Imprints
Ten award-winning images fixed in time.
Deep Life Reflections | Essay 118 | James Gibb
Some images stay with us longer than the moment they captured.
Reflections don’t always need words. Images can be just as potent: imprints that defeat time and speak a universal language.
Below I’ve selected ten of my favourite photos from the recent Berlin Photo Awards 2025, including the overall winner and other award-winning works across various categories.
I was honoured to be named a Finalist in these awards for my submission, ‘Walk’. This was the first time I’d entered my work for critical review, so being shortlisted among such talented photographers was a welcome surprise.
2025 Berlin Photo Awards
My 10 Picks
1. The Right To Know
Roberta Vagliani. Winner.
Photo of the Year & Photographer of the Year
2. Pietro, his daughter Maria, and little Kevin
Franco Buoncristiani. 2nd Place.
People | Family Category.
3. The Wanaka Tree
Simone Osborne. 1st Place.
Nature | Landscapes Category.
4. The Railway Walkers
Jonny Greenstein. 2nd Place.
Urban | Transportation Category.
5. Tunnel View
Andreas Timar. 2nd Place.
Urban | Street Photography Category.
6. The Desert Diamond Hotel in Ningxia, China
Kan Wang. 1st Place.
Architectural Photography Category.
7. Once Upon a Pass
Liam Mann. 2nd Place.
Long Exposure Category.
8. Sunrise at Lake Boora
Todor Tilev. 3rd Place.
Nature | Landscapes Category.
9. Balloons
Vanessa Abramowitz. Honourable Mention.
Urban | Street Photography Category.
10. Engulf
Danny Au. Honourable Mention.
Urban | Cityscapes & Skylines Category.
This week’s cover image is one of my own photographs, taken in Berlin in 2016. It features The Fernsehturm (Television Tower), constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the German Democratic Republic as both a functional broadcasting facility and a symbol of Communist power.
The tower remains visible across Berlin.
A reminder of consequential history.
The moment is gone.
The imprint remains.
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