FIRSTS IN BEAUTY! FINE ART PHOTO AWARD WINNERS

Top of the top beautiful! We’ve gathered a collection of top award winning fine art photos that competed in some of the finest photo competitions around the world, and we are sharing our favorites with you, including selections from Sony World Photography Awards, Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA), Lucie Awards, and Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3)

SIENA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS

The Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA) is an annual competition that attracts especially gifted photographers. Images are stunning interpretations and captures of art and culture, forming a beautiful time capsule each year.

SIPA is sponsored by Art Photo Travel, a not-for-profit association that promotes culture and the arts. See some of our favorite winners above.

SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

Check out the most beautiful winners & finalists of the Sony World Photography Awards. It is the world’s largest photography competition, produced by Sony and the World Photography Organisation, a global platform for photography initiatives, in partnership.

Photographers from over 180 countries compete. The aim of the competition is to raise the level of conversation around photography by celebrating the best imagery and photographers on the planet. Check them out below.

LUCIE AWARDS

The Lucie Awards is the annual event honoring the greatest achievements in photography from around the world.

“Lucie” is derived from the Latin word “lux” meaning “light” acknowledging the role that light plays in photography.

The Lucie Foundation’s sister-effort, International Photography Awards, holds an annual juried photography competition.  See some of the winners and favorites below.

PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS (PX3)

The Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3) competition attracts some of the best and most creative photographers from around the world. Check out some of our favorites among recent winners and finalists (above & below).

Winning photographs from the competition are exhibited in a gallery in Paris and published in an annual book.

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IMAGE CREDITS:

1. Image: by Leyla Emektar. “Strawberry Greenhouse.” Winner of Siena International Photo Awards.
2. Image: by Danny Yen Sin Wong. “Making fishing nets.” Winner of Siena International Photo Awards.
3. Image: by Stefan Thaler Untitled. Austria.
4. Image: by John Huet. Courtesy of 2015 Lucie Awards. “Bill May.” 1st Place.
5. Image: by Kate Turning. “Siren's Song.” Winner of Lucie Awards.
6. Image: by Steve Munch. “Foamy Flute.” Winner Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3).
7. Image: by Zak van Biljon. "Infrared." Winner Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3).
8. Image: by Miqo Cash. Winner Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3).
9. Image: by Kyo Chen. “After The Sun Went Down.” Winner Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3).
10. Image: by Mike Hollman. “WARP SPEED.” Winner of Siena International Photo Awards.