the mountain range, emphasizing our insignificance in the face of nature while also celebrating the skiers' appreciation for the slopes."
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15points
#24 Non-Professional Nature/Astrophotography, 3rd Place: Our Sun And The Universe Around It By Markus Wiedmann
"Our sun and some of the most famous deep sky objects around. All taken from my backyard in southern Germany and my telescopes."
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12points
#25 Editorial / Press / Environmental, 3rd Place: Eastgrip - Ice Core By Lukasz Larsson Warzecha
"Ice cores drilled during the East Greenland Ice-Core Project (EastGRIP) 2022 field season from ca. 2300-2400 meters in depth - and around 65,000 years old - lie in aluminium trays in the buffer ice core storage waiting to be processed at the science trench."
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12points
#26 Non-Professional Editorial / Press / Other, 2nd Place: Polluted Buriganga River By Azim Khan Ronnie
"A busy polluted waterway is filled with boats and their passengers in the morning commute as they try to pass on a river in Bangladesh. The boats on the Buriganga River in Bangladesh as millions of commuters attempt to cross the river daily to get to their workplace in the city of Dhaka. The Bangladeshi capital is one of the most densely populated in the world and home to around 19 million people."⠀
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11points
#28 Sports / Extreme Sports, 2nd Place: Skyward Serenity By Aidan Williams
"Carmen Ator Conquers Tasmania's Breathtaking Highline, Embracing the Thrilling Heights and Majestic Exposure as the Sun Ascends."⠀
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11points
#29 Non-Professional Architecture / Abstract, 2nd Place: Windows In Window By Anna Wacker
"Architectural abstract of the modern interior of a building and a window with a view to a traditional building with windows. Photo taken in Frankfurt, Germany."
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10points
#30 Non-Professional Editorial / Press / Environmental, 2nd Place: The Blue Fig By Mohammad Rakibul Hasan
"Bangladesh, the world's largest delta, faces the harsh consequences of global warming, including rising sea levels, increased natural disasters, higher salinity in coastal areas, and declining local fish species availability."
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10points
