Openframe Prizes — The year in photography

Happy portrait by Doug88888, CC BY-NC-SA

Open award / Portraiture

People & Presence

Portraits that hold more than a likeness: images of agency, intimacy, performance and the ways we choose to be seen.

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PortraitEditorialIdentity

Selected by Mae Elson

Surfing on Thanksgiving by Photomatt28, CC BY-NC-ND

Open award / Motion

Field & Flight

Images where movement becomes language—from open water and steep trails to neighborhood courts and improvised games.

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MotionAdventureSport

Selected by Asha Reid

New York City street by Saccodent, CC BY

Open award / Public life

Street Signals

The peculiar choreography of shared space: gestures, weather, work and chance framed in a single public moment.

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StreetPlaceDocumentary

Selected by Luca North

Notebook computer workspace, CC0 via Openverse

Open award / Industry

Tools & Tomorrow

Work about invention and labor—the people, materials and consequences behind systems that promise to change everyday life.

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TechnologyWorkObjects

Selected by Soren Vale

Community festival opening by Elgin County Archives, CC BY-NC-ND

Special award / Collective

Common Frame

A category chosen by the Openframe community, recognizing photographs that return attention to gathering, care and shared ground.

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CommunityGatheringCare

Community selection

Judges

FIELD

Mae Elson

Portrait editor · Field Journal

Mae studies the tension between personal authorship and the public life of an image.

MONO

Ari Pritchard

Digital media lead · Mono

Ari builds image systems for museums, publishers and independent archives.

KITE

Dalia Rios

Artist · Kite Studio

Dalia’s practice explores migration, domestic memory and constructed landscapes.

GRAIN

Kari Cole

Creative director · Grain House

Kari commissions documentary work where rigorous research meets quiet visual wit.

FORGE

Gideon Park

Athlete and photographer

Gideon photographs endurance, recovery and the intimate work around competition.

INDEX

Miguel Cardona

Visual researcher · Index

Miguel works across editorial commissions, cultural archives and public programs.

VISION

Jared Granger

Designer · Vision Office

Jared is interested in useful interfaces for visual research and publishing.

KODA

Christen Vidanovic

Social lead · Koda

Christen connects independent photographers with thoughtful, long-lived audiences.

LONELY

Brad Haynes

Product manager · Lonely North

Brad develops tools for mapping, storytelling and field reporting.

PALM

Niv Dror

Community curator · Palm

Niv supports experimental publishing and artist-led digital spaces.

SQUARE

David Lee

Creative officer · Squareline

David brings editorial pace and clear systems to cultural organizations.

ULTRA

Oli Serrano

Founder · Ultra Index

Oli publishes contemporary photography and visual criticism from small studios.