We are proud to share with you the award-winning photographs from our 5th international competition celebrating the very best in documentary family photography.
The preliminary round guest judges for the Environmental Portrait category were talented photographers Kirth Bobb, Lauren Mitchell and Lyndah Wells. Each judge evaluated every single submission received and selected thirty or less of their favourite photographs to move forward to the final round.
Award-winners were then chosen during our live stream of the final round with judges Kirsten Bethmann, Jenna Shouldice and Gulnara Samoilova. Throughout the live stream, viewers had the opportunity to watch the unfiltered discussions and constructive feedback from the judges as they collectively chose the awards given in each category.
In this gallery, the first 10 photos have received awards and are ranked from 1st to 10th place. Honorable Mentions (if selected by the judges) are given equal weight in no particular order.
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1st Place in the “Environmental Portrait” category. Photo by Andrii Mur, Estonia.
2nd Place in the “Environmental Portrait” category. Photo by Taras Bychko, Ukraine.
3rd Place in the “Environmental Portrait” category. Photo by Marieke Zentjens, Netherlands.
4th Place in the “Environmental Portrait” category. Photo by Lisa Samaras, Australia.
5th Place in the “Environmental Portrait” category. Photo by Mikaela Martin, United States.
6th Place in the “Environmental Portrait” category. Photo by Terra Fondriest, United States.
7th Place in the “Environmental Portrait” category. Photo by Karah Mew, United Kingdom.
8th Place in the “Environmental Portrait” category. Photo by Minna Ridderstolpe, Sweden.
9th Place in the “Environmental Portrait” category. Photo by Sacha Alfonzo, Canada.
10th Place in the “Environmental Portrait” category. Photo by Rowena Meadows, Australia.
Honorable Mention in the “Environmental Portrait” category. Photo by Jenna Hobbs, Canada.
Honorable Mention in the “Environmental Portrait” category. Photo by Gareth Mcgaughey, Ireland.
Honorable Mention in the “Environmental Portrait” category. Photo by Hezy Holzman, Israel.
Honorable Mention in the “Environmental Portrait” category. Photo by Liv Tomkins, Netherlands.
This award cycle was made possible with the support of the following sponsors:
