The international jury panel has just announced Photographer of the Year, Best New Talent of the Year and the category winners of the Budapest International Foto Awards 2022.

The winners were selected from thousands of entries from all over the world after rigorous voting. The breathtaking works of photography speak to the immense talent of this year’s photographers. Through the lens of the photographers, we could see remote villages where the population is slowly going extinct, bizarrely shaped constructions and natural wonders we would never believe exist on our planet. 

Founder of the BIFA, Mr. Hossein Farmani, shared his thoughts on this year’s winning entries, “When it comes to this year’s BIFA entries, imagination knows no bounds or borders. The photographers enable us to view and comprehend not just our surroundings but also how communities far from us live.I would like to personally thank and congratulate the photographers for their relentless work and bringing us a fresh new perspective through their talent and creativity.”

Photographer of the Year 2022, Ege Edener makes a strong juxtaposition of modern times, the cities we roam and our sense of self – all of the elements that so often get muddled up in the rush of everyday lives. BIFA Best New Talent of the Year 2022 Vladimir Karamazov grasped the powerful feeling of slowly fading away in his poignant series of photographs where he uncovers the last eight inhabitants of a small Bulgarian village.

The Photographer of the Year will receive a $3,000 cash prize and the BIFA trophy and Discovery of the Year will be awarded a $2,000 cash prize along with the BIFA trophy. Main category winners will receive a $200 cash prize each. First Place and Main Category Winners will all enjoy international publicity throughout the year and have their works exhibited across the world.

Category Winners of BIFA 2022  
Professional Photography:

– Advertising: Palm Springs Shu Shu Life by Amyn Nasser
– Architecture: Modern Damaged Architecture by Muhammad Almasri
– Book: One Of A Kind by Donald Graham
– Editorial: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Brings Millions to Poland by Omar Marques
– Events: Festival People by John T. Pedersen
– Fine Art: Italian Renaissance by Giuseppe Gradella
– Nature: Tidnish Mountain by Rob Macinnis
– People: Quarantine Days by Ági Szabó
– Portfolio: Life At The Wall by Ege Edener
– Science: New Cosmos Underwater by Sachov Alexej Amateur/Student Photography
– Advertising: Spaghetti Stylist by Yuliy Vasilev
– Architecture: Architecture in Berlin by Selina Bressan
– Book: Dear Palestine by Roberta Micagli
– Editorial: Aspects of Everyday Refugees’s Life by Sakis Vavalidis
– Events: American Woman by Brian Wotring
– Fine Art: Textures by Andreja Ravnak
– Nature: Over Easy Alien Egg Fry by Bon Koo
– People: Maternity 24/7 by Olga Steinepreis
– Portfolio: The Last Inhabitants by Vladimir Karamazov
– Science: The Beauty of Insects by Marco Jongsma

BIFA’s mission is to promote the work of professional and emerging international photographers to the fast-growing artistic community of Budapest and across the world, putting them in the spotlight and providing them with a great platform to showcase their work.

Winners’ Gallery: https://budapestfotoawards.com/winners/bifa/2022/

Main photo by the Photographer of Year - Life At The Wall - Ege Edener, Turkey