2025 DPA Winner: Elliot Ross
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2025 Daylight Photo Awards is Elliot Ross.
Elliot documents the stark inequities of power and access across rural and racial lines within the Navajo Nation–the largest Native reservation in the U.S. Elliot Ross will receive a $2500 cash prize in addition to the creation of a digital portfolio and the chance to publish a book.
Check out Elliot's digital portfolio here: https://daylightbooks.org/blogs/stories/elliot-ross-a-question-of-balance
2025 Daylight Photo Award Jury highlights:
Our fantastic jury has selected their favorite portfolios from the many submissions we received:
Elizabeth Avedon (Independent Curator) - Nathalie Bertrams
Emily Bogle (Senior Visual Editor, NPR) - Justin Carney
Bridget Harris (Director, Photography Creative, Airbnb) - Caroline Gutman
Oscar Rivera (Managing Director, En Foco) - Brian Lau
Asha Iman Veal (Associate Curator, MoCP) - Chanell Stone
Check out a digital portfolio featuring the jury highlight's here: https://daylightbooks.org/blogs/stories/2025-dpa-jurors-picks
The 2026 Daylight Photo Awards will open for submissions March 1, 2026
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