2025 Documentary photography - Finalists and Winners

1. Robin Tutenges (France) - WINNERS

Born in 1995, Robin Tutenges is a multi-awarded French photographer, member of the Hors Format collective, working mainly in Asia and Eastern Europe. His work focuses on crises and their consequences, with a focus on human rights violations. He has, for example, covered the Xinjiang camp survivors in Kazakhstan, the skateboarding community in Ukraine, and revolutionary movements in Bangladesh. Since 2022, he has documented Myanmar’s resistance. His work has notably been published in The Washington Post, Le Monde, and The Guardian.

2. Marijn Fidder (Netherlands) - WINNERS

Marijn Fidder (b. 1997, The Netherlands) is a Dutch documentary photographer who focuses on current affairs and contemporary social issues. She uses photography to speak on behalf of the voiceless, and for the rights of all who are vulnerable. Her work has appeared in National Geographic Netherlands, CNN Style, NRC Handelsblad, Het Financieele Dagblad, Evangelische Omroep, GUP New Talent and Die Zeit, among others.

3. Carola Cappellari (Italy) - WINNERS

Carola Cappellari is a documentary photographer whose work begins autobiographically, with the stories and circumstances of close people and acquaintances as a starting point to explore broader concepts of identity, family, belonging, and migration. She graduated from the UAL Documentary Photography program, and her work has been exhibited internationally in Europe and beyond. In 2023, she was among the finalists of the Canon Development Program and received an honorable mention from the Lucie Foundation with her collaborative project \"Sons of the Sun\".

Matteo Trevisan (Italy) - HONORABLE MENTION

Matteo Trevisan (1991) is a photographer and videomaker from Friuli Venezia Giulia region (Italy) who has been represented by Contrasto agency since 2021. Born and raised in a border area between Italy and Slovenia, Trevisan develops long-term projects on social and ecological issues with an anthropological approach to the territory. In 2024 he published his first photo book, \"I Guardiani della montagna - We are still dreaming\" (Danilo Montanari Editore), which explores the struggles of young people in the NO TAV movement, accompanied by a text by the writer Erri De Luca.

Blaž Gutman (Slovenia) - FINALISTS

Blaž Gutman (b. 1990) is a Slovenian photographer, whose work focuses on the palimpsest of time in both commercial and personal projects. He obtained his MFA in Photography at the Belfast School of Art, University of Ulster (Northern Ireland). As a photographer, he works for the National Museum of Slovenia, Museum and galleries of Ljubljana and the newly established contemporary art gallery Cukrarna. His photographs are held at the documentation offices of various museums in Slovenia and are also part of many publications and catalogues.

Isabelle Hayeur (Canada) - FINALISTS

Isabelle Hayeur is known for her photographs and her experimental videos. Her work is situated within a critical approach to the environment, urban development and to social conditions. Since the late 1990s, she has been probing the territories she goes through to understand how our contemporary civilizations take over and fashion their environments. She is concerned about the evolution of places and communities in the neoliberal sociopolitical context we currently live in.

Giuseppe Cardoni (Italy) - FINALISTS

Lives in Umbria, Italy. He is co-author, with Luca Cardinalini of the photographic book “STTL La terra ti sia lieve”, with Luigi Loretoni, he published in 2008 “Miserere”, in 2011 “Gubbio, I Ceri” and in 2014 “Kovilj”. Also in 2014 he published \"Boxing Notes\". In 2019 he has published “Jazz Notes\". In 2020 he published \"Life and Death - Mexican Rhapsody\", in 2021 “Passion for Sport”, in 2023 \"In and out of the ring\" and \"Metropolitan Fragments\". Winner or finalist in many national and international competitions

Mario Heller (Germany) - FINALISTS

Mario Heller is a Berlin-based Swiss photographer and photo editor. Beginning his career as a pastry chef, Mario transitioned to photography in 2015, dedicating himself to discovering and sharing compelling stories from around the globe. In 2021, Mario expanded his career by joining Tagesspiegel, the leading Berlin newspaper, as a staff photographer and photo editor. Since 2023, Mario has become a full member of the photography agency Panos Pictures, which represents him and distributes his stories on an international scale

Matic Zorman (Slovenia) - FINALISTS

Matic Zorman is a photographer dedicated to capturing social and humanitarian issues worldwide, starting as a freelance photographer in 2008.He has since worked on assignments with clients such as various NGOs, The European Commission (DEVCO), The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, The Economist, L’Express, The Independent, and others, valuing his punctuality and aesthetic approach.His areas of focus are in Luxembourg, the Balkans, Tajikistan, Lebanon, Gaza, Egypt and Luxembourg.Zorman\'s work was recognised at World Press Photo, Reportage by Getty Images, Lens Culture, Slovenia Press Photo...

Zifan Zhang (China) - FINALISTS

Zifan Zhang (b.1996) is a Chinese documentary photographer who focuses mainly on the social and cultural impact of societal changes in contemporary China and within post-Soviet space through long-term projects.