සටහන – පුලී
දෙසැම්බර් 26, කොළඹ (LNW): reFocus සම්මාන උළෙල මගින් ලෝක ඡායාරූප වාර්ෂික උළෙලේදී 2025 වසරේ ඡායාරූප ශිල්පීන්ගේ විශ්මයජනක ඡායාරූප සඳහා ජයග්රාහකයින් ප්රකාශයට පත් කර තිබේ.
මෙම වසරේ තරඟයට රටවල් 109 ක් නියෝජනය කළ අතර ඡායාරූප ශිල්පීන්ගෙන් දහස් ගණනක් ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම් රාශියක් ඉදිරිපත් කර තිබුණි.
ජාත්යන්තර කර්මාන්ත නායකයින් මණ්ඩලයක් විසින් තෝරා ගන්නා ලද 2025 සම්මානලාභීන් ඔවුන්ගේ සුවිශේෂී මනෝභාවයන්, තාක්ෂණික ප්රවීණතාවය සහ කලාත්මක නවෝත්පාදනයන් සඳහා පිළිගැනීමට මෙහිදී ලක් විය.

Photographer of the Year (Gold Category Winner) – Wildlife
For 15+ years I’ve returned to Bharatpur’s wetlands, but last year was unique. Algae blooms boosted fish, drawing Darters—and opportunistic Grey Herons. In a split-second heist, herons snatched fish mid-air from Darters. After years of patience, I finally captured this breathtaking drama.
Credit: Baiju Patil / reFocus Awards World Photo Annual 2025

Photographer of the Year (Gold Category Winner) – Animals
We hiked to this location by this Dalmatian. The landscape was completely shrouded in thick gray fog—we couldn’t see a thing. We waited, hoping for a change, but for a while, it seemed like we were entirely alone in an endless void. The sun finally began to break through, like a beacon of hope.
Credit: Bellot Audrey / reFocus Awards World Photo Annual 2025

Photographer of the Year (Gold Category Winner) – Nature
Where silence ends and thunder begins. A single moment frozen in flight.
Credit: Jarrod Saw / reFocus Awards World Photo Annual 2025

Discovery of the Year (Gold Category Winner) – Underwater
The Ghost goby is adept at hiding. Growing to about 2 cm long, they are well adapted to camouflage. With transparent bodies, fins with suction for firm grip, and low set gills to hide movement, they evade their predators. In the meantime, their large, angled eyes are on the lookout for plankton.
Credit: Simon Biddie / reFocus Awards World Photo Annual 2025

Photographer of the Year (Gold Category Winner) – Underwater
A solitary shark glides through the open ocean, framed by rays of sunlight that pierce the blue like a cathedral of light.
Credit: Remuna Beca / reFocus Awards World Photo Annual 2025

Discovery of the Year (Gold Category Winner) – Nature
The Tulip Nebula glows like a delicate flower floating in space. Wisps of gas and dust catch the starlight, giving it an almost dreamlike glow. A quiet reminder of the universe’s beauty and mystery.
Credit: Dylan Fohringer / reFocus Awards World Photo Annual 2025

Discovery of the Year (Gold Category Winner) – Landscapes
A volcanic plume rises into the sky as the first light of morning spills across the ridges of Mount Bromo in East Java, Indonesia. The scene balances violence and serenity, ash and illumination, reminding us of nature’s dual power to destroy and to inspire.
Credit: Timon Halbach / reFocus Awards World Photo Annual 2025

Discovery of the Year (Gold Category Winner) – Film/Analog
“Misplaced Childhood” explores the theme of early maturity among children growing up in rural Poland. This documentary series captures the moments where innocence intertwines with responsibility, freedom with constraints, and childhood with the inevitability of growing up too soon.
Credit: Yehor Lemzyakoff / reFocus Awards World Photo Annual 2025

Photographer of the Year (Gold Category Winner) – Landscapes
Melting iceberg along the West Coast of Greenland
Credit: Randall (Randy) Hanna / reFocus Awards World Photo Annual 2025

Discovery of the Year (Gold Category Winner) – Travel
A winter day in Muş… Children lead their cattle into the hot spring. A ritual of life, in silence, mist, and warm water.
Credit: Rahsan Firtina / reFocus Awards World Photo Annual 2025

