Skateboard Photography Awards Winners 2025

The winners of the first ever UK Skateboard Photography Awards were announced today with an awards ceremony at Samsung KX, in London.

Unlike traditional photography events, the Skateboard Photography Awards encouraged entries shot on both mobile devices and traditional equipment. There was over 260 people who submitted their work for the competition from across the country.

Esteemed judges for the awards included Garry Jones who was the head skateboard photographer for Skateboard GB at the Paris 2024 Olympics, alongside Mike Edwards; the Director of Sport at Getty Image and action sports photographer. Who was joined by Leo Sharp, a leading photographer in the British Skateboard scene of over 30 years and head of photography at Skateboarders Companion magazine.

The initial shortlisting process for the entries used a number of factors including
Technical quality, Creativity and originality, Relevance to the theme, Emotion / visual impact and Execution to discover the top five shots for each category. The judges then spent hours discussing the shortlisted entries and uncover the winners.

These were:

Steve Ingle – Skateboard Action Shot

Juliet Klotrrup – British Skate Culture

Ryan Bradley – Skateboarding Landscapes

After the awards Leo Sharp commented on the importance of skateboard photography “Skate Photography is important for many reasons, but for me the most pertinent is to document the ongoing and ever evolving culture. The way that the actual act of skateboarding is photographed is just as important as what goes on around it. By this I mean: whenever you see an action photo of someone skateboarding, there is probably a plethora of other things that happened in the culmination of that shot. The crew that rolled to the street spot or skatepark and the things that happened along the way, whether it was a couple of hours shooting, a day out, or a trip away for a week or more”.

Mike Edwards from Getty said “Working at Getty, I’m lucky to be surrounded by world-class imagery every day, and it’s a constant reminder of the power of visual storytelling, especially when it comes to sport and culture.

The standard of entries was exceptional, each image capturing a unique interpretation across culture, action, and landscapes. What stood out most was the way photographers used the lens not just to document skateboarding, but to celebrate its spirit: creativity, resilience, and community. The physical landscape plays such a powerful role in how skateboarding is experienced and shared, and this competition truly showcased how that interaction can be expressed visually”.

The winners were each provided with prizes from Samsung, along with a framed print of the winning photo’s. The prizes were awarded by James Hope-Gill, CEO of Skateboard GB.