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500px 2024 BEST 10 Photography Competition Winners Announced!
As one of China’s most influential professional photography competitions, the BEST 10 Photography Competition, organized by the 500px Photography Community under Visual China Group—has long been committed to discovering and supporting outstanding photographic talent, establishing itself as a benchmark in China’s imaging industry. Since its inception, the contest has been held 17 times, receiving over 5.8 million submissions and attracting more than 110,000 participants. In 2024, the BEST 10 Photography […] The post 500px 2024 BEST 10 Photography Competition Winners Announced! appeared first on 500px.
As one of China’s most influential professional photography competitions, the BEST 10 Photography Competition, organized by the 500px Photography Community under Visual China Group—has long been committed to discovering and supporting outstanding photographic talent, establishing itself as a benchmark in China’s imaging industry. Since its inception, the contest has been held 17 times, receiving over 5.8 million submissions and attracting more than 110,000 participants.
In 2024, the BEST 10 Photography Competition opened for submissions on 20 December 2024. During the 71-day submission period, it drew participation from over 21,000 photographers and received 330,000+ entries. After rigorous evaluation and professional curation by the 500px editorial team, 60 winning works were selected across three categories: Photo Series of the Year, Single Image of the Year, and Video of the Year.
Today, we are thrilled to announce the winners of the BEST 10 Photography Competition.
Photo Series of the Year
10 photographers were awarded in this category, including Wangkai Wei, Xun Ren, Weikai Chen, Jinyi He, Wenqi Lin, Xiaodong Zeng, Xiaotong Jia, Zi Rui Liu, Ruochen Kong, Zi Jin.
(Highlights from the collection)
“Little Moments” by Wenqi Lin
Wenqi Lin’s Little Moments recreates post-80s childhood memories through meticulously crafted miniature scenes. Nostalgic details—an old electric fan, faded wall photos, and freshly cut watermelon—transport viewers to a pre-smartphone era of innocence. The warm lighting and rustic textures celebrate the simple joys of the past.
“Little Moments” by Wenqi Lin
Single Image of the Year
Nature
10 winners, including Zhengjie Wu, A Little Squint, Xuanhua Li, Feng Xiong, Jiandong Hao, Bin Chen, Xuhaha, ATIME-PHOTOGRAPHY, Ruijiao Li, Egg.
“Kailash and Ice” by Egg
Egg’s Kailash and Ice captures Tibet’s Mount Kailash using focus-stacking techniques to juxtapose the mountain’s grandeur with the sacred landscape. The composition balances glacial permanence against swirling clouds, merging nature’s majesty with spiritual transcendence.
“Kailash and Ice” by Egg
Documentary
10 winners, including Lun Yu, Xiaokang Xu, Kinguv Shi, Qiang Sun, Weipeng Zheng, Yuanwai Wang, Wenpeng Lu, Ran An, 2middle, Xiangsheng Zhang.
“Liangshan Yi Funeral” by Kinguv Shi
Kinguv Shi’s Liangshan Yi Funeral documents a burial ceremony in Sichuan’s Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Mourners in black charva (woolen capes) march through heavy snow, their solemnity contrasted by snow-capped mountains—a poignant meditation on life and nature.
“Liangshan Yi Funeral” by Kinguv Shi
Urban
10 winners, including RX-105 XI, Shuhe Zhang, Mandy, Jun Shen, Leo Cai, Xuecheng Liu, Hao Liu, The Wind Rings the Bell, Sulin Yang, Yuan Li.
“Cosmic Center” by Xuecheng Liu
Xuecheng Liu’s Cosmic Center reimagines New York’s Times Square through an aerial panorama. Using advanced stitching techniques, the photograph transforms concentric skyscrapers into a radiant vortex, with steel-and-glass facades converging toward the frame’s center.
“Cosmic Center” by Xuecheng Liu
Commercial & Creative
10 winners, including Jinyang Ding, Boring Filming, Yao, Fadis Ding, Xiyuan Chen, Shuai Bian, Huizhao Li, Yanquan Lin, Tianhang Zhang, Chen Qiu.
“Summer Party” by Boring Filming
Summer Party employs aerial photography and digital compositing to synchronize human activity from different temporal moments within a single frame. The result is a vibrant tableau of surreal whimsy, turning an ordinary summer scene into something extraordinary.
“Summer Party” by Boring Filming
Video of the Year
10 winners, including: Jiyuan Wang, Ruiyu Song, Luxiang Zhu, Changsen Chi, Zukai Wang, Ziyu Wang, Wenfei Li, Fing, Yonghui Zhao, Cycle.
“My Year 2024” by Cycle
Cycle’s My Year 2024 is a first-person chronicle of year-round adventures—from snow-capped summits to tropical rainforests, rocket launch sites to Xinjiang’s icy wilderness. Through rapid-fire editing and immersive cinematography, the video captures the highs and lows of exploration, reflecting humanity’s ongoing dialogue with the planet.
2024 BEST 10 Photography Awards Successfully Conclude
This year, we witnessed countless extraordinary moments frozen in time, celebrating photography’s power to transcend borders, languages, and cultures.
Explore all winning works in our gallery.
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