The NTD International Photography Competition is one of the major international art and cultural events presented by NTD. Dedicated to fostering cultural and artistic exchange among photographers worldwide, the competition upholds traditional values and timeless aesthetic principles. Through the lens of photography, it seeks to authentically capture kindness, beauty, light, and harmony in both humanity and the natural world, contributing to the revival of traditional aesthetics.
The competition also serves as a professional international platform, allowing outstanding photographic works to be shared with NTD’s global audience across more than twenty languages and diverse cultural backgrounds. In this way, photography becomes a powerful form of visual storytelling that bridges cultures and connects people through shared human values.
In previous years, the competition primarily welcomed Chinese photographers. 2025 marks the first fully international edition of the NTD International Photography Competition. With the continued growth of NTD and its sister media, The Epoch Times, NTD’s global media presence now spans over twenty language regions, enabling the competition to reach photographers worldwide.
This year, the competition received 2231 submissions from 1313 photographers around the world. This competition is divided into two categories, namely Social Relations and Humanity, as well as Nature and Landscape. The submitted works encompass portraits, folk traditions, architectural achievements, and breathtaking natural scenes. Each photograph reflects the artist’s dedication, skill, and thoughtful vision. Together, these powerful images embody the spirit of pure authenticity, pure kindness, and pure beauty, deeply moving the organizing team and jury.
NTD looks forward to continuing this journey alongside photographers from around the globe, using the artistic power of pure authenticity, pure kindness, and pure beauty, to bring warmth, hope, and inspiration to the world.
2025 NTD 5th International Photography Competition Winners
Landscape and Nature
Gold Award
Evening View of Bagan — Kyaw Kyaw Winn (Myanmar)
Silver Award
Dead Trees on Dry Land — Ming-Lun Tsai (Taiwan)
Los Cuernos – The Horns — Ronaldo Andrade (Brazil)
Bronze Award
Green Path — Iván Macías (Mexico)
Crimson Cravings — Mathew Zohn (United States)
Returning Home — Chin-Lung Chen (Taiwan)
Honorable Mention
Crossing at Dusk — Hui-Chi Li (Taiwan)
Floating Monasteries — Jimmy C. Xie (United States)
Dancing Birds Amidst Fluttering Cherry Blossoms — Yih-Shen Chou (Taiwan)
Immensity — Raquel Ide (Brazil)
Kazakh Thousand Miles of Herding in Summer — Mei-Chen Chang (Taiwan)
Flamingoes — Ruby Lai (Taiwan)
Tulip Glory — George Kurzik (United States)
Twilight over the Badlands — Gregoire Pansu (France)
Morning Scene of Amazing Bagan — Kyaw Kyaw Winn (Myanmar)
Bedouin Woman Walking Through the Sahara — Laura Grier (United States)
Social Relations and Humanity
Gold Award
The World Needs Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance — Adrian Yu (Hong Kong)
Silver Award
Omaha Beach Cemetery — Anatolie Poiata (Moldova)
Downpour — Gina Pottenger (United States)
Bronze Award
Eternal Captain — Nico Sato (Chile)
A Deep Sibling Bond — Sanmao (Taiwan)
Riders — Elsa Chang (Taiwan)
Happy Moment — Aung Chan Thar (Myanmar)
Honorable Mention
The Power of Life to Leap — Ming-Lun Tsai (Taiwan)
Red Young Child — Don Yung-Shung Chen (Taiwan)
Morning Bible Reading — Sunglow (Taiwan)
King Boat Burning Ceremony — Nan-Hui Ho (Taiwan)
Remembrance of Past — Steve (Taiwan)
Tianguo Marching Band – Heralding the Arrival of Dafa — Allen Wu (Taiwan)
Cattle Racing — Shih-Hsien Yeh (Taiwan)
Altay Millennium Migration — Shih-Hsien Yeh (Taiwan)
Floating Market of Inle Lake — Kyaw Kyaw Winn (Myanmar)
Night View of Beigang Chaotian Temple — Ruby Lai (Taiwan)
