{"id":300081,"date":"2026-02-20T00:15:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T00:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/300081\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T00:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T00:15:19","slug":"female-in-focus-x-nikon-2025-winners-amplify-womens-voices-in-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/300081\/","title":{"rendered":"Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 Winners Amplify Women’s Voices in Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The British Journal of Photography and Nikon have announced the outstanding winners of the Female in Focus 2025 photography competition<\/a>. The competition celebrates the work of women and non-binary photographers worldwide. <\/p>\n

The theme of this year\u2019s Female in Focus competition is On the Cusp, which photographers interpreted in diverse and interesting ways, including work that explores personal transition, cultural upheaval, and environmental change. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to celebrate this year\u2019s Female in Focus winners, whose work brilliantly captures the spirit of being \u2018on the cusp.\u2019 I\u2019ve been particularly struck by the playful rebelliousness threaded through so many of the images, each one offering a bold and thoughtful perspective on liminality,\u201d says Ruby Nicholson, Senior Communications Manager, Nikon Northern Europe. \u201cIt\u2019s a privilege for Nikon to support an award that spotlights the extraordinary talent of female and non-binary photographers, and we\u2019re incredibly proud to help amplify their voices on a global stage.\u201d <\/p>\n

Two photographers won for their series, while 21 single images were also selected this year. All the winning photos are featured below, starting with the pair of award-winning photo series. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe two series that are recognized in this edition of Female in Focus stand at the fault lines of history, where private lives collide with vast systems of power,\u201d says Louise Fedotov-Clements, Director of Photoworks and Female in Focus x Nikon judge. \u201cTogether, they are not only timely, they are alarms. They capture the world on the cusp of irreversible change and insist that photography remains an important tool not just for seeing, but for reckoning.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u2018New Scramble\u2019 by Giya Makondo-Wills <\/p>\n

Photographer Giya Makondo-Wills\u2019 series \u201cNew Scramble,\u201d predominantly set in Johannesburg, South Africa, investigates the rapid expansion of data centers and what the photographer considers a modern-day \u201cscramble\u201d for power and influence in Africa. The project examines how historical patterns of resource extraction and ownership have shaped Africa, and how similar patterns may emerge through data infrastructure. <\/p>\n

\"A\u00a9 Giya Makondo-Wills, \u2018New Scramble\u2019 | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"Two\u00a9 Giya Makondo-Wills, \u2018New Scramble\u2019 | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Giya Makondo-Wills, \u2018New Scramble\u2019 | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Giya Makondo-Wills, \u2018New Scramble\u2019 | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Giya Makondo-Wills, \u2018New Scramble\u2019 | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 <\/p>\n

Makondo-Wills grapples with concepts of ownership, memory, and communication in the digital age through evocative, often personal imagery, including portraits and landscapes. <\/p>\n

\u201cHow we communicate is changing \u2014 if we don\u2019t own the channels we use to communicate, we don\u2019t own the stories, language, identity, culture,\u201d the photographer says. \u201cWhat are the implications of this in 100 or 200 years? Could it erase our history, culture?\u201d <\/p>\n

\"Two\u00a9 Giya Makondo-Wills, \u2018New Scramble\u2019 | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Giya Makondo-Wills, \u2018New Scramble\u2019 | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Giya Makondo-Wills, \u2018New Scramble\u2019 | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Giya Makondo-Wills, \u2018New Scramble\u2019 | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \u2018The Other Battlefields\u2019 by Laetitia Van\u00e7on <\/p>\n

Beginning in June 2022, Laetitia Van\u00e7on began photographing graduates in Odesa, Ukraine, just months after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Van\u00e7on\u2019s early image of students dancing behind a wall of sandbags built for protection birthed a larger project that explored how young people in Ukraine were caught between two worlds: the life they had imagined they would have and the life they have been living under war. <\/p>\n

\"Young\u00a9 Laetitia Van\u00e7on, \u2018The Other Battlefields\u2019 | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"Three\u00a9 Laetitia Van\u00e7on, \u2018The Other Battlefields\u2019 | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025
\n \"A\u00a9 Laetitia Van\u00e7on, \u2018The Other Battlefields\u2019 | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Laetitia Van\u00e7on, \u2018The Other Battlefields\u2019 | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Laetitia Van\u00e7on, \u2018The Other Battlefields\u2019 | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Laetitia Van\u00e7on, \u2018The Other Battlefields\u2019 | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 <\/p>\n

While many photographers in Ukraine are focused on the frontlines, Van\u00e7on uses her camera to capture daily life, showing students continuing to work hard in the hopes of a better life, volunteers building bulletproof vests for soldiers, young people growing up in constant danger, and more. Van\u00e7on\u2019s photos show how war impacts people, whether they are soldiers or not, and the imprint that war leaves on entire generations. <\/p>\n

Winners \u2014 Single Images <\/p>\n

Below are the 21 single photos that won in this year\u2019s Female in Focus x Nikon awards. <\/p>\n

\"An\u00a9 Ada Marino | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025
\n \"Five\u00a9 Ana Margarita Flores | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Andrea Marti | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"Three\u00a9 Angela Cappetta | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"An\u00a9 Anna Ziegler | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Cybele Malinowski | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"Two\u00a9 Esther N\u2019sapu | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Fran Rowse | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025
\n \"Six\u00a9 Jip Schalkx | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Karen Paz Gonzalez | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Kinga Wrona | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"An\u00a9 Kseniya Halubovich | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Laila Seiber | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"Four\u00a9 Laila Seiber | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Lina Maria Sanchez | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025
\n \"Two\u00a9 Olivia \u2018LIT LIV\u2019 Morgan | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Nayra Aly | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Oda Fjellang | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Paloma Gonzalez | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Rayna Carruthers | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 \"A\u00a9 Teva Cosic | Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 More From Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 <\/p>\n

The winners above, selected from thousands of excellent submissions, will be presented at 1014 Gallery<\/a> in London from April 24 through May 29 and at PhotoIreland Dublin<\/a> from September 10 through October 25. <\/p>\n

Image credits: Female in Focus x Nikon<\/a> is an international photography award by the \u2018British Journal of Photography<\/a>,\u2019 the world\u2019s longest running photography publication founded in 1854, in partnership with Nikon. All photographers are credited in the image captions. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The British Journal of Photography and Nikon have announced the outstanding winners of the Female in Focus 2025…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300082,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[437,434,435,436,1767,11798,438,146,5150,151477,85,46,13907,11799,4164],"class_list":{"0":"post-300081","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-competition","13":"tag-contest","14":"tag-design","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-female","17":"tag-femaleinfocus","18":"tag-il","19":"tag-israel","20":"tag-nikon","21":"tag-photocontest","22":"tag-women"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}