16th Edition
Submissions Open April 1st, 2025

May 2024

  The 15th URBAN Photo Awards 2024 competition includes a major prize: the URBAN Press Award. The Winner will be chosen and published by the best press in the field of photography, giving him or her

The URBAN Book Award section is dedicated to extended projects (“dummies”, sketches of photo books), ideal for photographers who feel the limit of 12 photos set for the Projects & Portfolios section as a restraint. The award

Acclaimed australian professional photographer Adam Pretty joins the super-jury of URBAN Photo Awards 2024 with the task of choosing the Winner of the Projects & Portfolios section. Together with Harry Gruyaert and Paul Gadd, Pretty

This year, URBAN Photo Awards is honored to have Magnum photographer Harry Gruyaert as the Jury President. Gruyaert, along with a panel of esteemed industry professionals, including Adam Pretty and Paul Gadd, will meticulously select

Paul Gadd is a talented British artist and photographer who has found his passion in the art of photography. His interest in photography began during his studies at the Epsom School of Art, where he

Giorgio Celiberti, born in Udine in 1929, distinguished himself early in the art world by participating in the 1948 Venice Biennale at just nineteen years old.His artistic training took place in Venice, where he attended

Giorgio Celiberti's "Special Prize for Artistic Sensitivity"  In Search of the Extraordinary   What does it take to be an artist? At URBAN Photo Awards 2024, amidst the hundreds of talented photographers, only one exceptional voice will stand out

Founder and Director of URBAN Photo Awards, Trieste Photo Days and Exhibit Around APS ETS | Juror at URBAN Photo Awards.Stefano Ambroset is the creative force behind significant photographic initiatives such as the URBAN Photo

Merel Galestian is the CEO and co-founder of Artdoc Photography Magazine, an online magazine dedicated to the world of art and documentary photography.Artdoc Photography Magazine is an international online magazine dedicated to the world of

Founder of the Cracow School of Art and Fashion Design and School of Creative Photography (SKF). A photographer with very extensive experience in both commercial work and teaching photography, which is his great passion. He

  Introducing URBAN Photo Arena, the URBAN section where hundreds of young Under 35 photographers show their passion by participating in a new exciting format competition. Think of it as a thrilling sports tournament, but instead

A prize pool now exceeding €40,000 and a stellar panel of international esteemed jurors: URBAN is the contest where your urban photography shines on a global stage!  A Growing Prize Pool URBAN has extended its deadline to

Emanuele Costanzo is the founder and publisher of FOTO Cult, a magazine that he established in 2003. With an appreciation for both the technical and cultural dimensions of photography, Emanuele created a comprehensive publication that

My passion for photography stems from a desire to explore the light and the world around us. Through my photos, I strive to uncover hidden truths that require an open-minded approach to be fully understood.

Born in 1993 in Paris, Arthur Dayras is the Head of Partnerships for the newspaper The Eye of Photography. He also works as the Head of Cabinet at the Musée national d'art moderne - Centre Pompidou

Matjaž Tančič (1982) is lens-based artist working mainly on documentary and independent projects between China and Slovenia. His work explores the lines between documentary, portrait and art photography to engage with social and cultural issues.