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Portrait photographers

AWARDS

Portrait Photo Awards is a place where the best portrait photographers in the world compete with each other for the top place in the international rating. Experienced professionals with the most creative ideas and imaginative thinking receive our awards. Their best works are displayed in our regular collections and social networks to thousands of potential clients from many countries. 

We are striving to gather the most talented portrait photographers from all over the world. If you think that you belong to their ranks, register and submit your best photographs. An international jury of acknowledged experts will examine each work. Do note that our team is very picky: less are 10% of all photographs are honored with a place in our monthly collections. 

Portrait Photo Awards is also a great place to find a photographer. Do you want to hire the best professional for a photoshoot? Use our website to browse portfolios of top-rated specialists in your region and contact them directly.

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Key dates
  • July 11 — August 10 Submission for 76 collection
  • August 11 — September 10 Submission for 77 collection
  • September 11 — October 10 Submission for 78 collection
  • October 11 — November 10 Submission for 79 collection
  • November 11 — December 10 Submission for 80 collection
  • December 11 — January 10 Submission for 81 collection
  • January 11 — February 10 Submission for 82 collection
  • February 11 — March 10 Submission for 83 collection
Summing up
  • March 2023 Publishing the results
Total stats
  • Total
  • Last Collection
№1 Photographer of 2022 Leonardo Espina
66 countries presented
4304 photographers total
9.77% of all images selected
TOP 5 countries
TOP 3 photographers of 2023
Full list
Maximum uploads in last collection
77 collection Published: 15 September 2022
20 countries
94 photos selected
TOP 5 countries
  • Switzerland
    20
  • Netherlands
    10
  • United States
    9
  • Germany
    7
  • France
    6
TOP 3 photographers
Full list
Maximum uploaded photo
TOP10 Photographers of the Year receive PortraitPhotoAwards trophies
Portrait Photo awards
№1
Photographer
of 2022 year
Leonardo Espina
James Graf
Balasangar Balasubramaniam
Balasangar Balasubramaniam is a traveling photographer from Germany. He works not only in Germany but in anywhere clients wish to have the shooting. Most of his images were created in a combo work with his wife (make-up artist). He specializes in wedding photography, portraits of bridals. He is great in captured the moments and portraits the best way and with the glorious combination of lights and colors.
Gary McGillivray-Birnie
Gary McGillivray-Birnie is an award-winning photographer from Stavanger (Norway). He specializes in the genres of beauty and fashion. His images are recognized for their intrigue, mysterious and edgy but authentic feel. His photography career started in 2015, he has worked on an endless series of projects, portrait, and commercials. Now he is internationally published and featured in a variety of online publications. In 2018 Gary got in TOP 10 list at portraitphotoawards!
№1
Photographer
of 2020 year
Amina Donskaya
Amina Donskaya is a professional portrait photographer from Santiago, Chile. Originally Russian, but currently based in Chile, Amina has been a part of various photography projects. Her amazing skills has been recognized by more than 30 international photography contests, and she has also been a judge for many other projects. Her natural style and brilliant talent made her not only the Best Portrait photographer in Chile, but also Number One Worldwide in 2020.
Olga Nikishova
Olga Nikishova is a talented photographer from Moscow, Russia. Olga’s outstanding skills and great passion for photography can be seen in every picture: she manages to show the beauty of each model and turn the process into magic. In 2020, Olga has not only joined a list of the Best Portrait photographers in Russia but also became TOP10 Portrait Photographer Worldwide!
Theresa Sujata Senti
Theresa Sujata Senti specializes in portrait, fashion and boudoir photography. She comes from Vaduz (Liechtenstein), and she is a professional and award-winning photographer and also a couch in the sphere. Her photos are soft and tender, showing the beauty of her models, their delicacy and affectionateness. In 2018 Theresa is in TOP 10 list of world best portrait photographers at portraitphotoawards!
№1
Photographer
of 2019 year
Lin Tun
Lin Tun is an award-winning portrait and fashion photographer from Yangon (Myanmar). He is a creative artist, who pays a lot of attention to the quality of his work. He constantly develops his skills, searches for new themes, uses amazing backgrounds. His pictures tell stories, his models have characters, he manages to capture their mood. In 2018 at portraitphotoawards Lin is in TOP 10 list of best portrait photographers!
Carmen Pascual Soler
Charles Kok
Charles Kok is a professional portrait and glamour photographer based in Krugersdorp (South Africa). He is skillful and experienced, great at working with studio lighting, good at editing and brilliant at the theme of bodyscape. His captures are full of beauty and passion, showing a play of light and shadow. At portraitphotoawards Charles is in TOP 10 list of best photographers in 2018!
Maciej Michalczyk
Maciej Michalczyk is a talented, award-winning photographer from Nienburg (Germany). His style amazes by its beautiful use of light in black and white photos. Maciej’s specialization in portrait demonstrates his great skill in capturing the models in different foreshortenings. Slightly faded images attract eyes. He is one of the best in his country. Also, Maciej demonstrated their aim to become more experienced in getting awards many times throughout the year.
Larisa Korsikova
Jan De Wild
Darwin Witarsa
Darwin Witarsa sets a goal to create images that reveal all the beauty existing around us. Being Passionate about the fashion and product photography, he established his studio in Indonesia where he releases splendid photos based on his extensive experience of wide range like commercial photography, family, group, kids, and couple photography. Darwin is extremely flexible, attuned to elaborate production and always striving for excellence by whole-heartedly executing with a professional on-set demeanor.
Mladen Dakic
Mladen Dakic is a talented photographer based in Langenthal (Switzerland). His exciting portraits fascinate by their amazing combination of colors, compositions, and places for the photos. Mladen skillfully uses the lights and details to capture their models in the most exciting way. This year's breakthrough led him directly to the TOP10 of the best portrait photographers in @portraitphotoawards and made one of the best among the Switzerland photo creators.
Franz Prutsch
Franz Prutsch is a natural light photographer based in Graz (Austria). His photo works are soft and candid, showing the delicate beauty of his models. Naturalism is one the most important and stunning features of his artworks as long as he often uses natural daylight and beautiful natural backgrounds. In 2018 at portraitphotoawards Franz is in TOP 10 list of best portrait photographers!
Patrick Kirschhofer
Patrick Kirschhofer is an aspiring photographer from Gevelsberg, Germany. Apart from portrait photography, Patrick also specializes in advertising, wedding, and event photography. Patrick is a detail-oriented photographer, who always considers the client’s little requests when taking a picture. His strong working ethic and outstanding photography skills made him the Number one portrait photographer in Germany and TOP10 worldwide in 2020!


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Portrait Photographers in Switzerland: Zürich Bern Aarau Lucerne Monthey
Portrait Photographers in United States: Los Angeles Houston Newark Bridgewater Austin
Portrait Photographers in Germany: Berlin Mannheim Rastatt Nienburg Schmelz
Portrait Photographers in Netherlands: Rotterdam Emmeloord Staphorst Nuenen Maassluis
Portrait Photographers in France: Avignon Paris La Rochelle La Teste-de-Buch Livry-Gargan
Verena David
Weinheim (Germany)
Franz Sebastian Welter
Rastatt (Germany)
September 2022
new members
Kathrin Schmädicke
Berlin (Germany)
Louise Downham
London (United Kingdom)
Gerbert Voortman
Almelo (Netherlands)
Niccolò De Giorgio
Milano (Italy)
Mariska Scholtens
Emmeloord (Netherlands)
Trevior Allen
Tampa (United States)
Adrian Bräm
Aarau (Switzerland)
Pascal Potto
Jambi City (Indonesia)
Vanessa Biruk
Mannheim (Germany)
Hiroshi Nomaki
Yokohama (Japan)
Janih Lüthi
Bern (Switzerland)
Anastasia Zur
Los Angeles (United States)