2025 PRIZES

*Single News 1st prize winner will be nominated as “Photo of the Year”, the laureate receives 6.000 USD in total.   

    CATEGORIES                                                                                  FIRST                             SECOND                     THIRD

SINGLE NEWS	*6,000 USD	1,500 USD	1,000 USD
STORY NEWS	3,000 USD	1,500 USD	1,000 USD
SINGLE SPORTS	3,000 USD	1,500 USD	1,000 USD
STORY SPORTS	3,000 USD	1,500 USD	1,000 USD
SINGLE NATURE & ENVIRONMENT	3,000 USD	1,500 USD	1,000 USD
STORY NATURE & ENVIRONMENT	3,000 USD	1,500 USD	1,000 USD
SINGLE PORTRAIT	3,000 USD	1,500 USD	1,000 USD
STORY PORTRAIT	3,000 USD	1,500 USD	1,000 USD
**MARION MERTENS SINGLE DAILY LIFE	3,000 USD	1,500 USD	1,000 USD
STORY DAILY LIFE	3,000 USD	1,500 USD	1,000 USD

** Single Daily Life category of İstanbul Photo Awards 2025 is dedicated to the late jury member Marion Mertens who past away in December 2024. She was a jury member of the contest for 7 years. Her legacy will continue to inspire future generations of photographers and journalists.