2025 Photo & Illustrations Awards Results are in

The 2025 Photography & Illustration Awards entries sparked quite a bit of excitement! With comments such as; "Beautiful!", "Fantastic!", "Gorgeous!", "Excellent!" from the Photography & Illustration Awards jurors. A big applause goes to all the artists who entered their work in this year's competition! Maria José Arias, one of the judges, made some glowing remarks about the Young Blood category, which features the work of emerging talent with less than three years of experience in the industry. Her feedback might have highlighted how the fresh perspectives and creative energy brought a unique vibrancy to the competition.

What stood out to you about the Young Blood category, or are you particularly interested in other parts of the competition?

"I was genuinely impressed by the young blood category. The work was beautifully crafted, reflecting personal experiences in a raw and honest manner. It reminded me why it's important to infuse a bit of ourselves into our work. That personal touch adds a spark that goes beyond strategy and everything the business demands."

Maria José Arias, ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, Hard Work Club, Toronto, ON

It's clear that there's a lot of fresh energy on the scene! The judges, who were divided into groups, took their time scoring each piece based on its creativity, technical execution, and how well it fit its category. The 178 winning entries will be featured this Summer in the Photography, Illustration & Design Awards Annual, and the online winner's gallery in April. Non-subscribers can subscribe to Applied Arts magazine for as little as $4 CAD* per month for two Awards-based issues, or you can pre-order your single copy and have it shipped directly to you. The issue will also be available at select newsstands in August.

Bill Hawley's "Playtime Scream Time" 2024 winning entry.

2025 Photography & Illustration Winners List (*Multiple Award-Winner)

ILLUSTRATION AWARDS

Alexander MacAskill
Amelia Chen
Andrea Cheung*
Andy Potts
Applied underwriters
Carson Ting, CAPIC
Cartier
Crystal Driedger
Danielle Adams
Daria Lada
Delphine Meier
Dongling Huang
Gabriel Masella
Gabriella Barouch
Hoi Yu Karen Ge*
Hua Ye
Imedia
Jieru Tang
Jinyue Fan
John Belisle
Laurent Pinabel
Leah Li
Lyndsay Wasko
Maya Ish-Shalom
Mireille St-Pierre
Myriam Wares*
Paul G. Hammond*
Piotr Lesniak*
Publicis Canada
Ray Dak Lam*
Romain Lasser
Shana Siegel
Sophie Lafleur
Stephane Defago
Stout Collective
Studio Nord Est
Tian Gan*
Victoria Chen
Wenqing Gu
Xiaojie Yang*
Yisu Yu
Yu-Ching Chiu
Yueming Li

Young Blood Illustration

Adi Nosib
Chenyi Luo
David Moon
Jenna Noordstra
Shiyun Zhong
Tiffany Chin*
Yutong He
Yutong Liu

PHOTOGRAPHY WINNERS

Aaron Cobb
Alma Kismic
Angry God
Audrey Mc Mahon
Benoit Bruhmuller*
Bill Hawley
Brigade
Carmen Cheung
Cheng Gong
Chris Gordaneer*
Christopher Amat*
Cossette*
Courage*
Curtis Trent
Dana Dorobantu, CAPIC
Derek Branscombe
Derek Shapton
Dylan Swart
Edward  Ramirez*
Ensemble*
Ethan Zargo
Fiocca Studio
Gerardo Alcaine*
Hugo B. Lefort*
Jake Killorn
Janicke Morissette
Jason van Bruggen*
Jean-Sebastien Vaillancourt
Jeffrey Milstein
Jiaqi Pan
Joseph Ford
Kate Ince
L'ELOI
Les Garçons
LM Chabot
Mathieu Deshayes
Mathieu Levesque
Matt Barnes*
Maya Visnyei*
Michael Nalley
Michael Seehagel
Nik Mirus
Nikki Ross
Patrick Enssle
Paula Wilson*
Philippe Richelet*
Pierre-Nic Lessard*
Radio-Canada
Ray
Renee Rodenkirchen
Richard Bernardin Photography
Roth and Ramberg Photography Inc.*
Ryan Szulc*
Sandy Nicholson*
Shoot Studio
Spafax
Sylvie Li*
Tarmac
Tieran Green
Véronique Duplain
Virginie Gosselin*
Westside Studio
ZGM Modern Marketing Partners

Young Blood Photography

Killian Duivenvoorden
Vladim Vilain*
Zach Phan*

Thank you to our award sponsors, VISTEK; association partners CAPIC, Design Professionals of Canada (DesCan) and our print and paper partner Mi5 Print & Digital Communications for their generosity and support! 

NOTE: If you have received a winner’s notification email and your name is not on the list, please email awards@appliedartsmag.com, and we will edit the list to recognize the winning work.

* Billed monthly. $40 annually in Canada. US is $60 USD or $100 for International. A subscription includes 2 Awards-based Annuals, access to the Digital edition archive and the AA Extra monthly e-newsletter.