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FOTOSLOVO AWARDS 2025


We’re thrilled to announce the results of the FotoSlovo Awards 2025!

This year we had the inspiring yet difficult task of selecting from an incredible range of submissions.


Explore the powerful and creative works that stood out — meet the Winners, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions whose images left a lasting impression!

Carlos Folgoso "Beyond the Lake"
This series isn’t just seen—it’s felt. It draws us into a space where light and shadow hold memory and nostalgia.
Alessandro Silverj "Presence"
"Interrogations focused on their bodies, searching for devil's marks, signs of corruption, or sexual deviance."
Julie Poly "Ukrzaliznytsia"
"Having experience of working as a train conductor, Julie captures the very essence of travelling in Ukrainian trains.
Brice Gelot
"A bridge between worlds, offering a voice to the voiceless and compelling audiences."
Cristina Scalabrini "Arsenic"
"Beneath the dust something endures: an unnatural nature, sightless gazes, vibrating stillness."
Helena Liventseva "Father Figure"
"Those who do not have a father must find one for themselves"
FOTOSLOVO AWARDS WINNERS 2024
We are excited to announce the results of Foto Slovo Awards 2024 competition. Discover the stunning images that earned their place among the Winners, Finalists and Honorable mentions!
Alisa Gill
"Photography is the most accessible way to show the reality I produce, it's my communication with the world"
FotoSlovo №7: Black and White photography
The new FotoSlovo Issue is an exploration of photography awards, contests, and festivals, offering insights and inspiration for photographers of all levels!
Sally Mann
"In the fusion of the past and the future, reality and symbol, is where my family exists."
FotoSlovo №3: Art photography
Third Issue of FotoSlovo magazine we devoted to such branch of photography as Fine Art!
Vivian Maier
Vivian Maier, once just a nanny and housekeeper, was recognized as a brilliant photographer only after her death, marking a pivotal moment in photography.
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Sarah Moon
Sarah Moon transferred the mark of French impressionism of the early 20th century into her photographs, which became her trademark.
FotoSlovo №6: Black and White photography
This FotoSlovo Issue is an exploration the enduring appeal of black and white photography and the unique strength it continues to wield.
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Anna Laza: Artist and Founder of FotoSlovo. Jury of FotoSlovo Awards
"Photography today is more dynamic than ever. That’s why platforms as FotoSlovo matter — we provide space for authentic voices, beyond algorithms or fleeting aesthetics."
Attila Ataner "Maelstrøm"
"These feelings carry over into the night, where they disrupt my sleep and disturb my dreams."
Ellie Sass "Rabbithole: Behind The Scenes"
The intention of my personal project "Rabbithole: Behind The Scenes" is to highlight the backstage life of actors in a country where being an actor or any kind of artist is a difficult task.
Philip Tsetinis "Unknown Polyphenism"
"Unknown Polyphenism" investigates on a fictional level the characteristics of transgenerational transformations.
Joakim Kocjancic "Infiore"
"I found myself seeking doors to an alternate reality, one that existed beyond the facade of everyday life."
Wiktoria Michałkiewicz
“Timing and context are crucial when launching the photo project. Some projects gain traction quickly, while others might get attention later.”
Manuela Federl "The Roma princesses"
"Once upon a time there was a princess in the Roma ghetto. Nevertheless, a brave prince tried to free her from the clutches of poverty and place the world at her feet"
Viviane Sassen at La MEP
Open space for experimentation where come together dreams, desires and fears
Cristina Rizzi Guelfi "Do[o]mestic Bliss"
"Happy homemakers as frozen and neatly packaged as the processed foods they serve in their split level homes"
Mitar Terzic "Tales from Lemuria"
Lemuria was a human civilization that existed about thirty-four million years ago..
Eduard van der Elsken
Black and white cinema: “Love on the left bank” or a documentary novel in photographs
Lisa Murray
"For Parts Not Working"
Maxime Crozet "Iraq"
"Iraq, beyond the shores"
Ralph Gibson
Erotics and fusion: Ralph Gibson and Black Trilogy as a manifesto of sensuousness
Paris Photo Fair 2023
The latest news in the world of photography, new technologies and scandals
Evgeniya Balokina "Window "
“White curtains sway in the wind, it's cold. Past, present and future have become one time."
Helena Liventseva "Morok"
A Morok is something stupefying, charming, clouding the mind.
Rob Bremner: "It's about us"
"I woke up on Christmas morning with about 1,000 people wishing me happy Christmas. I spent all day replying, 'Thank you very much'
Josef Koudelka
"I have always been drawn to what is ending, what will soon no longer exist"
Troy Williams
"Love's in need of love today.."
Peter Lindbergh
"This should be the responsibility of photographers today to free women, and finally everyone, from the terror of youth and perfection." - Peter Lindbergh
Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
"We love strong and influential women and even in innocent model find something extra!"
Roman Zumdiek
My biggest intension in photography is to awake a feeling in the viewer which can be connected to a personal story.
Inez and Vinoodh
"We have never questioned our artistic collaboration: our lives are so much about each other that we want to spend them together as much as we can"
Paolo Roversi
He is known in the fashion world as a mysterious and private person. Few people know how he looks like, but his unique style is widely recognised.
Claudine Douri "Artek: summer in the Crimea"
All the pictures from the camp are a true story about Artek's life, about growing up and the subtle experiences.
Reaching stars through Metaverse
Digital avatars, VR chats, Metaverses and new trends of the future
The mysterious Banksy
He is called the most elusive man in the art world, the riddle artist who’s ably hiding his face for years.
Randez West II
West’s work is a depiction of the elusive narrative that is contemporary culture.
Masao Yamamoto
"For me, a successful photo is the one that calms, gives a sense of peace. Makes you be kind and gentle."
Guerrilla Girls
Several angry women against gender and racial discrimination in the Art!
Roger Ballen
His work is a cross between artistic and documentary photos. People, animals and various objects stand apart here.
Mario Testino
"When I take photos, I actually feel in love with the model. Not only her appearance is important to me, but also her taste, ideas, humor!"
Bruce Weber
Critics wrote about his genius work: "God created Adam, but only Bruce Weber gave him a body".
Patrick Demarchelier
The main features of his work are emotionality, expressiveness and elegance. According to the photographer, the best photo is always a random shot..!
Sebastiao Salgado
Brazilian documentary photographer and one of the greatest photojournalists in the world. He visited more than 100 countries, Salgado's lens caught the poor workers of South America, starving Africa, victims of wars and natural disasters.
Hanne Van Assche "Lucky"
In the far East of Russia lies a small mining town called Udachny (Lucky). It is located in Yakutia, a remote region captured in the icy grip of winter most of the year.
FotoSlovo №2: Body photography
The second Issue of FotoSlovo Magazine we dedicated to the tattoo thematic. Once this theme was a taboo. Currently, the tattoo culture has left the underground.
FotoSlovo №1: Fashion photography
FotoSlovo launches its first Issue of the magazine, it will be dedicated to fashion photography and arts.
Frank Herfort "Russian Fairytales"
"In Western Europe everything is so neatly defined, so specific. A waiting room is a waiting room, an office is an office. In Russia, in contrast, rooms are open to interpretation, many-layered and not so prettified."
Alexandru Ilea
Through the images I want to take the viewer to a journey into Romania and hope to inspire the same feeling of wonder that I felt when I visited these amazing places.
Kensuke Koike
Finding novel ways to bring new life to discarded relics, Kensuke Koike affectionately alters vintage photographs, injecting them with new meaning.
Circulation(s). Russian photographers in Paris
Circulation(s) photography festival in Paris, where projects about Russia and CIS countries were a leitmotif of the festival.
Mathieu Chaze
"One morning, walking behind you through the misty sandy lanes of our local woods, I had a realisation. I suddenly, for the first time in my life, remembered being your age and my dad mine…"
Rémy Olivier Robin
"I am intrigued by the idea of the quasi magical. Beyond the idea that light interacting with a sensitized film can create an everlasting image."
Kristina Rozhkova "Dacha"
In the euphoria of dacha life, I was able to understand myself in a new way, to be in peace and in harmony with myself
Walking in Paris
Autumn in Paris is a time of numerous festivals, outdoor exhibitions, and of course long leisurely walks
Marina Bulduk
Street photographer from Belarus shoots scenes of daily life in Istanbul and stays in "the moment".
Fred Herzog
"The reason I chose documentary photography was I had great fun walking around the streets of Vancouver, looking at the stores, the people and the signs."
Exhibition "Visibility"
Exhibition «Visibility. Why do we not know great women» took place in the Sevkabel Port gallery, Saint-Petersburg.
Vivian Maier
For the whole world, Vivian Maier was just an ordinary nanny and housekeeper from Chicago. Her talent as a photographer was recognized only after her death in 2009. The discovery of her work has become one of the most significant events in the world of modern photography.
David Yarrow and the Japanese masters at MAMM
"When I was photographing a polar bear in Alaska I had to go closer than anybody had ever done before... I was shaking so much I thought I’d never get the shot,"- recalls David Yarrow.
Fashion and Art
What can fashion brands do to increase sales and attract more customers?
Banksy in Moscow
"Banksy: Genius or Vandal? You Decide!"
Sarah Moon
Her style makes impression.. The study of art was not in vain, and Sarah Moon transferred the style of French impressionism of the early 20th century into her photographs, which became her trademark.
Steve McCurry in Moscow
Steve McCurry is considered the best of those photographers who work with the color today. The works of the author of "Afghan Girl" were brought to Moscow to the Museum of Modern Art (MMоMA)
Steve McCurry
"The most important thing is to be extremely attentive to the person, serious and consistent in your intentions"
Ben Hassett
Photographer Ben Hassett
«¡VIVA LA VIDA!»
«¡VIVA LA VIDA!». Story of Life, Love and Pain.
Photobook shop Ofr. Librarie
"There is no place quieter than a great bookshop"
Mario Sorrenti
His first serious experience was shooting an advertising campaign for Calvin Klein Obsession. 17yo Kate Moss, who was then an aspiring model and the girlfriend of a 21yo photographer.
Centre de Pompidou and Library
A creative atmosphere just reigns around the Center. On warm weather artists, traveling circus performers, musicians and photographers often gather on the Pompidou square.
Maison Europeenne de la photographie. Paris
The collection of the European House of Photography includes about 24 thousand prints, and the team of the exhibition center, in addition to promoting photographic art, is responsible for preserving the photographic heritage of the city of Paris.
Willy Ronis
"I remember all my photographs, my life is woven from them and sometimes, of course, they have something in common over the years. They wink, talk, they exchange secrets.."
Bauhaus and Photography. Dusseldorf
Exhibition called "Bauhaus and Photography - New Visions in Contemporary Art" has opened in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Igor Pisuk
A young Polish photographer and alcoholic addict in the past works more often in the genre of black and white documentary photography; his images can be compared stylistically and thematically with authors such as Antoine D'Agata and Jacob Sobol.
How did photographers live on quarantine?
How did photographers live during the quarantine? Did they shoot? They had enough subjects for photography? How did they feel, what did they live on? Photographers located in Russian cities alongside with those living abroad tried to answer these questions.
К21. Dusseldorf
Museum of contemporary art of 21st century in Dusseldord - K21.
OBEY
Street artist Obey Fairey. Who is he, a fan of George Orwell novels and what is known for?
David Uzochukwu
Involuntarily I challenged myself - I decided to see if my pictures could become a real reflection of my imagination.
Platon
During his career, he photographed almost all leading politicians, actors, musicians and despite the undoubted irony in his style of photography almost no one refused photo session with him.
Terry Richardson
"I inherited schizophrenia, depression, anxiety and complex of Napoleon from my father, despite the fact that both of us are tall men.."
David LaChapelle
The man called today's Salvador Dali is worshipped or rejected for his striking and distinctive style, it is hardly possible to not recognize or overlook his works.
AKAA Fair
The exhibition dedicated to contemporary art and design from the African continent
Instagram selection #3
Ghosts, enigmas and surrealism fill our selection of Instagram accounts.
"Not everyone survived"
Caricaturist Andrei Bilzho "Not everyone survived"
Offprint Paris
Offprint Paris is an annual four-day long bookfair that takes place every November since 2010.
Sally Mann
"In the fusion of the past and the future, reality and symbol, is where my family exists. A passing perspective of the past and unpredictability of the future - these difficulties created by time sway on their faces just like the shadows of the leaves of a large oak. "
Summer at MAMM
This summer MAMM showed a vivid exposition which included the works of the famous Alec Monopoli, Andrei Bilzho's cartoons about football performed by his "Petrovich", the eternal classic by Heinz Hajek-Halke and the bright floor of the design and contemporary art called 'Mad House'
Tim Walker
"I would say that I live in a fairy tale without a beginning and an end. In my world live small horses, huge people, monsters, kind animals, apples sized of a head"
CosMoscow Art Fair
CosMoscow is the Fair, which brings together Russian and international collectors, gallery owners and artists.
Ren Hang
Photography of Hang is perplexing for many, his work doesn't fit into the classical understanding of beauty and aesthetics. He used human bodies to in a strange way to form geometric compositions in the frame.
Isabel Muñoz
Munoz is like a sculptor in the photographic space. The composition of her photographs is always clearly built, which gives viewers the opportunity to see the smoothness of the body, muscle tension and skin texture.
Instagram Selection #2
Discover five accounts we have selected for you and get inspired!
The History of Photography
Any science or art was once born, but over time developed, improved and formed into new branches. So the same happened with photography which was the result of a synthesis of science, namely the development of photographic equipment, and art.
Pieter Hugo
I traveled a lot around Africa. I know it, but at the same time I never became part of it.
Instagram selection #1
Graphics, surrealism and fashion are all in our selection of the best Instagram accounts.
The Anonymous Project
Life caught in the dense colours of Kodachrome. These photographs - a kaleidoscopic diary of that era.
Exposure
Photoschool. Exposure in photography
Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz is a true master of portraits of celebrities. John Lennon, Whoopi Goldberg, Leonardo DiCaprio, Angelina Jolie and Elizabeth II- all of them were in from of her lenses.
Fubiz
Fubiz - This project exceeded all my expectations: it became a source of inspiration for many creative people and large companies.
Multimedia Art Museum of Moscow
MAMM is a 7-storey modern space in a white cube style hosting festivals and showing works of famous photographers
Cindy Sherman
My ideas are neither feminist nor political. I'm trying to put a few meanings into my photos, which can lead to more interpretations..
Provence Festival of Photography
In Europe people love photography and photographers.. And express their love with enormous amount of photo contests, festivals and art events.

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