The 2025 Exposure One Shot Photo Contest has once again delivered a breathtaking array of visual stories, highlighting the artistry and skill of photographers from around the globe. This year’s winners in the Street & Travel category showcase moments that blend candid authenticity with striking composition, transporting viewers to places both familiar and distant.
Photo by: Mark Seymour
These 14 remarkable photographs capture the spirit of exploration, culture, and human connection. From bustling marketplaces alive with color and movement to quiet, contemplative alleyways bathed in soft light, each image reflects the essence of a place in a single frame. Photographers in this category have demonstrated an extraordinary ability to transform fleeting moments into timeless works of art, capturing emotions, gestures, and details that might otherwise go unnoticed.
The winning street photography entries reveal the poetry of daily life—laughter shared between strangers, the interplay of shadows on weathered walls, or the vibrant rhythm of a city in motion. Each frame is a testament to patience, timing, and an intuitive eye for storytelling.
In the travel photography selections, vast landscapes and intimate portraits come together to create a tapestry of global experiences. From remote mountain villages to coastal sunsets and desert caravans, these images evoke a sense of wonder and invite viewers to imagine themselves within the scene.
Together, these 14 winning photographs celebrate not only technical mastery but also the universal human desire to connect with the world. They remind us that every street, every journey, holds a story worth telling.
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Street Winners
#1. Gold: "Wonderland" by Russell Rowland
#2. Silver: "Walk Around" by Lee Sau Yan Jackson
#3. Bronze: "Milonga in Buenos Aires" by Ricardo Pareyón Aveleyra
#4. People’s Vote Award: "Spirit of Zanzibar" by Jenni Collier
#5. Honorable Mention: "Costanera" by Ricardo Pareyón Aveleyra
#6. Nominee: "Two Ways to Wear B&W" by Harry Giglio
#7. Nominee: "Good bye my love" by Stefano Pasquiniv
#8. Nominee: "Kolkata Life" by Mark Seymour
Travel Winners
#9. Gold: "Flying Nets of China" by Donna Bourdon
#10. Silver: "On the banks of Varanasi" by Mark Seymour
#11. Bronze: "The Last Cormorant Fishermen of Guilin, China" by Randall (Randy) Hanna
#12. Nominee: "The Race" by Lisa LaPointe
#13. Nominee: "Fisherman" by Andy Lerner
#14. "From the river Ganges" by Mark Seymour
