The Environmental Photography Award 2025, organized by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, honors photographers who use their craft to spotlight environmental issues and inspire action.
The award celebrates its fifth anniversary. The competition features five categories: Polar Wonders, Into the Forest, Ocean Worlds, Humanity versus Nature, and Change Makers.
The photographs shortlisted for the 2025 edition will be exhibited on the Promenade du Larvotto in Monaco from June 3 to July 31, 2025, before touring internationally.
The photographs – almost 11,000 images participated in the 3rd edition of the competition in 2024 – are carefully selected by a jury of internationally renowned professional photographers for their technical and aesthetic excellence but also, and above all, for the relevance and strength of their message.
The Grand Prize of the 2025 Environmental Photography Award was presented to photographer Angel Fitor for the image ‘Unseen Unsung Heroes‘, winner in the “Ocean Worlds” category.
Angel Fitor has been recognized by the most prestigious photography awards, including World Press Photo, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, American Photography, and the Sony World Photography Awards
[He said] he feels as a proud ambassador of this photo competition, which carries embedded the historical, long-lasting commitment of the Principality of Monaco with the Mediterranean Sea, which has inspired [his] career since [his] earliest childhood.
Angel Fitor
Other category winners include Jellyfish and Iceberg by Galice Hoarau in the “Polar Wonders” section, Clash of Kings by Iacopo Nerozzi in “Into the Forest”, and Breeding Machine by Amy Jones in “Humanity versus Nature”.
This year, the Public Award is bestowed to After the Flames, Hope by Fernando Faciole. The SEK International University, historical partner of the competition, gives its winner the opportunity to visit the university’s research station, based in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador, and receive a €500 grant.
And, Forest Guard by Bambang Wirawan is the recipient of the Student’s Choice Award, and receives a €500 grant.
Prizes:
- Grand Prize Winner (Environmental Photographer 2025):
- €5,000 grant
- Invitation (including travel and accommodation) to the opening ceremony of the exhibition in Monaco
- Category Winners:
- €1,000 grant for each of the five category winners
- Public Award & Students’ Choice:
- €500 grant for each winner
- Public Award winner also receives an invitation (including travel and accommodation) to visit the SEK International University’s Amazon research station in Ecuador
- All Shortlisted Photographers:
- Featured in the Environmental Photography Award 2025 exhibition in Monaco and on its international tour
- Published in, and receiving two complimentary copies of, the Environmental Photography Award 2025 book
The jury comprises esteemed photographers and experts, including Ami Vitale, Emanuele Biggi, Aaron Gekoski, Tom Gilks, Ralph Pace, Audun Rikardsen, and Jaime Rojo.
Visit the website to view all the finalist photographs!
