Leica Women Foto Project Award Opens for 2025
Leica Camera has officially opened the 6th annual Leica Women Foto Project Award for entries. This prestigious competition invites photographers to submit works that elevate diverse and underrepresented perspectives. With the theme, ‘Unity Through Diversity’, applicants are encouraged to create photo essays centred on the importance of connection in a time of division.
The award is open to participants from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Mexico (excluding Québec), and for the third consecutive year, Leica will choose one winner from each region. Each recipient will receive a Leica SL3 camera with a Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm f/2.8 ASPH. lens, and a $10,000 USD prize.
Established to support and highlight the feminine perspective in visual storytelling, the Leica Women Foto Project has worked with key partners like Women Photograph, Photoville, Las Fotos Project and the ConnectHer Film Festival. Through these collaborations, Leica has fostered female-driven narratives and helped launch the Leica Women Foto Project Grant with the Leica Society International.
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Karin Kaufmann, Art Director and Chief Representative of Leica Galleries International commented, 'The 2025 Leica Women’s Foto Project will celebrate the incredible talent and unique female perspectives within photography. Each year, we witness stories that not only captivate and inspire but also challenge and redefine the boundaries of visual storytelling. This annual project continues our commitment to fostering diversity and empowering voices that need to be heard. I am thrilled to see the powerful narratives that will emerge from this year’s participants and to support their journey in shaping the future of photography.'
The 2025 judging panel is a prestigious group, featuring renowned figures from across the photography world, including:
Karin Rehn-Kaufmann, Director, Leica Galleries Worldwide
Nikki Reed, Actress, Photographer
Maggie Steber, Documentary Photographer & Guggenheim Grant Fellow
Natalia Jimenez, Senior Picture Editor, The Washington Post
Laura Roumanos, Co-Founder, Photoville
Lucy Wescott, Director of CPJ’s Emergencies Response Team
Kathryn Boyd Brolin, Photographer, Filmmaker and Entrepreneur
Ana Linares, Travel Photographer and Condé Nast Contributor
Sara Rumens, Features Picture Editor, The Times
Mary McCartney, Photographer and filmmaker
Eva Woolridge, Photographer and Leica Women Foto Project Awardee
Elizabeth Krist, Former Senior Photo Editor at National Geographic
The 2025 Leica Women Foto Project Award opened for submission at 2pm BST on 17th September and will close on 04:59 am GMT on 5th November 2024. The Awardees will be announced on International Women's Day, 8th March, 2025.
Judging will focus on the quality of photography, the depth of the project, and the artist’s dedication to their craft.
The contest is free to enter and requires a series of 10 images to be submitted on the theme. At least 4 of the images must have been created between 2021 and 2024.
For further details on how to apply and the submission guidelines, visit the official Leica Women Foto Project website. Entrants must be at least 21 years old and reside in one of the eligible regions.
