40 Incredible Panoramas From The 2025 Epson International Photography Competition
The 2025 Epson International Pano Awards once again celebrated the breathtaking art of panoramic photography, showcasing some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes, cityscapes, and creative wide-format shots from around the world. From fiery desert sunsets and glowing northern lights to futuristic skylines and tranquil seascapes, these winning and finalist images prove just how powerful a single sweeping frame can be.
This year’s top honor went to Italian photographer Alessandro Cantarelli, who won the “Open Photographer of the Year” award for his mesmerizing 360° desert shot titled “Last Fireworks.” The 2025 Epson International Photography Competition proves once again that when talent, patience, and vision meet, even a single image can make us feel the true scale and wonder of our planet.
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#1 Open Nature/Landscape: “Smoking Skull” By Daniel Viñé Garcia, Spain
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Fagradalsfjall Volcano, Iceland
#2 Open Nature/Landscape: “Entstehung” By Lukas Moesch, Switzerland
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Iceland
#3 Open Nature/Landscape: “Lofoten Sunrise” By Stefan Liebermann, Germany
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Lofoten, Norway
#4 Amateur Nature/Landscape: “Tea Hills” By Florian Kriechbaumer, United Arab Emirates
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Vietnam
#5 Open Nature/Landscape: “Last Fireworks” By Alex Wides (Alessandro Cantarelli), Italy
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Algeria
First-place category winner and Open competition overall winner
#6 Open Nature/Landscape: “Descend” By Daniel Vaughan, Australia
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Cenote Maravilla, Mexico
#7 Open Built Environment/Architecture: “Svolvær By Night” By Yuan Li, China
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Svolvær, Lofoten, Norway
#8 Open Nature/Landscape: “The Whales Welcome” By Matthew Smith, Australia
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The Kingdom of Tonga
#9 Open Nature/Landscape: “Quiver Tree Under The Red Flame Of Orion” By Egor Goryachev, Germany
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Quiver Tree Forest, Namibia
#10 Open Southeast Asia: “Golden Season In Trung Khanh” By Phuc Minh Le, Vietnam
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Trung Khanh, Cao Bang, Vietnam
#11 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: “Cinderella’s Castle” By Judith Kuhn, Germany
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Neuschwanstein castle, Schwangau, Ostallgäu, Bavaria, Germany
#12 Open Southeast Asia: “At The Bar” By Ranjan Ramchandani, Singapore
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Tanzania
#13 Amateur Nature/Landscape: “Drooling” By Xuejun Long, China
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Kenya
#14 Amateur Nature/Landscape: “Remnants” By Kevin Nyun, United States
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Altiplano, Bolivia
#15 Amateur Nature/Landscape: “St Michel And The Hole” By Juan Pablo Dentone, Spain
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Mount Saint Michel, France
#16 Open Built Environment/Architecture: “Rainbow Bay” By Siyuan Cao, USA
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San Francisco Bay Area
#17 Open Built Environment/Architecture: “Northern Lights Over Reine Fishing Village” By Wei Lian, United States
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Norway
#18 Open Nature/Landscape: “First Step” By Alex Wides (Alessandro Cantarelli), Italy
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Dolomites, Italy
#19 Open Built Environment/Architecture: “Morning Chapel” By Ngar Shun Victor Wong, Hong Kong
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Slovenia
#20 Open Nature/Landscape: “Cathedral Of Shadows” By Daniel Viñé Garcia, Spain
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Hanksville, Utah, United States
#21 Open Nature/Landscape: “Snail Kiss” By Ngar Shun Victor Wong, Hong Kong
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Tai po, Hong Kong
#22 Open Southeast Asia: “Wildebeest Migration In Kenya” By William Chua
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Kenya
Southeast Asia Open Photographer of the Year
#23 Open Built Environment/Architecture And Open Southeast Asia: “Silk Of The Sea” By Cao Thi Ngoc Diem, Vietnam
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Phu Yen, Vietnam
#24 Amateur Nature/Landscape: “The Wave” By Luis Cajete, Spain
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Arizona, USA
Second-place category winner
#25 Open Built Environment/Architecture: “Foggy City” By Ngar Shun Victor Wong, Hong Kong
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Shanghai, China
#26 Open Built Environment/Architecture: “Seattle In Fog” By David Swindler, Us
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Seattle, USA
#27 Open Nature/Landscape: “Morning-Dream” By Ngar Shun Victor Wong, Hong Kong
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Slovenia
#28 Open Nature/Landscape: “Peaceful Neighbours” By Rolf Gemperle, Switzerland
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Saudi Arabia
#29 Open Southeast Asia: “Cultivating Bougainvillea In Preparation For Tet Holiday” By Phuc Minh Le, Vietnam
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Vietnam
#30 Amateur Nature/Landscape: “Alien Throne” By Julio Castro Pardo, Spain
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Valley of Dreams, New Mexico, USA
Third-place category winner
#31 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: “Great Wall” By Agnes Anna Sadowski, Germany
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China
Second-place category winner
#32 Amateur Built Environment/Architecture: “Red City” By Anto Camacho, Spain
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Valencia
#33 Open Built Environment/Architecture: “Dancing Fireflies” By Shirley Wung, Taiwan
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Japan
#34 Open Built Environment/Architecture: “Vertical City, Silent Peak” By Shuchuan Liu, China
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Tokyo, Japan
#35 Open Built Environment/Architecture: “Neuschwanstein Castle” By Xuejun Bian, USA
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Fussen, Germany
#36 Open Nature/Landscape: “Sacred Nature” By Marina Cano, Spain
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Lake Nakuru, Kenya
Second-place category winner
#37 Open Nature/Landscape: “Dawn On The Glacier Peak” By Yihsun Chou, Taiwan
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Switzerland
#38 Open Built Environment/Architecture And Open Southeast Asia: “Salt Harvesting” By Tuan Nguyen Tan, Vietnam
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Bac Lieu, Vietnam
#39 Amateur Nature/Landscape: “Gannets Fight” By Arun Mohanraj, Great Britain
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Shetland, Scotland
#40 Open Built Environment/Architecture: “Stranded” By Andy Wong, Hong Kong
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Hong Kong
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