The winners of the 2025 Sustainability Prize have been announced. This special award, created by Creo and Sony, was set up to celebrate photographers and filmmakers passionate about communicating key themes linked to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Set up to amplify the smaller stories exploring these social and environmental issues, the initiative spotlights one series from the Sony World Photography Awards Professional competition and one short film from the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards.
Congratulations to Kirsten Slemint (Australia) who won for Burnt Country. Exploring the profound knowledge and wisdom of First Nations, this film is an invitation to connect to country and community. Slemint is a scientist, journalist and filmmaker, with a keen and curious eye for storytelling. She is a shooting PD, writer, researcher, and impact producer. Her work tends to explore the intersections between people and nature, and is driven by her specific interest in social impact.
Our congratulations also go to a Polish documentary photographer and journalist, Kasia Strek, who won for Repairing the Earth, a photography series highlighting positive actions reversing climate change - from bison reintroduced to native habitats after a century's absence to NGOs successfully restoring vital mangrove forests in Benin. Strek’s work focuses on the intersections of gender, social inequalities, and the impact of climate change on the environment, highlighting underrepresented topics of social importance. She has received numerous recognitions, including the Pulitzer Grant for Crisis Reporting, the IWMF Courage in Journalism Award, and Visa Pour l'Image Camille Lepage Award.