2025 Analog Sparks International Film Photography Awards This Film Friday, we are highlighting the Analog Sparks 2025 International Film Photography Awards, showcasing diverse analog work from around the globe.
This marks the third edition of the contest, which saw record-breaking participation with more than 1800 submissions from 61 countries.
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The contest is dedicated entirely to analog photography and is open to professional, amateur and student photographers working with traditional techniques. This year, there were eight categories: Architecture, Fine Art, Human, Lifestyle, Nature, Photojournalism, Technique and Zines & Photobooks.
Submissions were judged by an independent international jury. The winners receive cash prizes, and their works will be featured in three exhibitions at House of Luxie galleries in Athens, Greece, Ostuni, Italy and Budapest, Hungary.
We've included a small selection of images here, but you can see the full gallery of winning images on the Analog Sparks website. Additionally, many of the photos below are part of series. You can see the full sets at the link in each.
Photographer of the Year
Photographer: Varsics Pe
Prize: Architecture Photographer of the Year / Gold Winner in Architecture/Other
Title: Ghosts of Pannenhuis
Caption: Ghosts of Pannenhuis is a photography series capturing fleeting human presence in the retro-futuristic Pannenhuis metro station in Brussels. Beneath its alienesque, cold concrete geometry, the station becomes a liminal space where everyday commuters appear ghostlike—momentary figures haunting a stark architectural dream. The project explores the eerie beauty of transit and the tension between permanence and passage. All shot on Cinestill 800T.
Discovery of the Year
Photographer: Rachel Jump, United States
Prize: Human Best New Talent / Gold Winner in Human/Generations
Title: Everyone Is Icarus
Caption: This body of work focuses on the aftermath of my father’s genetic test results, which unveiled a hereditary disorder that heightens his, his children’s, susceptibility to cancer. This revelation offered a possible glimpse into our future— a rare, yet ambivalent gift. This project is an exploration of my family and our efforts to provide comfort and resilience for one another during times of hardship. Through this collaboration, we guide each other through the weight of newfound clarity, supporting one another as we confront how our lineage and shared experiences shape our sense of identity.
Non-Professional - Architecture - Buildings
Photographer: Carlos Ruiz Galindo, Mexico
Prize: 2nd Place in Architecture / Gold Winner in Architecture/Buildings
Title: Rammed
Caption: 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. The brutalist geometry, with its heavy and imposing presence, is softened by its integration with nature, achieving a balance between the monumental and the inviting. The images reflect a timeless atmosphere, where the structure seems to emerge organically from the earth.
Lifestyle Photographer of the Year
Photographer: Matteo Gallucci, Italy
Prize: Lifestyle Photographer of the Year / Gold Winner in Lifestyle/Street
Title: If These Streets Could Have Talk
Caption: 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. My eyes have stumbled upon the homeless, the poor the rich, the crazy. All with sharing and caring for their feeling and emotions.
Lifestyle - Culture
Photographer: Seunggu Kim, Korea, Republic of
Prize: 2nd Place in Lifestyle / Gold Winner in Lifestyle/Culture
Title: Better Days
Caption: 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. I take a step back and observe various leisure spaces and people, slowly frame them, and wait for complex situations to balance. Koreans “fast pace lifestyle", and "community-based trust", revealed in this work show Koreans adapting to any situation, enjoying themselves together, and striving for “coexistence”.
Life Style Best New Talent
Photographer: Patrick Betthaus, Germany
Prize: Lifestyle Best New Talent / Gold Winner in Lifestyle/Travel
Title: Croatia
Caption: This series was shot in Croatia, in the area around
Technique Photographer of the Year
Photographer: Bill Hao, Canada
Prize: Technique Photographer of the Year / Gold Winner in Technique/Wet Collodion
Title: Rocky Mountains On Wetplate Collodion
Caption: 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. These beautiful natural landscapes are disappearing, The Canadian Rocky Mountains are devastated by wildfires every year, In July 2024, the largest wildfire in a century destroyed half of the town of Jasper and 32,000 hectares of forest, there were 57 wildfires burning in National Parks so far in 2025.
Technique Best New Talent
Photographer: Dmytro Trush, Ukraine
Prize: Technique Best New Talent / Gold Winner in Technique/Wet Collodion
Title: Echoes of Nature: Flora In Ambrotype
Caption: The 'Flora in Ambrotype' project offers a unique perspective on nature. The antique ambrotype technique, known for its depth and texture, captures botanical forms with striking clarity, giving them an almost tangible volume. Each image is a living portrait of a plant, frozen on glass. Flora transforms into sculpture, where details gain significance. Contrasts of light and shadow, silvery tones turn photos into poetic works. The project not only introduces plants in a vintage style but also highlights the fragility of natural beauty, as if suspended in time.
Non-Professional - Technique - Double Exposure
Photographer: Marta Berzina, Latvia
Prize: 2nd Place in Technique / Gold Winner in Technique/Double Exposure
Title: Inside, Out (From The Series)
Caption: This image is part of an ongoing series and film project titled Inside, Out, which explores the dualities embedded in human experience: the visible and the concealed, the internal and the external, stillness and movement, presence and absence. The work moves from introspective fragments to collective echoes, revealing moments where form and feeling blur. Each piece invites the viewer to question what is hidden beneath what is seen, and what truths emerge when opposites meet. Rather than offering clarity, Inside, Out opens a space for ambiguity — where emotion, perception, and transformation.
Nature Photographer of the Year
Photographer: Hengki Koentjoro, Indonesia
Prize: Nature Photographer of the Year / Gold Winner in Nature/Other
Title: Gibbon Falls
Caption: 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.
Non-Professional - Nature - Landscape
Photographer: Pascal Kueng, Switzerland
Prize: 2nd Place in Nature / Gold Winner in Nature/Sunset
Title: Less Is More
Caption: 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. Whether capturing vast landscapes or intimate, fleeting moments, my approach follows a Less is More philosophy—each image should stand on its own, evoking an entire world of emotion. I also try to explore themes of memory, stillness, and subtle emotion, often focusing on vast landscapes or quiet, intimate scenes.
Photojournalism Photographer of the Year
Photographer: Daria Troitskaia, Italy
Prize: Photojournalism Photographer of the Year / Gold Winner in Photojournalism/Other
Title: Crazy Horse Paris
Caption: This series documents the behind-the-scenes environment of Crazy Horse Paris. Captured in 2024 using a Leica M7 and Ilford HP5 film, the images provide a detailed examination of the preparation and dedication involved in each performance. The photographs focus on the interactions and processes among the performers and production team, highlighting the discipline and creativity that contribute to the overall artistry of the show. This work aims to offer a professional insight into the operational aspects of Crazy Horse Paris.
Photojournalism Best New Talent
Photographer: Kostis Karampinas, Greece
Prize: Photojournalism Best New Talent / Gold Winner in Photojournalism/Photo Essay
Title: Granules
Caption: Embark on a visual odyssey through rural Greece with my collection of 11 photographs. These evocative landscapes and portraits convey “granules’ of solitude, abandonment and curiosity, where time stands still. The haunting beauty of neglected corners unfolds in each image, inviting viewers to reflect on untold narratives of loneliness.
Photojournalism - Environmental
Photographer: Giulia Degasperi, Germany
Prize: Gold Winner in Photojournalism/Environmental / 2nd Place in Photojournalism
Title: The Last Milk
Caption: 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. The farmers, weary from months of labor, guide their thinning cows through pastures that have lost their lush summer green. As the cold begins to bite, the feeling of an ending, of a season, a cycle, a rhythm, hangs heavy in the air. These images reflect the quiet resolve of life in the high pastures, shaped by the inevitability of change and the approach of winter.
Non-Professional - Photojournalism - Environmental
Photographer: Benito Drebing, Germany
Prize: 2nd Place in Photojournalism / Gold Winner in Photojournalism/Environmental
Title: There Should Be A Forest Here
Caption: Forests in Germany are increasingly vulnerable. Climate change impacts are becoming more visable every year and could become more severe. Periods of heat and drought weaken trees, aiding pests and making them vulnerable to storms, especially in monocultures. This project documents Taunus forests decline, raising questions about the future of our forests. Natural, diverse forests are best suited to resist climate change, yet economic interests favor profitable monocultures.
Fine Art Photographer of the Year
Photographer: Kyle Hoffman, Australia
Prize: Fine Art Photographer of the Year / Gold Winner in Fine Art/Still life
Title: Waratah
Caption: 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. They highlight the dual nature of life - its persistent drive to survive alongside its inherent fragility. Waratahs are fascinating in their shape and form and part of a family that is over 300 million years old.
Fine Art Best New Talent
Photographer: Sebastian Siadecki, United States
Prize: Fine Art Best New Talent / Gold Winner in Fine Art/Other
Title: Oasis
Caption: Oasis is a series of photographs based around encounters with strangers at gas stations, truck stops, and highway rest areas in the United States – spaces that are simultaneously on the margins of our built environment, yet central to American society and culture. The project embraces the fleeting connection that often occurs between people passing through these non-places. The work also explores the societal tensions that they represent, as well as the broader themes of the human relationship with motor vehicles and the illusion of freedom on the road.
Fine Art - Conceptual
Photographer: Nuno Serra
Prize: 2nd Place in Fine Art / Gold Winner in Fine Art/Conceptual
Title: Icebergs
Caption: 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. One that resists the value of novelty, excitement and interaction. One that is not overwhelmed with stimuli, information, and expectations, urging us to engage, speak up, and network. Its inhabitants want to belong without joining in, and explore the world, by travelling inward.
Human Photographer of the Year
Photographer: Toby Binder, Germany
Prize: Human Photographer of the Year / Gold Winner in Human/Youth
Title: Youth of Belfast
Caption: 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. »If I had been born at the top of my street, behind the corrugated-iron border, I would have been British. Incredible to think. My whole idea of myself, the attachments made to a culture, heritage, religion, nationalism and politics are all an accident of birth. I was one street away from being born my ‘enemy’«. Paul McVeigh
Human - Portrait
Photographer: Jose Girl, United States
Prize: 2nd Place in Human / Gold Winner in Human/Portrait
Title: Them
Caption: Portrait shot in medium format analog camera
Non-Professional - Human - Culture
Photographer: Fabio Bonatti, Italy
Prize: 2nd Place in Human / Gold Winner in Human/Culture
Title: The Beauty of Simple Moments
Caption: My love for photography is tied up with my passion for travels. It all started with landscapes, and the more I grow the more is shifting towards people and little details. I just love photographing people in their environment, the beauty of simple moments in the everyday life.
Zines and Photo Book Photographer of the Year
Photographer: Yu Hsuan Chang, Taiwan
Prize: Zines and Photo Book Photographer of the Year / Gold Winner in Zines And Photo Book/Culture
Title: G-Book
Caption: 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. By focusing on moments when women are immersed in their own pursuits, it reveals the authentic beauty and diversity of womanhood, giving women from all walks of life the opportunity to take center stage. The images are unedited, highlighting natural beauty and inviting viewers to rethink the definition and value of beauty. www. changyuhsuan. com/g-book
Non-Professional - Zines & Photo Book - Travel
Photographer: Mickael Pouliquen, France
Prize: 2nd Place in Zines and Photo Book / Gold Winner in Zines And Photo Book/Travel
Title: Death Valley
Caption: In Death Valley, Mickael Pouliquen offers an intimate journey through the Valley of Death — a scorching land where time seems suspended and every element — rock, dust, light — becomes a language of its own. Born from three photographic journeys into one of the most hostile yet sublime environments in the United States, this project explores the human trace against the vastness of the desert, questioning what remains when everything fades away. The entire series was shot on film with a Mamiya 6.
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