LCE Photographer of the Year 2025 winners announced

Hosted by London Camera Exchange (LCE), the contest received over 10,000 entries across 14 categories, culminating in an awards ceremony at The Photography & Video Show in London on 9 March 2025.

Top prize awarded to Capri McPherson-Noel

This year’s overall winner is Capri McPherson-Noel, a London-based photographer, whose striking portrait “Sunkissed Boy” (included below) captured the judges’ attention.

The image, taken in the UK in summer 2024 using a Canon EOS 90D, explores the relationship between humans and nature, using sunlight as a unifying theme.

Capri, originally from Ireland and of British-Caribbean heritage, works in television but aspires to transition into professional photography. Her win includes a £3,000 LCE voucher.

Category winners and standout entries

Each of the 14 category winners received a £500 voucher, with standout photographs covering genres from landscape and wildlife to music and macro photography.

Notably, Martina Aguirre Torres won the new Emerging Talent award with “Abigail”, a portrait of indie rock singer Abigail Morris.

The People’s Choice Award, voted for by the public, went to Andrew Scott for his striking image “Steep Hill Lincoln”.

For more information on the LCE Photographer of the Year competition and a full list of entries, visit the LCE website.