TL; DR
- OPPO India has announced the winners of the OPPO Photography Awards 2025 after receiving over 30,000 entries nationwide.
- Soumyasikha Manna won Gold, followed by Prathamesh Ganesh Shinde and Shubham Keshari in Silver and Bronze positions.
- The awards were judged across nine categories, with finalists shooting on the OPPO Find X8 Pro.
OPPO India has announced the winners of the OPPO Photography Awards 2025, marking the second edition of the smartphone photography contest. The competition received more than 30,000 entries from across India.
National Winners and Prizes
The national winners were Soumyasikha Manna from West Bengal for Gold, Prathamesh Ganesh Shinde from Maharashtra for Silver, and Shubham Keshari from Uttar Pradesh for Bronze. They received prize amounts of ₹5,00,000, ₹2,00,000, and ₹1,00,000 respectively.
The awards were organised around the theme “Super Every Moment” and included nine categories covering people, culture, and environment. Forty photographers progressed to the second round and captured their entries using the OPPO Find X8 Pro (review).
Entries were judged by a jury including Joseph Radhik, Vikram Channa from Warner Bros. Discovery, and other photography and editorial professionals.
Category Winners
Alongside the national awards, category winners received OPPO’s upcoming Find X9 series smartphone.
- Super Snap: Rishika Umrey from Madhya Pradesh
- Super Youth: Pramit Das from West Bengal
- Super Live: Joel Jaswa from Tamil Nadu
- Super Me: Pradiptamoy Paul from West Bengal
- Super Vibe: Jayaraj T P from Kerala
- Super Story: Somenath Mukhopadhyay from West Bengal
- Super Connection: Chiranjit Dey from West Bengal
- Super Culture: Dikshit Mundra from Himachal Pradesh
- Super Environs: Pramit Das from West Bengal
Category winners will receive a smartphone from OPPO’s upcoming Find X9 series.
Global Recognition
On the global stage, the OPPO Photography Awards 2025 received close to two million entries from 87 countries. Two Indian photographers received regional awards: Rohit for “Windows of Innocence” and Shahid Mushtaq for “Life on the Lake: A Kashmir Morning,” both captured on the OPPO Find X8 Pro.
Sushant Vashistha, Head of Product and Digital Marketing at OPPO India, said “The OPPO Photography Awards powered by LUMO are built on a simple belief—that technology should enable deeper, more meaningful expression. This year’s winning entries show how creativity thrives when powerful imaging tools meet authentic intent.”
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