This year’s World Sight Day Photo Competition celebrated incredible talent from around the world. Our winning photographers captured powerful stories that show what it means to #LoveYourEyes
2025 Winners: Winning images as art
COMPETITION CATEGORIES
The competition categories invite you to explore the many ways in which we can #LoveYourEyes. From portraits to action, every image helps tell the story of eye care.
LOVE YOUR EYES: A picture capturing the magic of a moment. This category showcases the importance of eye health, rehabilitation, and access to services.
LOVE YOUR CHILD’S EYES: A picture showcasing the importance of eye health for a child(ren). This category celebrates the positive aspects of a young life impacted by clear, healthy vision. Can be posed or observed.
LOVE YOUR EYES AT WORK: A picture capturing subject(s) priortising eye care in the workplace. Can be posed or observed. This category shines a spotlight on employers and employees understanding the importance of caring for eyesight at the workplace.
LOVE HEALTH FOR ALL: A picture capturing subjects delivering health services. Health professionals, eye health and otherwise. This category celebrates their tireless efforts to ensure that no one is left behind.
EYES IN FOCUS: A striking close-up image of one or both eyes, can be artistic or documentary style. This category is a celebration of healthy eyes – their detail, depth and expression. Inviting images that capture the wonder, beauty, and individuality that eyes reveal.
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF PHOTOS
This year marks a decade of powerful visual storytelling, and over these 10 years, thousands of images have captured the people, places, and moments that show why eye health matters.
To mark the 10th anniversary of the competition, we will be showcasing a special 10 Years of the World Sight Day photo competition Gallery — featuring winning images and standouts from the past decade.
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LOVE YOUR EYES THROUGH THE LENS
Since its inception, the IAPB World Sight Day Photo Competition has shared moments from thousands of lives impacted by eye health. Through positive moments celebrating eye care to challenging situations that help the world understand why eye health matters.
We thank the thousands of photographers from around the world, both amateur and professional, who have shared what they see with us. We invite you to view the collection of prize-winning and finalist photos.
The 2025 competition is closed. Visit soon for 2026 competition details.