The curtain just lifted in Vienna. After the most competitive year the WUN Awards have ever seen, the room fell silent and then erupted as the 2025 winners filled the screen one by one. Some are seeing their names here for the first time.
120 frames across 12 categories. Each one rose out of a global field that grew larger and stronger than any year before it. Below is the full set, in the order they were unveiled. The photographers, the countries, the work that defined a year.
The 2025 Photography Jury
The hands behind the verdict
Six photographers, four jury teams. Two solo voices and two duos. Every one of them an Imagen ambassador. Hundreds of hours of careful looking went into the 120 frames below. Thank you.
Koko King, Canada
Award-winning fine art and editorial wedding photographer known for her cinematic eye and signature blend of digital and film. As one half of the Hastings & King duo, her work has been featured in Vogue India and celebrated by Rangefinder.
Fully nomadic wedding photographer and educator with weddings and workshops from the tropics to deserts. Documentary honesty meets refined aesthetics. Story-driven work that embraces the chaos, the closeness, and the joy.
Award-winning duo and the founders of WedFM, a creative studio and podcast celebrating love, art, and storytelling. Vibrant, emotive work captured across hundreds of weddings worldwide.
Husband and wife duo behind The Padillas Studio in Sacramento. Since 2019 they've told stories through quinceañera and wedding photography that feels personal, emotional, and timeless.
Imagen has been the title sponsor of the WUN Awards since they joined our community in Copenhagen in 2021. The awards as you see them today exist because of their support. They bring the judges too. Year after year, quietly, they've kept this whole thing running. Thank you.
Before the winners.
See you in person.
The community below didn't show up by accident. Twice a year, photographers from across Europe and beyond gather in one room to push each other forward. Fall 2026 is the next one. The early-bird ticket is below at €145 instead of €395.
Every photograph above is what stayed standing after thousands of others were left behind. Late edits, hard cuts, the long quiet between submission and tonight. To the 84 photographers who made the 120: thank you. The community is better because of you.
We'll see you back in this room next year. Submissions for the 2026 awards open in the autumn.
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