İstanbul Photo Awards 2025 winners call for depth, truth, cultural insight in photojournalism
 

ISTANBUL, 22 September (BelTA - Anadolu) - In an era dominated by rapid information flow, İstanbul Photo Awards 2025 winners in the Story Sports and Story Portrait categories stressed the critical importance of depth, truth, and cultural insight in photojournalism.

İstanbul Photo Awards, organized by Anadolu for its 11th consecutive year, awarded 29 photographers across 10 categories. The selections were made from approximately 22,000 submissions from around the world, a testament to the contest's growing prestige which has attracted entries from more than 20,000 photographers globally since its inception.

İstanbul Photo Awards has become a cornerstone of global photojournalism, celebrating the art of visual storytelling while shedding light on critical issues worldwide.

This year’s İstanbul Photo Awards contest is supported by Turkcell as the communication sponsor, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) as the overseas event sponsor, and Turkish Airlines as the airline sponsor.