Your Best Shot 2025 delivered stunning photography from start to finish. Over 9,300 Flickr members submitted more than 7,500 photos across five categories: People and Portrait, Wildlife and Nature, Urban, Open, and Through Her/Their Lens. Our judges selected one category winner from each group, then crowned one grand prize champion from that incredible lineup.
So what did our winners take home?
Each category winner scored a year of Flickr Pro plus a stunning metal print of their winning shot. Our grand prize winner? They get to choose a brand-new camera AND lens from this impressive lineup:
- Sony A7 IV with 28-70 f3.5-5.6 kit lens
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM Lens Kit
- Nikon Z7 II with 24-70mm f4 lens
- Fujifilm X-T5 Mirrorless Digital Camera XF16-50mmF2.8-4.8 R LM WR Lens Kit
Now for the moment you’ve been waiting for: Meet this year’s Your Best Shot Contest winners!
Wildlife and Nature Category
Frolicking – Young Bears by Lukasz Wielec
Meet the photographer: I’m an amateur wildlife photographer from Warsaw Poland. Engaged in photography activities seriously since 2018. Other places to check out Lukasz’s work besides Flickr are Instagram and TikTok.
About the winning photo: The picture was taken July 2025 in Slovenia. It’s an afternoon shot of two young bears playing with each other. It was shot on a Canon 5Rmk2 using a Canon RF 400 /2.8 lens.
Portrait and People Category
Dramatic Kate by John Purvis
Meet the photographer: I’m based in Northern Ireland and enjoy nature, astro and street photography but in the last few years have developed a real love of Dance and Theatre photography – trying to catch the movement and drama in performance.
About the winning photo: This image was made during a ballet photography session at the famous Sadlers Wells Theatre, London. Full credit goes to Ballerina Kate who made sure each shot was exactly right.
Through Her/Their Lens Category
In full bloom by Cornelia Schulz
Meet the photographer: Originally from Germany, I have called New Zealand home for the past 13 years. By day, I work in software localisation. Outside of the office, I am an avid runner and nature enthusiast. My passion for the outdoors translates into my photography, with a particular focus on capturing the raw beauty of New Zealand’s landscapes and the clarity of the southern night skies through astrophotography.
About the winning photo: I took this photo a little over a year ago when, on my way from Christchurch to Queenstown to tackle the Queenstown Marathon, I decided to stop over at Lake Tekapo. I headed out at sunrise to find the lake wrapped in low-hanging clouds and a heavy, beautiful silence. It was the perfect moment of stillness.
Open Category
farm 2025 09 by James Gehrt
Meet the photographer: I’m a fine art photographer, archivist, and adjunct professor. I live in Western Massachusetts but grew up in Wisconsin. My parents live on a small farm in central Wisconsin, and I visit them a few times per year.
About the winning photo: My dad, Roger Gehrt, is now 88 years old and continues to run this small farm, doing the chores twice per day. On this particular summer late afternoon/early evening, he was feeding his herd and the sun was glowing through the window behind him. The dust from the feed filled the air as he quickly walked toward me, bucket in hand. It was a moment where everything came together. I’ve been casually documenting this farm for the past 20 years or so, here is an album of images.
My work is in black and white. I look at the history of photography as my toolbox, with over 180 years’ worth of technology to use. I work with digital, large format, and historical processes. History seems to play an important role in my work. I recently exhibited work based on, and inspired by, George Eastman’s invention of the Kodak camera in 1889. You can learn more about that work here or more broadly about me here.
Urban Category and Grand Prize Winner!
La Última Pizza by Axel Freiria
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Meet the photographer: I’m Axel, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I am a Systems Engineer and a dedicated father, navigating a world often governed by logic and the intangible. Photography is my necessary counterpoint: it grounds me and serves as my tool to stop time. I look for calm within chaos and beauty in the everyday. My images act as a collection of pauses and silences rescued from the daily rush.
About the winning photo: This image captures the soul of “Güerrin,” one of the most iconic pizzerias on Corrientes Avenue in Buenos Aires. It’s a place that never sleeps, permeated with the aroma of mozzarella and the orchestrated chaos of the waiters. I was captivated by the cinematic atmosphere of the scene, the human warmth present among the cooks, the waiters, and the diners. I wanted to capture that precise moment when the frenetic energy of the city merges with the timeless tradition of sharing a slice of pizza.
Congratulations to all our winners! And a massive thank you to the Flickr community for making Your Best Shot 2025 another unforgettable contest. Every year, you show up with work that reminds us why this place is home to some of the best photography on the planet.