Unity Through Diversity: Leica Camera Announces Winners for its Sixth Annual Leica Women Foto Project Award

The global roll-out of the award empowers visual storytellers with a unique female perspective, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the first 35mm camera, the Leica I

TEANECK, N.J., March 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Paying homage to International Women's Day, Leica Camera announces the winners of its sixth annual Leica Women Foto Project Award. This year's theme, "Unity Through Diversity," prompted photographers to submit a photo essay exploring the importance of connection in times of division, expressed through the feminine perspective.

This year's awardees: Priya Suresh Kambli (US), Jennifer Osborne (Canada), Koral Carballo (Mexico), and Anna Neubauer (UK) were selected by a panel of notable judges ranging from award-winning photojournalists to renowned contributors to the world of photography. The selected winners from each of the regions will receive a Leica SL3 camera, a Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm f/2.8 ASPH lens, and a $10,000 USD cash prize.

As part of the celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the Leica I, the seventh Annual Leica Women Foto Project Award 2026 will be integrated into the world-renowned Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA), which is celebrated each fall at Leica Headquarters in Wetzlar, Germany.

"Each year, our expansive applicants continue to inspire the community through reflection and celebration," said Karin Rehn-Kaufmann, Art Director and Chief Representative of Leica Galleries International. "The Leica Women Foto Project draws remarkable talent that showcases individuality at the forefront of their work. Each artist selected as an awardee has such a unique approach to photography and how it resonates with their own narrative. I am very pleased to integrate the Leica Women Foto Project into LOBA as a third independent and important category. It is essential to provide visibility and support to emerging female talents in photography."

The Leica Women Foto Project serves to spotlight the way we diversify our communities through visual stories and emphasize female empowerment by its creators. This award has played a key role in broadening the reach of visual narratives, providing grants in collaboration with Women Photograph, Women Street Photographers and Photoville.

Please visit https://leica-camera.com/en-US/leica-women-foto-project/about for more information on the 2025 Leica Women Foto Project Award.

100 years of Leica: Witness to a Century
In 2025, Leica Camera AG is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Leica I, the first 35mm mass-produced camera, which was introduced to the public at the Leipzig Spring Fair in 1925.

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