Submissions Are Now Closed - Winners Announced!

Submissions Are Now Closed -
Winners Announced!

APA 2025 Winners

Celebrating the Best in Architectural Photography

Welcome to the official APA 2025 Winners Gallery, where we proudly present the most outstanding architectural photographs of the year.
From visionary compositions to technical excellence, each image is a tribute to the power of architecture through the lens.

Explore the winning entries across all categories and discover the photographers whose work redefines how we see space, structure, and design.

Photo of the Year
Architectural Minimalism - Michael Luetge

Photo of the Year

"Architectural Minimalism" by Michael Luetge

Concrete Memento

1st place

"Concrete Memento" by Chi Ho Gary Ng

Light's edge

2nd place

"Light's edge" by Afreed Ali

Spotlight

3rd place

"Spotlight" by Jeannette Matthies

Finding imperfection

Honorable mention

"Finding imperfection" by Ivo Tavares

The architecture of light

Honorable mention

"The architecture of light" by Grit Brune

Shadows in Spiral

Honorable mention

"Shadows in Spiral" by Omar Garcia

CONGRESS PALACE

1st place

"CONGRESS PALACE" by Dámaso Ávila

Sunny Side Up

2nd place

"Sunny Side Up" by Chi Ho Gary Ng

Passerby

3rd place

"Passerby" by Victor Garcia

Brixen Stadtbibliothek

Honorable mention

"Brixen Stadtbibliothek" by Enrico Perassi

Stykkishólmskirkja

Honorable mention

"Stykkishólmskirkja" by Joseph Dunatov

A

Honorable mention

"A" by Michael Luetge

Hong Kong in the Veil

1st place

"Hong Kong in the Veil" by Chi Ho Gary Ng

Misty Melbourne

2nd place

"Misty Melbourne" by Mat Moore

Qaanaaq

3rd place

"Qaanaaq" by Dennis Lehtonen

Sunrise in Venice

Honorable mention

"Sunrise in Venice" by Christian Basetti

Midnight Symmetry in Copenhagen

Honorable mention

"Midnight Symmetry in Copenhagen" by Oleg Ilyin

Still Waters, Moving Skies

Honorable mention

"Still Waters, Moving Skies" by Justin Emord

Vertical Piano

1st place

"Vertical Piano" by Omar Garcia

inside a staircase

2nd place

"inside a staircase" by Ivo Tavares

Arrakeen

3rd place

"Arrakeen" by FrédéRic Muller

Nøglehullet (The Keyhole)

Honorable mention

"Nøglehullet (The Keyhole)" by Elizabeth Crane

The Heart-Shaped Ballon

Honorable mention

"The Heart-Shaped Ballon" by Dominik Jaeck

Vertigo

Honorable mention

"Vertigo" by Andrea Bosio

Shadows in Valencia.

1st place

"Shadows in Valencia." by Javier Perez

Stacked boxes

2nd place

"Stacked boxes" by Vincent Belin

Atocha’s forest building

3rd place

"Atocha’s forest building" by Javier Perez

Bench

Honorable mention

"Bench" by Colin Page

Roi

Honorable mention

"Roi" by Mario Tarantino

Portal

Honorable mention

"Portal" by Beth Buelow

Ascension

1st place

"Ascension" by Anthony Wang

Concrete Memento

2nd place

"Concrete Memento" by Chi Ho Gary Ng

Ornamental Symmetry

3rd place

"Ornamental Symmetry" by Elwin Van Der Hoofd

Interlace

Honorable mention

"Interlace" by Oliver Deng

Warp Speed

Honorable mention

"Warp Speed" by Elizabeth Crane

Osaka Umeda Sky Building

Honorable mention

"Osaka Umeda Sky Building" by Leka Huie

Monte Rosa Hut

1st place

"Monte Rosa Hut" by Paulo Sousa

Sea and the Peaks

2nd place

"Sea and the Peaks" by Parham Taghioff

Chinese fan

3rd place

"Chinese fan" by Guanhua Ren

Serpentine Steel

Honorable mention

"Serpentine Steel" by Scott Anselmo

The Butterfly's Embrace

Honorable mention

"The Butterfly's Embrace" by Oliver Deng

Symphony of Forms

Honorable mention

"Symphony of Forms" by Oliver Deng

Architectural Minimalism

1st place

"Architectural Minimalism" by Michael Luetge

Goodnight

2nd place

"Goodnight" by Ivo Tavares

Geometries of Light

3rd place

"Geometries of Light" by Oliver Deng

Veil of Light

Honorable mention

"Veil of Light" by Afreed Ali

Lobster at Blue Hour

Honorable mention

"Lobster at Blue Hour" by Elizabeth Crane

American Refinery

Honorable mention

"American Refinery" by Gilbert Estrada

Stykkishólmskirkja

1st place

"Stykkishólmskirkja" by Joseph Dunatov

Bergeggi Lighthouse

2nd place

"Bergeggi Lighthouse" by Enrico Perassi

Symphony of Forms

3rd place

"Symphony of Forms" by Oliver Deng

Amsterdam Central Station

Honorable mention

"Amsterdam Central Station" by Rick Fath

Imperius rex

Honorable mention

"Imperius rex" by Christian Basetti

Light and Shadow in Motion

Honorable mention

"Light and Shadow in Motion" by Oliver Deng

museum staircase

1st place

"museum staircase" by Jürgen Hammermann

Staircase UTS

2nd place

"Staircase UTS" by Naoto Ijichi

Pixel Stairs

3rd place

"Pixel Stairs" by Masaki Yazaki

The Hyatt

Honorable mention

"The Hyatt" by Bettina Arens-Kardell

Seattle Staircase

Honorable mention

"Seattle Staircase" by Rick Fath

White Snake

Honorable mention

"White Snake" by Sabine Grossbauer

Ice Cave

1st place

"Ice Cave" by Parham Taghioff

Brixen Stadtbibliothek

2nd place

"Brixen Stadtbibliothek" by Enrico Perassi

Ascension

3rd place

"Ascension" by Anthony Wang

The Beauty of Concrete

Honorable mention

"The Beauty of Concrete" by Elwin Van Der Hoofd

Miho Museum

Honorable mention

"Miho Museum" by Naoto Ijichi

Imperius rex

Honorable mention

"Imperius rex" by Christian Basetti

Cloister of Monreale

1st place

"Cloister of Monreale" by Dario Lo Presti

Sunrise in Venice

2nd place

"Sunrise in Venice" by Christian Basetti

Framed Light

3rd place

"Framed Light" by Salar Haghighi

The Glories of Ancient Rome

Honorable mention

"The Glories of Ancient Rome" by Benjamin Damiano

Infinite

Honorable mention

"Infinite" by Afreed Ali

End of the day at Convent of San Antonio in Izamal

Honorable mention

"End of the day at Convent of San Antonio in Izamal" by Frederic Blanc

Color Blocks

1st place

"Color Blocks" by Masaki Yazaki

Sunny Side Up

2nd place

"Sunny Side Up" by Chi Ho Gary Ng

Interruption 1

3rd place

"Interruption 1" by Mario Tarantino

Pink and Blue

Honorable mention

"Pink and Blue" by Rei Hirayama

PAC-MAN

Honorable mention

"PAC-MAN" by Einat Atias

MAAT

Honorable mention

"MAAT" by Manfred Gruber

Interruption 1

1st place

"Interruption 1" by Mario Tarantino

Concrete Memento

2nd place

"Concrete Memento" by Chi Ho Gary Ng

Between Giants

3rd place

"Between Giants" by Monique Klein Schiphorst

In the mist

Honorable mention

"In the mist" by Richard Ferrer

An Overhead Swimming Pool

Honorable mention

"An Overhead Swimming Pool" by David Spence

Running

Honorable mention

"Running" by Werner Schwehm

Prehistoric Spine

1st place

"Prehistoric Spine" by Werner Schwehm

Old & New

2nd place

"Old & New" by Isabelle Seculier

In Parallel

3rd place

"In Parallel" by Chi Ho Gary Ng

Arabic Upside down

Honorable mention

"Arabic Upside down" by Christian Basetti

The Kattendijkdok, Antwerp

Honorable mention

"The Kattendijkdok, Antwerp" by David Valinsky

Arts and Science City

Honorable mention

"Arts and Science City" by Suraj Garg

Yellow Jam

1st place

"Yellow Jam" by Josbel Tinoco

Portholes

2nd place

"Portholes" by Gayle Pepper

Weil a. Rh.

3rd place

"Weil a. Rh." by Bettina Arens-Kardell

Zig Zag

Honorable mention

"Zig Zag" by Dorota Qaid

The Wave

Honorable mention

"The Wave" by Einat Atias

Duality

Honorable mention

"Duality" by Cecilia Gonzalez Hernandez

Vertical City, Silent Peak

1st place

"Vertical City, Silent Peak" by Shuchuan Liu

Vertical Piano

2nd place

"Vertical Piano" by Omar Garcia

A

3rd place

"A" by Michael Luetge

Roi

Honorable mention

"Roi" by Mario Tarantino

The art of geometry

Honorable mention

"The art of geometry" by Mirko Menghini

The architecture of light

Honorable mention

"The architecture of light" by Grit Brune

The Dark Knight Awaits

1st place

"The Dark Knight Awaits" by Ming Cheng

The Lone Vaporetto

2nd place

"The Lone Vaporetto" by Ming Cheng

The Lights at Fairfax and Wilshire

3rd place

"The Lights at Fairfax and Wilshire" by Gilbert Estrada

Still Waters, Moving Skies

Honorable mention

"Still Waters, Moving Skies" by Justin Emord

The Risen City

Honorable mention

"The Risen City" by Anoop Mohamed Basheer

Dublin Unplugged: The City's Acoustic Silence

Honorable mention

"Dublin Unplugged: The City's Acoustic Silence" by Tomasz Imiolczyk

Bridge to Nowhere

1st place

"Bridge to Nowhere" by Elizabeth Crane

Serpentine Steel

2nd place

"Serpentine Steel" by Scott Anselmo

The Ribbon Of Light

3rd place

"The Ribbon Of Light" by Wentao Guo

Fishing

Honorable mention

"Fishing" by Manfred Gruber

Sunset Over the Rainbow Bridge

Honorable mention

"Sunset Over the Rainbow Bridge" by Mahir Kurtalić

Flight over stillness

Honorable mention

"Flight over stillness" by Sadami Yoshida

Windows 5.9

1st place

"Windows 5.9" by Werner Schwehm

Windows

2nd place

"Windows" by Manfred Gruber

EVERYDAY

3rd place

"EVERYDAY" by Gianfranco Bove

Vertical Density

Honorable mention

"Vertical Density" by Adriano Nicoletti

Open Windows

Honorable mention

"Open Windows" by Silvia Rechberger

Dual Facades

Honorable mention

"Dual Facades" by Yuree Choi

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