This award-winning photo was taken with a 9-year-old camera
All About Photo has announced the winners of the 2025 All About Photo Awards – The Mind's Eye. And two winning shots were captured with a near decade-old DSLR, the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV.
This event stands as a global celebration of impactful visual storytelling, emphasizing photography's essential role in documenting and understanding the human experience.
As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the awards, for the second time the title of Photographer of the Year has been awarded to a woman: Marijn Fidder.
She triumphed over thousands of entries from more than 40 countries with her image, Husnah, part of the series Inclusive Nation. This photograph sheds light on a broader issue of disability rights, self-acceptance, and social progress in Uganda.
Both the Photographer of the Year and the second-place winner used Canon's beloved 5D Mark IV, a true workhorse camera that was launched back in August 2016.
Once again, these competition winners prove that you don't need the most up-to-date and expensive gear to create powerful imagery with a strong narrative.
This edition highlights 50 images. To explore the Merit Award Gallery, visit All About Photo's website for Parts I and II.
Marijn Fidder (The Netherlands)Series: Inclusive NationCamera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IVLens: Canon EF 24-70 mm f2.8L II USM
Husnah is a Ugandan swimmer who is currently the country's only classified Paralympic swimmer. Her first appearance at the World Championships in London was mentioned among the International Paralympic Committee's Top 10 Moments of 2019.
Life can present many obstacles for people with disabilities. These challenges lead to social isolation, poverty and reduced quality of life. However, amid these obstacles, Uganda is gradually transforming to become more inclusive.
As of 2020, Uganda has one of the most progressive laws for people with disabilities in the world. This states, among other things, that discrimination against people with disabilities is prohibited. Children with disabilities have the right to education and adults have the right to a job. This is very important because 80% of all people with disabilities in the world live in developing countries, such as Uganda.
While there is still much work to be done, the progress made thus far is a glimmer of hope for people with disabilities.
Abdelrahman Alkahlout (Palestine)Title: Stolen InnocenceCamera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IVLens: Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L III
Inside the morgue of Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, a Palestinian medic tenderly prepares the body of a young child for burial. The child lost his life during an airstrike that struck his family home amid the ongoing war that has gripped the region since 2023.
Wrapped in a white shroud, his silent face bears witness to a fragile life cut short. This heartbreaking scene captures the profound grief and enduring resilience of families living through unimaginable suffering.
Erhan Coral (Turkey)Title: Hot Springs of BudaklıCamera: Leica Q (Type 116) with fixed 28mm f1.7 Summilux lens
In the heart of Eastern Turkey's winter landscape, men and water buffaloes share the warmth of the Budaklı hot springs in Bitlis. Rising mist veils the frozen surroundings, blending human and animal silhouettes in a primal ritual of survival and coexistence.
While the snow-covered plains and distant mountains whisper solitude, the steamy embrace of the thermal waters becomes a sanctuary – where tradition, resilience, and nature converge in harmony.
João Coelho (Portugal / Angola)Title: ExhaustionSeries: The Iron QuestCamera: Canon EOS R5Lenses: Canon RF-14-35mm f/4 L IS USM
This image is part of a project documenting a group of young people working at a ship graveyard in Angola. Every day, the Titanic gang, as they call themselves, risk their lives on this beach.
After overcoming strong currents and waves to reach the half-buried wrecks, they have to dive again and again into the murky, dark waters to pull heavy pieces of iron from the bottom using only the strength of their arms.
After several hours of struggle they still have to drag the heavy pieces along the bottom to the beach, to put them on fragile motorcycles that take them to the place where they are weighed and sold.
It's a titanic effort that earns them only $150 / £110 / AU$230 per ton, a meager reward for surviving the risks they face every day. The enormous courage, determination and resilience this gang shows every day on this beach was the real source of inspiration that led me to do this work.
Francesco Gioia (Italy)Title: Hand and CigaretteCamera: Fujifilm X-Pro3Lens: Fujifilm XF 70-300mm f4-5.6 R LM OIS WRA close-up portrait capturing the elegance and rawness of age, with vivid red nails delicately holding a lit cigarette against a bold colored background. The textured skin and swirling smoke evoke a sense of character, resilience, and timeless allure.
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