As promised, here is a post containing a recap of everyone’s photos of the year, 2025. I am going to make this pretty informal, but I like the idea of it being a little bit of a competition. If you want to vote for a favourite, or a few favourites if you like, just comment their name/s below and after a few days I will tot up the votes, and send whoever the winner is a few rolls of film. I am even including my own photo in this too – that’s how informal I am going with this – it really is just for fun!
One thing I have realised putting all these together without their corresponding stories is how interesting it is seeing them without the words… that was sort of the message of my post, but it has made me reflect on all of them differently thinking about them independently of what people have had to say about them. I suppose what I am saying here is that if any take your eye, please do click through to the original posts to read more!
So, first off, the guy who kicked this whole thing off with his photo, David Pauley – you can see the original post here.
Next up we have my entry – see the original story here
Next, Neal Wellons entry – A Barn at the End of my Road – original post
Art Meripol’s entry – No Kings – original post here
Michael Ross – Earnsey Bay – original post here
Keith A Yeo – A Covered shopping arcade in the evening – Original post here
Mark Ellerby – A Stone Igloo – original image here
Next, Geoff Chaplin – Life and death in London – original image here
Tony Warren – Spicy Gossip – original post here
Julian Tanase – The long way back home – Story here
Alex Kreisman – A Guitarist – Original post here
Erik Brammer – They were yearning to become a photograph of the year – Story here
Harrison Matthew – Shadows On-Piste – Story here
Ron Duda – Departure – original story here
Lasse Andersen – Ceci n’est pas une pipe – story here
Steviemac – Scarborough – story here
Scott Ferguson – Danse Macabre – story here
Gordon Ownby – Exploring an Empty Art Gallery – story here
Peter Roberts – Vernality Redux – story here
Max Tiraquon – Graveyard – story here
Jonathan Murray – The Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone – story here
Ed – Abstract Graffiti – story here
Dave Powell – A Vast Illumination – story here
David Hume – Brahmaputra – story here
Omar Tibi – Towers – story here
Klaus Wirz – Through the woods to the shore – original story here
AndreArma – Frozen Light – story here
Simon Foale – Fish Market – Story here
Rollin Banderob – A Warm Summer Night – Story here
Curtis Heikkinen – A Morning in Snow – Story here
John Bennett – Oh, Hey – Story here
Theodore Crispino – Alpabfahrt – Story here
Sasha Tsyrlin – Black Rock Diving Tower – story here
Ibraar Hussain – The Haunting of Sheda Jatt of Village Gehal Bala – Story here
Richard Becker – A Picture in Spring – story here
DeeDee Yelverton – Sunflares and Sunflowers – story here
Christopher Welch – Foggy train crossing Story here
Alexander Seidler – Siblings – story here
Leon Winnert – Country Church – Story here
Sroyon – Monitor Lizard at Daybreak – Story here
Eric Rose – Harvest Moon – Story here
Kohtli – Solitude in Shenzhen – Story here
John Eaton – High Surf, Thick Fog – story here
Simon King – Westminster Bridge Matam – My Most Divisive Photograph of 2025 – story here
Danai – A Rainy Night in Chandni Chowk – Story here
Patrick Medd – Capo Testa, Sardinia – Story here
Don Kasak – A covered bridge in Alabama – story here
Andy Hertig – Photo Laundry – story here
Colin O’S – Moped Panorama, Rome – Story here
And that’s the lot…! I hope you all enjoyed the gallery of images – some absolute crackers, I am sure you’ll agree!
Share this post:
Comments
Ibraar Hussain on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
So so many photos with everything from impact to compositional grace
If I’d have ti choose one it would be….
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
Ron on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
John Greene on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
Geoff on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
Shadows on the piste, Matthew.
Jonathan Murray on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
Geoff Chaplin on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
Rollin Banderob on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
Tony Warren – Spicy Gossip
Hamish Gill - Cloud Inversion
Julian Tanase – The long way back home
Leon Winnert – Country Church
David Pauley on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
Harrison Matthew on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
No Kings by Art Meripol
Through the woods to the shore by Klaus Wirz
Harvest Moon by Eric Rose
Solitude in Shenzhen by Kohtli
And thank you to Hamish for starting this article series in the first place, giving me the kick in the rear to finally write something and submit to the site!
Bill Brown on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
Beautiful light to everyone in 2026!
Curtis Heikkinen on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
Ed on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
Art Meripol on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
These speak most to me ... David Pauley, Hamish Gill, Max Tiraquon, Rollin Banderob, Eric Rose and Simon King. I could easily chose another dozen names. They're all inspirational.
Jens Kotlenga on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
Heikkinen
Matthew
Rose
Seidler
Wirz
Great work, guys!
Lasse Andersen on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
Harrison Matthew – Shadows On-Piste
Rollin Banderob – A Warm Summer Night
Happy New Year
Leon Winnert on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
Keith A Yeo
Scott Ferguson
Max Tiraquon - my absolute favourite
Chrsitopher Welch
And well done to every body who contributed. What a fantasitic collection of great images.
Scott Bassett on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 02/01/2026
Scott Ferguson on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 03/01/2026
Great series, Hamish and I'm so happy to see so many new contributors and wonderful photographers!
Cheers,
s
John Eaton on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 03/01/2026
Danai on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 03/01/2026
Neal Wellons
Scott Ferguson
Gordon Ownby
Christopher Welch
John Eaton
Jalan on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 03/01/2026
Charles Young on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 03/01/2026
Chuck
Christopher Welch on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 03/01/2026
Steve Harper on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 03/01/2026
Spicy gossip
Tony Warren on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 03/01/2026
Max Tiraquon on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 03/01/2026
David Hume
Harrison Matthew
Neal Wellons on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 03/01/2026
Comment posted: 03/01/2026
Comment posted: 03/01/2026
Nick Smith on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 04/01/2026
Michael Ross
Alexander K on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 04/01/2026
* Julian Tanase – The long way back home
* Max Tiraquon – Graveyard
* Curtis Heikkinen – A Morning in Snow
* Kohtli – Solitude in Shenzhen
Patrick Medd on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 04/01/2026
Banderob
Bennett
Winnert
Thanks for organising Hamish!
DeeDee Yelverton on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 04/01/2026
- Harrison Matthew – Shadows On-Piste
- Jonathan Murray – The Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone
- Simon Foale – Fish Market
- Curtis Heikkinen – A Morning in Snow
- Omar Tibi – Towers
Comment posted: 04/01/2026
Michael Zwicky-Ross on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 04/01/2026
Peter Roberts on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 04/01/2026
So after much thought I'll stick with the three that appealed to me most when they first appeared:
Steviemac
Gordon Ownsby
Christopher Welch
Jeffery Luhn on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 04/01/2026
Dave Powell on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 04/01/2026
* Geoff Chaplin – Life and death in London [Ansel Adams had trouble getting people to exhibit and buy his street candids (they weren't landscapes, you see). But he wouldn't have had if they'd been THIS good!]
* Harrison Matthew – Shadows On-Piste [Wouldn't mind a big print of THAT on my wall.]
* Max Tiraquon – Graveyard [An unusually gorgeous graveyard IR... and another wall candidate!]
[... NOPE... Can't choose yourself, Dave! ...]
* Omar Tibi – Towers [Beautiful, moody, monochrome architecture.]
* Rollin Banderob – A Warm Summer Night [A great, great "alley" shot that even FEELS right!]
* Ibraar Hussain – The Haunting of Sheda Jatt of Village Gehal Bala [Beautifully composed, with experience ETCHED in her brow. (Also, my wife's favorite image!)]
* Richard Becker – A Picture in Spring [A lovely experiment gone right.]
* Eric Rose – Harvest Moon [I agree with others... Ansel would be impressed: "Bleach... Who knew?"]
* Andy Hertig – Photo Laundry [A perfect subject with great humor!]
Alastair Bell on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 04/01/2026
Kohtli on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 05/01/2026
Alex Kriesman
Sroyon
Danai
Harrison Matthew
Looking forward to the photos this year!
Alexander Seidler on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 05/01/2026
Curtis Heikkinen
Tony Warren
Hamish Gill
Harrison Matthew
Richard Becker on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 05/01/2026
Neil Lloyd on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 05/01/2026
Just love it
Michael Murray on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 06/01/2026
Omar Tibi on Photos of the year 2025 – Pick Your Favourite!
Comment posted: 06/01/2026