Gold
The Defiance
SHAHIN KHALAJI United Arab Emirates
People/Portrait
Winners Gallery 2025
Gold category winners are honored with the NIPA Gold Medal. Silver, Bronze, and Honorable Mention recipients receive official NIPA distinction, certificates, laureate badges, and editorial recognition across the NIPA platform.
Photographer of the Year
Faces of Genocide , Untold Stories from Gaza
abdelrahman alkahlout
Turkey
Category Winners
Gold awarded works
Gold
Perfect day at Yosemite
Zoltan Toth United States
Landscape
Gold
Before the Storm
James Welch United Kingdom
Nature/Wildlife
Gold
The Gathering
Thomas de Franzoni Italy
Fine Art
Gold
NIEMEYER
DÁMASO ÁVILA Spain
Architecture
Gold
Spin control
Natalia Gorshkova Russia
Documentary
Gold
Amadeus
Peyman Naderi Netherlands
Minimalist
Gold
190917-090424
StreetMax 21 United Kingdom
Street
Gold
Faces of Genocide , Untold Stories from Gaza
abdelrahman alkahlout Turkey
Editorial/Press
Gold
The bitter death of birds
mehdi mohebi pour Iran
Environmental
Gold
Bouquet of Flowers Riverscape wide
Thomas Hartstang Germany
Drone
Gold
the silence of the lake
aref tahmasebi Iran
Mobile Photography
Gold
Drying incense
Azim Khan Ronnie France
Travel
All Categories
Silver, Bronze, and Honorable Mention works
17 awarded works
Silver
My First School
Andrea Francolini Australia
Bronze
The Language of Eyes
MAHMOOD AL JABRI Oman
Honorable Mention
A two-faced human
Mohammadhosein Mosalsali Iran
Honorable Mention
Veil of Serenity
Mehrzad Vahdat Canada
Honorable Mention
Captured
Mohammad Esteki Iran
Honorable Mention
The Beauty of Hardship
Viet Van Tran Vietnam
Honorable Mention
Three Mask
Ahmed Mohamed Hassan Egypt
Honorable Mention
Behind the shawl
samira hesami Iran
Honorable Mention
sadness
karrar alaa Iraq
Honorable Mention
Clowns
RAUL VILLALBA Argentina
Honorable Mention
The Puppet Master
Dikye Ariani Indonesia
Honorable Mention
Tired dog
Mahdi Zabolabbasi Iran
Honorable Mention
Lovely horrors
Amir Masoud Arabshahi Iran
Honorable Mention
Water Lady
Chin leong Teo Singapore
Honorable Mention
I am who I am
Andrea Francolini Australia
Honorable Mention
Flight of the Ballerina
Michal Nega Czech Republic
Honorable Mention
Fleeting Light, Floating Life
Tomohiko Funai Japan
12 awarded works
Silver
Bouquet of Flowers Riverscape wide
Thomas Hartstang Germany
Bronze
Arctic Silence 5
Patrick Ems Switzerland
Honorable Mention
Perfect Reflection
Alexey Morkvashentsev Switzerland
Honorable Mention
Sidar
Serhat Karasungur Turkey
Honorable Mention
Mevsim_gecisi
SALIH KUS Turkey
Honorable Mention
Panoramic view of Arpa Canyon, Armenia
Tigran Hayrapetyan Armenia
Honorable Mention
Steptoe
Anne Schlueter United States
Honorable Mention
Move
Mohammad Esteki Iran
Honorable Mention
The sound of silence 4
Chris Pantazis Greece
Honorable Mention
Nature painting
Abdul Baset mahmoodi Iran
Honorable Mention
Sunset on desert
Zeinab Mokhtari Iran
Honorable Mention
silent night
saeed sabetghadam Iran
14 awarded works
Silver
Arctic Silence 24
Patrick Ems Switzerland
Bronze
Kiss of Death
Arne Bivrin Sweden
Honorable Mention
flapping its wings against drought
Fatih YILMAZ Turkey
Honorable Mention
Life, Amidst Tranquil Ripples
AVILASH GHOSH India
Honorable Mention
Drooling
Xuejun Long China
Honorable Mention
Cheetah with cubs
Johan Willems Belgium
Honorable Mention
Cranefestival
Máté Somogyi Hungary
Honorable Mention
Damselfly Love
Chin leong Teo Singapore
Honorable Mention
The Grip of Power
Ghaniya Almajrafi Oman
Honorable Mention
Phantom of Lizard
Leka Huie China
Honorable Mention
Polar Bears on the Arctic Pack Ice
Somdutt Prasad India
Honorable Mention
Circle Of Life
Niki Colemont Belgium
Honorable Mention
Zen in the Steam
Hamid Al Ali United Arab Emirates
Honorable Mention
Southern Elephant Delight
MARK CARWARDINE United Kingdom
17 awarded works
Silver
State of Mind: The Theater of the Modern Mind
Antonio Coelho Portugal
Bronze
Arctic Silence 24
Patrick Ems Switzerland
Honorable Mention
IMAGO MUNDI
Sarb Vasile Romania
Honorable Mention
Elegy
Mohammad Yousefi Manesh Iran
Honorable Mention
“Dark Thoughts
Mostafa Nodeh Iran
Honorable Mention
The Death Of Ace
Peyman Naderi Netherlands
Honorable Mention
confrontation
Ali Zolghadri Iran
Honorable Mention
Amaka ll
maryam zandi United Arab Emirates
Honorable Mention
Princess from Atlantis
Ken Ang Singapore
Honorable Mention
Journey of Life 36
Xuejun Long China
Honorable Mention
Gravity of the soul
Alessandro Accossato Italy
Honorable Mention
Illuminated Dualities
Nima Moradpour United Kingdom
Honorable Mention
Looking Closer
Bevil Templeton-Smith United Kingdom
Honorable Mention
Light Painted Fairlane
Rajasekar Alamanda United States
Honorable Mention
The Frosty Heaven
Hugo Korhonen Finland
Honorable Mention
Nobody Spaces
Charles Chao Wang China
Honorable Mention
self-portrait
fateme Rohani Iran
12 awarded works
Silver
Axis of Intention
Alessio D’Addato Lithuania
Bronze
Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal
Antonio Coelho Portugal
Honorable Mention
Masaryčka
Peter Zarkob Spain
Honorable Mention
The Echo of Time
Mohammadreza DOMIRIGANJI France
Honorable Mention
Sculpted Echoes
Andreas Theologitis Greece
Honorable Mention
Harmony of Spirituality
IMADEDDIN ALAEDDIN United Arab Emirates
Honorable Mention
Topaz
GULAY TANSU Turkey
Honorable Mention
LOOK UP
Roberto Crucitti Cambodia
Honorable Mention
Stairways to Heaven
Dorota Qaid Canada
Honorable Mention
Majera Hotel
Seyed Shahabeddin Montazeri Iran
Honorable Mention
All Roads Lead to Milan
Mauro Scarfone Italy
Honorable Mention
Highlight
Ahmed Mohamed Hassan Egypt
17 awarded works
Silver
THE FAIRY TALE OF MODERN
Dao Tien Dat Vietnam
Bronze
Love Beyond Memory
Ahmad Kousa Germany
Honorable Mention
Soap Maker
Serhat Karasungur Turkey
Honorable Mention
Second hand refugees
Alaeldin Adam Sudan
Honorable Mention
tumble
Fatih YILMAZ Turkey
Honorable Mention
Ayoub
Matin Hashemi Iran
Honorable Mention
Peace Amidst the Chaos of War
Mouneb Taim Netherlands
Honorable Mention
Mournful
Ali karimi Iran
Honorable Mention
fisherman
ibrahim Aysündü Turkey
Honorable Mention
Afternoon In Khaju Bridge
Ali Azar Iran
Honorable Mention
Turkmen carpet weavers
Mehrdad Oskouei Iran
Honorable Mention
Washing Water Lilies
Ken Ang Singapore
Honorable Mention
Nebbie. Passion in Sicily
Antoine Buttafoghi France
Honorable Mention
Acid Attack Victim
Hootan Babapourvajari Iran
Honorable Mention
Never Give Up…
Mohsen Kaboli Iran
Honorable Mention
Tatvan 1
GULAY TANSU Turkey
Honorable Mention
Carving Light from Darkness
Shirko MAMAGHA Iran
12 awarded works
Silver
Complete route
Ali Zolghadri Iran
Bronze
Wrapped in form
maryam zandi United Arab Emirates
Honorable Mention
Word´s can kill
Antonio Coelho Portugal
Honorable Mention
Symbiosis 2
Xuejun Long China
Honorable Mention
Japanese crane
HIROTO FUKUDA Japan
Honorable Mention
Reeds
Kim Harding Denmark
Honorable Mention
Resilience
Peter Zarkob Spain
Honorable Mention
Pause clope
Thierry Lagnel Switzerland
Honorable Mention
fear
SHAHIN KHALAJI United Arab Emirates
Honorable Mention
Skiveren Bunker
Ralf Dreier Germany
Honorable Mention
white horse
Farid(Hassan) Azadi(Azadi Kenary) Iran
Honorable Mention
Alone
mahshad sadat razavi Austria
12 awarded works
Silver
From Salute to Cheers
Chris Mozyro United Kingdom
Bronze
Down Stairs
Marco Wilm Germany
Honorable Mention
cries bahind the wall
Avin Abbasi Iran
Honorable Mention
Solitude
Cuneyt Gumushaneli Turkey
Honorable Mention
Uzbek street
andrea maini Italy
Honorable Mention
Silent in the Crowd
Ahmad Kousa Germany
Honorable Mention
sun
amir ali navadeh shahla Iran
Honorable Mention
In Solitude, Wrapped In Color
Mahlagha Zarabian United Arab Emirates
Honorable Mention
Re:Vision
Juleah Claar Switzerland
Honorable Mention
Falling Ice
Ahmed Mohamed Hassan Egypt
Honorable Mention
Border
Faraz Ahanin Iran
Honorable Mention
Focus
Thierry Lagnel Switzerland
7 awarded works
Silver
zulljanah
Matin Hashemi Iran
Bronze
Rescue efforts in the Diyarbakir earthquake
Mehmet Masum Suer Turkey
Honorable Mention
Rescue Under Pressure
Jaime Pérez Rivero Spain
Honorable Mention
ALONE
ahmad Khatiri United Arab Emirates
Honorable Mention
The Mud People Festival in Nueva Ecija
Jophel Ybiosa Philippines
Honorable Mention
Sufism in Kurdistan
TALEB HEIDARI Iran
Honorable Mention
basın
SALIH KUS Turkey
10 awarded works
Silver
Elegy for Migrants
Keyvan Jafari Iran
Bronze
over the parchedland
aref tahmasebi Iran
Honorable Mention
roots of the soil
Fatih YILMAZ Turkey
Honorable Mention
Farmland
Mustafa Binol Turkey
Honorable Mention
End of earth
Mohammad Esteki Iran
Honorable Mention
Wrong place
Hamed Rasti Iran
Honorable Mention
Rivers
Amin Malekzadeh United Arab Emirates
Honorable Mention
From Life to Memory
Mardin Ahmadi Iran
Honorable Mention
Fig Tree
Faraz Ahanin Iran
Honorable Mention
The Silent Guardians
Vahid Hassan Abbasi Iran
16 awarded works
Silver
Eid Congregation
Azim Khan Ronnie France
Bronze
In the Belly of the Fish
Ken Ang Singapore
Honorable Mention
arteries of life
aref tahmasebi Iran
Honorable Mention
Golden sands
MAHMOOD AL JABRI Oman
Honorable Mention
WARI
SANGHAMITRA SARKAR India
Honorable Mention
Talab Moharloo
Amin Malekzadeh United Arab Emirates
Honorable Mention
Motherly Bond
MARK CARWARDINE United Kingdom
Honorable Mention
karagol
mustafa kurtbaş Turkey
Honorable Mention
Nature painting
Abdul Baset mahmoodi Iran
Honorable Mention
Bird’s eye view
Arne Bivrin Sweden
Honorable Mention
drought
Fatih YILMAZ Turkey
Honorable Mention
Harvest season
Hadi Dehghanpour Iran
Honorable Mention
Taktsang 2
Chin leong Teo Singapore
Honorable Mention
Sacred Devotion, Troubled Waters
PINU RAHMAN Bangladesh
Honorable Mention
Symphony of Water and Wetlands
Ammar Alsayed Ahmed United Arab Emirates
Honorable Mention
Bridge on Sunset
Alexey Morkvashentsev Switzerland
13 awarded works
Silver
Stare
Mina Noei Iran
Bronze
(A) Lone Surfer
Heather Smith Australia
Honorable Mention
The Death Party
Mostafa Mortazaviderazkola Iran
Honorable Mention
Vision
Mohammad Sawari Iran
Honorable Mention
Reflection of Innocence
Mohamadreza Jalilzadeh Iran
Honorable Mention
Facing Churchill
Seyed Ali Miremadi United Kingdom
Honorable Mention
miror building
amir ali navadeh shahla Iran
Honorable Mention
Beneath the Surface
MOHAMED NOUFAL India
Honorable Mention
Solitude
arsalan amanati Iran
Honorable Mention
Flood boy
Mohammad Sawari Iran
Honorable Mention
waiting
ahmad Khatiri United Arab Emirates
Honorable Mention
Safety
Solmaz Sadeghi Iran
Honorable Mention
Wings Over Concrete: Urban Birds’ Interlaced Flight Through City Streets
Raghuvamsh Chavali Canada
17 awarded works
Silver
karagol
mustafa kurtbaş Turkey
Bronze
Rhythms of Indonesia
muneera alobaidli Qatar
Honorable Mention
Colors land
Ali Nejatbakhsh Iran
Honorable Mention
Holy Journey
Jason Hioe Indonesia
Honorable Mention
THE ANCIENT TREE
SANGHAMITRA SARKAR India
Honorable Mention
herd
Mustafa Kılıç Turkey
Honorable Mention
Whispers of the Dunes
MOHAMED NOUFAL India
Honorable Mention
Early Morning Walk
Ken Ang Singapore
Honorable Mention
Sholakia Prayer
Chin leong Teo Singapore
Honorable Mention
The Guardian of Ramesses III
Patricia Mora Spain
Honorable Mention
Newroz in Krdistan
TALEB HEIDARI Iran
Honorable Mention
Riders
Serhat Karasungur Turkey
Honorable Mention
Vakil Mosque
Amin Malekzadeh United Arab Emirates
Honorable Mention
THE GIRL IN A TRAIN
Malih Mirzakhanian Germany
Honorable Mention
Doha mountains
Nora Maher Egypt
Honorable Mention
LAL KACH FESTIVAL.
MOHAMMED RIMON Bangladesh
Honorable Mention
Red Camel
Ahmed Mohamed Hassan Egypt