The RPS Centenary Medal and RPS Honorary Fellowship – Susan Derges HonFRPS
The Royal Photographic Society has announced its 2025 award recipients, and the lineup is nothing short of extraordinary. With these honorees, the RPS Awards spotlight creators who are shaping visual culture through both still and moving imagery.
As the world’s longest-running photography honors—147 years strong—the awards continue to celebrate photography as an art form that stirs emotion and challenges perception. This year’s winners range from emerging talents to seasoned professionals, delivering work that spans scientific innovation, cultural impact, and artistic brilliance. Together, they embody the RPS’s pillars of art, science, and knowledge, proving once again that photography is a force for inspiration and change.
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RPS Award for achievement in the Art of Photography – Omar Victor Diop
RPS Award for Achievement in the Art of Photography (under 30yrs) – Tami Aftab
RPS Award for Editorial or Documentary Photography – Raghu Rai
RPS Award for Photojournalism – Amak Mahmoodian
RPS Award for Achievement in the Art of the Moving Image – Mónica de Miranda
The RPS Progress Medal and RPS Honorary Fellowship – David Malin FRPS
RPS Award for Scientific Imaging – Anand Varma
RPS Award for Imaging Science – Professor Sabine Süsstrun
RPS Award for Environmental Responsibility – Ragnar Guðni Axelsson
The RPS Eastlake Medal and RPS Honorary Fellowship – Vivienne Gamble
RPS Award for Photography Education – Janice McLaren
RPS Award for Photography with Young People – Juliette Buss
RPS Award for Photography Curatorship, Criticism or Research – Charlotte Cotton
RPS Award for Photography Publishing – 10 x 10 Photobooks: Olga Yatskevich and Russet Lederman
RPS Award for Social Impact – Jaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora
RPS Honorary Fellowship – Eileen Perrier
RPS Honorary Fellowship – Rhiannon Adam
RPS Honorary Fellowship – Richard Billingham
RPS Honorary Fellowship – Janine Wiedel
RPS Honorary Fellowship – Marc Wilson
RPS Honorary Fellowship – Martin Oeggerli