Palestinians climbing from the rubble of their destroyed home in Deir al-Balah after an airstrike, Leaving Home by Ali Jadallah, overall winner of the Siena International Photo Awards 2025. (Jam Press/Ali Jadallah/Siena awards festival 2025)
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A striking image from Gaza has bagged the top gong at the Siena International Photo Awards 2025.
The overall winner, Leaving Home by Palestinian photographer Ali Jadallah, captures three people climbing from the rubble.
It was of their destroyed home in Deir al-Balah after an airstrike.
A spokesperson for the awards said: “Photography has the power to cross borders, confront crises and connect us to stories that shape our world.”
Now in its 11th year, the prestigious contest drew tens of thousands of entries across a number of categories.
They include nature, sport, travel, street and storytelling, as reported by What’s The Jam.
Agents act fast to defend Donald Trump as shots are fired, panic sweeping the crowd. By Jabin Botsford, part of his Washington Post coverage of the attempted assassination. (Jam Press/Jabin Botsford/Siena awards festival 2025)
Other highlights include No Woman’s Land by Kiana Hayeri, documenting the struggles of Afghan women under Taliban rule.
And Vanishing Caribou by Katie Orlinsky, charting climate change in the Arctic.
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Also honoured were Mexico Border by Adrees Latif, exploring human moments along the frontier.
Also portraits by Muhammed Muheisen, capturing the everyday lives of children in war zones.
A boy stands against a graffiti-marked wall in Gaza, shadows of guns looming over him. By Muhammed Muheisen, symbolising the psychological toll of conflict on children. (Jam Press/Muhammed Muheisen/Siena awards festival 2025)
The festival runs from September to November across Siena, Italy.
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There are exhibitions, award ceremonies and appearances from global masters including Steve McCurry and Pascal Maitre.
A migrant woman squeezes through barbed wire with her child at the USMexico border. From Adrees Latifs series on displacement and survival. (Jam Press/Adrees Latif/Siena awards festival 2025)A displaced child sleeps outdoors on an iron-framed bed in the West Bank. By Muhammed Muheisen, reflecting the vulnerability of families forced from their homes. (Jam Press/Muhammed Muheisen/Siena awards festival 2025)Two Nubian ibexes on a cliff edge, from Life on the Edge, by Amit Eshel, showcasing survival in extreme habitats. (Jam Press/Amit Eshel/Siena awards festival 2025)A snow leopard camouflages against craggy Himalayan cliffs. From The Ghost of the Mountains by Sandesh Kadur, highlighting the elusive big cat. (Jam Press/Sandesh Kadur/Siena awards festival 2025)Agents act fast to defend Donald Trump as shots are fired, panic sweeping the crowd. By Jabin Botsford, part of his Washington Post coverage of the attempted assassination. (Jam Press/Jabin Botsford/Siena awards festival 2025)An aerial view of a salt formation resembling a human eye, winner in the Drone Awards Abstract category, by Pawel Zygmunt. (Jam Press/Pawel Zygmunt/Siena awards festival 2025)
