Photographer of the Year 2025

The Training Barn’s Country and Equestrian Photographer of the Year 2025

Official Results

We are so excited to share the results of The Training Barn’s Country and Equestrian Photographer of the Year 2025. This year brought an incredible range of creativity, storytelling and emotion, and we were genuinely moved by the images submitted.

A huge thank you to everyone who entered. Whether you submitted one image or many, you helped make this year’s competition inspiring, heartfelt and full of artistic expression.

With entries across seven categories and awards at Merit, Bronze, Silver and Gold levels, the judging process was both joyful and challenging. We loved seeing your stories, your style and your imagination shine through.

Below, you will find the full results including our overall winner, category winners and all awarded images.

Overall Winner

The Training Barn’s Country and Equestrian Photographer of the Year 2025

Category Results

Below you will find the awarded images for each category, starting with Merits, the Bronze, Silver and Gold.

CHILDREN AND PONIES

MERITS

BRONZE

GOLD

COUNTRY LIFESTYLE

MERITS

BRONZE

SILVER

DOGS

MERITS

BRONZE

SILVER

GOLD

EQUESTRIAN ACTION

MERITS

BRONZE

SILVER

EQUINE PORTRAITS

MERITS

BRONZE

SILVER

GOLD

FAMILIES WITH HORSES

MERITS

BRONZE

SILVER

FINE ART

MERITS

BRONZE

SILVER

GOLD

A Message from the Judges

This year’s entries showed exceptional creativity and a strong sense of storytelling. We judged each image on both emotional impact and technical strength, looking at composition, light, atmosphere, connection, colour, sharpness and thoughtful editing.

We were truly moved by the work submitted and are so proud of every photographer who took part. Thank you for trusting us with your art.

Thank You

A heartfelt thank you to our judging panel:
Emily Hancock
Hannah Freeland
Tilly Berendt
Elisabeth Vieten

And to our partners:
Kaleidoscope Framing
SWPM

Your support makes this celebration of creativity possible.

Looking Ahead

We are already excited for next year’s competition and cannot wait to see what you create in 2026.

Until then, keep photographing what inspires you and telling the stories that matter to you.

Emily and Hannah
The Training Barn