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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 will

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 winners

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 as

  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 of

Get Ready, Photographers! URBAN Photo Awards 2024 once again opened its doors, welcoming gritty street scenes, architectural marvels, and urban landscapes. If you're passionate about capturing the essence of city life, this is your platform to

The international photography contest URBAN Photo Awards is here: registrations will open on Monday 1st April and this 15th edition will be the largest and most important ever.URBAN Photo Awards is the most prestigious international photography

Winner of the URBAN Book Award 2023 with his project Cafuné, chosen by Commission member and world-renowned photojournalist Kadir van Lohuizen.

Winner of the Projects & Portoflios category of URBAN Photo Awards 2023 with his series "The Post-Industrial Rust Belt". Awarded by Magnum Photographer Jerome Sessini.

#URBANinsights is a yearly series of exclusive interviews dedicated to the winners of URBAN Photo Awards. Discover insights into the work, life and projects of the protagonists of the 2023 edition.

Overall winner of the URBAN Photo Awards 2023 with her shot "Going to save them from the abnormal heat". Awarded by jury president Alex Sloth among the first classified in the four categories of the Single

Russian photographer Natalya Saprunova with the shot "Going to save themselves from the abnormal heat" is the Overall Winner of URBAN Photo Awards 2023, chosen by the president of the jury Alec Soth among all the

Our usual “tour” of traveling exhibitions is back with the best photos of URBAN 2023 Photo Awards!It's going to be a large collective exhibition in Trieste and in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, plus Milan and

Here we are! This weekend the 2023 edition of URBAN Photo Awards will finally culminate at Trieste Photo Days festival with events, exhibitions, award ceremonies and exceptional guests.

German photographer Martin Wacker, with his shot Bierpinsel, is the winner of the "Icons of Architecture" 2023 special prize, promoted for the fourth year in a row by URBAN Photo Awards in partnership with the the

"It's not easy to work in Rio de Janeiro, which can be very violent at times and as a photographer you can be vulnerable at those moments. That makes the work of Rafael special, his intimate

For the sixth year in a row, the collaboration between URBAN Photo Awards and the Municipality of Trieste will give life to a prestigious exhibition-award at the Civico Museo Sartorio for four finalist projects in the

The jury of the "Icons of Architecture" 2023 special prize, represented by Matrix4Design founder Andrea Boni, has selected the TOP 10 finalist and their photographs. The competing authors have submitted all together more than 200

URBAN Photo Awards announces the winner of the very first edition of the URBAN Press Award. Krzysztof Bednarski has won the jury with his project Parisian Night Stories. The Polish author will be published by the

We are finally reaching the last step towards the podium of URBAN Photo Awards 2023. Today we travel the last mile of this exciting journey: the 2023 Winners Shortlist. | Siamo finalmente giunti all'ultimo gradino del

We are pleased to present URBAN unveils the City and its Secrets - Vol. 09, the official catalog of URBAN Photo Awards 2023. The volume includes all the finalist works of URBAN 2023 together with a selection

The 2023 edition of the URBAN Photo Awards includes the introduction of a major new prize: the URBAN Press Award. The Winner will be published by the best specialized press in the field of photography, giving

URBAN Photo Awards 2023 exhibition-prize will be opened in Poreč (Croatia), at the Poreč Museum (Zavičajni Muzej Poreštine). Elena Uljančić, director of the Museum and juror of the competition, has selected the project for this year’s exhibition:

Live semifinals at the Tenth Edition of Trieste Photo Days festival The vote for the knockout phase of URBAN Photo Arena is concluded. Congratulations to Jason Au, Simone Bordieri, Yousef Naser and Romain Miot for the achievement

For the past four years, the ​​Architecture Photography Prize, born from the collaboration between URBAN Photo Awards and Matrix4Design, has offered a look at contemporary architectural photography. After three editions dedicated to urban architecture of the new

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 June

The long-awaited moment has finally arrived. We can kick off this year’s new competition: URBAN Photo Arena 2023, the international photo contest dedicated to young under 35 talents. It works like a knockout rounds bracket tournament, just like in the

Good news! After the publication of the Selected Photographers we have reached the second step of the path that will lead us to the Winners' Podium of URBAN Photo Awards 2023. Below you can find the Semi-finalist

There are only two days left until the contest is over. Here are the winners of last year's contest. We want to remember our last year's URBAN Photo Award winners. Among thousands of entrants from all over the world,

Tonight (Sunday, June 11th 2023) at 11.59 pm CET we will close the submissions for the 4 categories Single Photos, Projects & Portfolios, URBAN Book Award and URBAN Photo Arena.You are still in time for last minute submissions!We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the talented

Today marks the commencement of a journey that will ultimately unveil the champions of the URBAN Photo Awards 2023 contest! As usual, this path will be filled with excitement and anticipation, reaching its pinnacle in late October at the Trieste