Congratulations to Matt Black and Tonika Lewis Johnson on receiving the MacArthur Fellowship, the prestigious award given to "extraordinarily talented and creative individuals as an investment in their potential. (...)

The URBAN Animals open call drew remarkable global participation, celebrating the fascinating coexistence between animals and urban environments. This year, the project garnered exceptional interest, with: An impressive 11,000 submitted photographs 7,736 single photos and 272 portfolios highlighting the diversity of urban wildlife and their interactions with city life Following an extensive selection process, we are pleased to announce the winners whose compelling images truly captured the spirit and vibrancy of URBAN Animals

The Robert Koch Gallery is pleased to announce that gallery artist Matt Black has been named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow, recipient of the prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, widely known as the “genius grant.” The award recognizes his extraordinary body of work chronicling America’s social and environmental dilemmas.

The 22nd edition of the International Photography Awards (IPA) proudly revealed its two top honorees, selected from among 22 outstanding category winners and finalists, during the prestigious Lucie Awards Gala held on October 5, 2025, at the Benaki Museum in Athens. The museum came alive with hundreds of photographers and industry professionals in attendance, including this year’s category winners from both the Professional and Non-Professional divisions, along with many distinguished guests and supporters of the photographic arts.
IPA Photographer of the Year 2025, Abdelrahman Alkahlout, received this honor for his searing and deeply human series “Echoes of Genocide: Gaza’s Civilian Suffering.” Since October 2023, Gaza has been transformed into a harrowing landscape of destruction and loss — brutal airstrikes tearing through once-peaceful neighborhoods, as the cries of the wounded echo amid the ruins. Through his lens, Alkahlout’s work stands as a haunting visual testament to endurance, faith, and humanity’s will to survive amid unimaginable darkness, compelling the global community to witness, to remember, and to act.

The spotlight shone brightly on Ali Jadallah, Dennish Schmelz and Andrew Rovenko as they were honored as the grand prize winners on Saturday, September 27, at the Teatro dei Rinnovati in Siena during the Siena Awards 2025 ceremony.

Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar was announced last night, 25 September, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, as the winner of Prix Pictet Storm, the 11th cycle of Prix Pictet. Receiving the prize of 100,000 Swiss Francs (126,000 USD / 107,000 EUR), Jaar was selected by an independent jury from a shortlist of twelve photographers for his 2025 series The End.