Hotshots

OUR PRESTIGIOUS ANNUAL AWARDS SHOWCASE THE BEST IMAGES FROM THOUSANDS OF ENTRANTS IN SIX CATEGORIES

Professional winners from the Sony World Photography Awards 2025

An unusual view, this image was highly commended in the Nature Photographer of the Year 2024, Animal Portraits category. Amy Davies tells us more about it

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

If you plan to enter our Close-ups and Details round, which launches next week, take these tips from three of last year’s top ten photographers

Our favourite photos posted by readers on our social media channels this week